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Puzzles make a
lovely, quiet, family activity. (12/22/18)
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Watching Hogfather. (12/22/18)
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Mixing up
gingerbread. (12/23/18)
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Playing Candy Land
while the gingerbread dough sets. (12/23/18)
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Cutting out the
cookies. (12/23/18)
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Their dad did the
hard work of making holiday cookies happen. (12/23/18)
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I took the scraps of
gingerbread dough and made a cookie Cthulhu. The kids marvel at
my handy-work and document it photographically. (12/23/18)
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A gingerbread
businessman with a frosting mustache and candy corn tie.
(12/23/18)
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A gingerbread Doctor
being fitted for his candy corn bow tie. (12/23/18)
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We got a new puzzle
to do each day for the three days before Christmas. (12/24/18)
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The kids begged all
week to decorate gingerbread houses. (12/24/18)
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Look at that table
full of sugar. (12/24/18)
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Masterpieces of
sugar and more sugar. (12/24/18)
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Cookies for Santa --
a Christmas tree and a gingerbread version of Santa Claus
himself. (12/24/18)
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Bedtime on Christmas
Eve. (12/24/18)
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"Santa came!" (12/25/18)
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As requested, Santa
brought stuffed toy dogs who look like Wendy. He also brought
tiny puzzles and different candy than in previous years -- including
bacon flavored candy canes. Also, a cookbook and storybook for us
all to share. (12/25/18)
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We all gathered
around the dining table in our new kitchen to open presents.
(12/25/18)
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Noise canceling
headphones and a TA-HEART-IS necklace. (12/25/18)
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An awesome
robot. (12/25/18)
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So awesome and noisy
that Wesley could not hold still. He had to run back and forth
through the kitchen, dancing and throwing his hands up in the
air. (12/25/18)
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Stopping to visit
with the friendly Siamese cat on the corner during a wholesome
Christmas Day walk. (12/25/18)
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"That's not a
tree! That's a cyber-tree!" (12/25/18)
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To celebrate the end
of the year, we all stayed up late building casinos in Vegas.
(12/31/18)
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The kids stayed up
until after midnight and toasted the beginning of a new year.
(12/31/18)
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