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Finding an amazing photographer for your holiday cards, or simply because "we haven't taken family pictures in AGES" can be difficult,...
Just as many Black Friday ads you see, you also see the exact amount of backlash on reasons on why not to shop on Black Friday. While I can totally see both sides of the coin, I am one...
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Local Librarians Recommend Books for Holiday Gift-Giving
The Gift of Reading
This year parents, grandparents, and others can give the gift of reading and learning. St. Martin’s Episcopal School librarians Celeste...
The holidays are my absolute FAVORITE time of the year, as I'm sure is the case for many other people as well. There is just something magical about the time between Halloween and Christmas, especially the month of December.
If...
By day 2 of the week long Thanksgiving break, my children were bouncing off the walls and my nerves were beyond shot. My kids were bored and kept on asking what we were doing every day. I guess the...
Christmas is such a wonderful time to make memories. When I was growing up, my mom had a lot of traditions that we always did during the holidays. Once I had my kids I wanted to carry on those...
Overflowing book baskets and bookshelves led me to a great idea. As my first son, Jack, started accumulating a pretty extensive library, I began pulling out any holiday books and putting them on a closet shelf - mainly just...
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No Fail Cheese Boards, Wine Pairings And Other Holiday Entertaining Tips
For the holiday season, Global Cheese Buyer Cathy Strange has great tips for creating a foolproof cheese plate, while our...
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Kids Love Stories
From birth and beyond, fiction is presented to us and typically, this is where we fall in love with reading. Once Upon a Time ... are the words we look for when we know something wonderful is...
O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree, How lovely are thy branches .... until they are dead ... and dropping needles all over the house ... and scratching people as they innocently walk by ...
Sooo, it's time for the Christmas...
Please Don't Give Me Homemade Treats: A Teacher's Plea
Before I begin, I feel the need to provide a disclaimer of sorts. I am a high school teacher, and, in case you didn't know, gift giving goes way WAY down...
It’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of year. After what felt like an eternity of deathly heat in New Orleans, fall is finally here and it is no longer unbearable to be outdoors. Halloween whizzed past us....
December begins a month for me of overwhelming gratitude. I have had this same feeling for the last six years. Grateful for my current place in life wherever it may be. Grateful for the journey that has gotten me...