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Christmas Treasure Hunt 2023

About five years ago we came up with the idea to create a Christmas morning treasure hunt for the kiddos – a series of clues leading to a joint gift. They loved the experience…

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  • Christmas, Parenting, Travel
  • Dec, 27, 2023
  • 33 Comments

A Christmas 2023 Summary (We Stayed Healthy!)

We have this fun family tradition of always being sick on Christmas. And when I say always, I am giving in to hyperbole. It has only been 12 years out of the last 14….

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  • Christmas, Holidays
  • Dec, 26, 2023
  • 26 Comments

This Weary Heart Is Still Rejoicing

I grew up in a home surrounded by music; over the holidays, records, cassette tapes, and festive CDs were constantly being played – if Mom wasn’t sitting at the piano making her own music….

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  • Christmas, Faith, Holidays
  • Dec, 22, 2023
  • 8 Comments

Happy Things Friday: The Friday Before Christmas 2023

It’s almost Christmas. I feel like I’ve been blogging about festive things for months now, but also can’t believe the final stretch of the holiday season is officially upon us. I’m happy and sad…

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  • Christmas, Happy Things Friday, Holidays
  • Dec, 22, 2023
  • 32 Comments

Would You Rather: The Christmas Edition (Part 2)

As promised, I’m back with a second round of Would You Rather (the Christmas Edition). Is this Festive Central or what?

While I love a range of food at Christmas, if I was forced…

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  • Christmas, Holidays, Random
  • Dec, 21, 2023
  • 22 Comments

A Festive Brain Dump + My “Christmas Spreadsheet”

I could separate these thoughts into a few different Christmas posts but, instead, I’m going to throw them out there in one chaotic, festive mess and let the wrapping paper words settle where they…

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  • Christmas, Minimalism, Organization, Thrifting
  • Dec, 20, 2023
  • 30 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: Christmas Food Edition

If you thought music and movies tested our friendship, let’s see how we fare after today’s version of the Top Five/Bottom Five game. I’ll warn you, there is a lot of sugar – which…

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  • Christmas, Food, Holidays, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Dec, 19, 2023
  • 25 Comments
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