Christmas is Christmas, but it is not the same when a happy and reflective day is celebrated without the joy and excitement that only children can bring. I love to observe young children around Christmas time. First, there is anticipation and waiting. Wondering what is hiding in the so beautifully wrapped presents. “Does Santa really …
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Christmas is the time to deck the halls with all sorts of festive decor. And, when it comes to Christmas decorations, many of us stick with the more traditional golds, reds, blues, and dark green. The softer color pallets, like the mint green and the light pinks, give a different look and feel to a …
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When I was a child, my parents bought a green artificial Christmas tree. I must have been about 9 or 10 years old. The tree wasn’t big, but I thought it was. After all, it was taller than me. Unpacking Our Artificial Christmas Tree It came in a long narrow box. When we slid the …
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When decorating Christmas trees, traditions are important and tend to rule how we do things. Many of us like to do things the way our parents did them oftentimes because we have good childhood memories and want to relive these around Christmas time. However, it becomes harder to incorporate all the old traditions when we …
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I never realized that my post about royal blue Christmas ornaments would be so popular with my readers. In response, I decided to have a look at what else folks are searching for. I found lots of interesting decorations and am including them in this post about blue Christmas ornaments. One of the most searched …
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