Christmas

New Blog Design and New Free Blog Backgrounds

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We’ve been busy, busy, BUSY working on our new blog design and finally have it up and running! It was an 8 month process and I’m so happy to say we lived through it and can now function so much easier!   I’ll share some of the new features with you soon. We’re still tweaking a few things, but feel free to take a look around. We have an awesome new search feature on our…

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Elf on the Shelf Ideas and Tips

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Alright friends. We only have 29 days til Christmas! 29 days!!! Do you do the Elf on the Shelf every year? We just started last year and my kids LOVE it! I’m convinced that every mother (or grandmother) needs to do Elf on the Shelf! If you’re on Pinterest, I’m sure you’ve seen the floods of pins about this little elf. In a nut shell, you adopt an elf from the North Pole. The elf comes to…

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Operation Christmas Child – Holiday Traditions

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Each year, as we’re decking the halls, we try to find a few ways to serve and give to others around us. I want my children to be awesome adults who care deeply about others and always want to help, so I’ve got to put them to work now! This year I heard about Operation Christmas Child. Apparently it’s been around for almost 20 years, so I can’t believe I am just now hearing about…

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