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A Six Pack o’ Reindeer

On December 29, 2011 · 10 Comments · In crafts, holidays

OK, so… looking back (here and here), it appears as though I was really into reindeer this year. Again, I blame Pinterest.

As part of their gifts this year, we gave six packs of beer to my brothers, my father-in-law, and our brother-in-law. But they weren’t just ANY six packs, you see. […]

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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays

On December 25, 2011 · 2 Comments · In family, holidays, photography

As you wake up on this Christmas morning, I hope you are surrounded by (or have plans to see) cherished family and/or friends. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, but rather Hanukkah, something else, or nothing at all, I wish the same for you. :)

We are having our very own Christmas morning with our little […]

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DIY Reindeer Candy Bar Wrappers

On December 22, 2011 · 6 Comments · In holidays, paper

I have Pinterest to thank for this one. I saw these homemade reindeer candy bar wrappers and pinned them a few months back, because right away I knew that this would be an excellent little gift to make for my team at work.

They were really easy to make, though a little […]

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Christmas Best

On December 20, 2011 · 10 Comments · In holidays, nora

We got Nora all dressed up to visit Santa, and then she was a complete pill about actually sitting in his lap. Hmph. Wouldn’t you know she was in a great mood as soon as we got home?

She looked so cute in that fancy dress that I couldn’t resist doing an impromptu photo […]

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Hasta la vista, Santa

On December 19, 2011 · 4 Comments · In holidays, nora

We predicted well in advance of our visit to Santa that Nora would be less than thrilled about the whole thing. Still, we decided that for the sake of tradition, we would trek to the mall to give it a whirl.

We set out to arrive at the mall right at 10:00, when Santa […]

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