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At My House, the Holidays Don't End Until February

1/6/12 11:00am by Mouthy Housewives
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Dear Mouthy Housewives,My stupid Christmas tree is taunting me. I know it's time for that dried up thing to come down but I just have no motivation this time of year. Without fail, I always become that weird house that doesn't take their decorations down until the end of February. How can I avoid that this year?  Read more >

When Did Saying "Happy Holidays!" Become a Bad Thing?

12/23/11 8:41am by cctate
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Happy Holidays

It's the most wonderful time of the year! The holiday season is upon us, and apparently, we can count on two things - a showdown in Congress and whining about the supposed war on Christmas. It's ironic, isn't it? Everywhere you look, there are Christmas decorations. Christmas music is being piped into every store and restaurant. The Christmas season has stretched longer and longer, with Christmas merchandise now appearing in stores even before Halloween. And yet, somehow, this isn't enough emphasis on Christmas for some. Consider the following examples:  Read more >

Living Grief (and Love) During The Holidays

12/22/11 9:00am by Stacy Morrison
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I took the helm of all the elaborate Christmas dinner planning and cooking in 2010, when my mother finally admitted she wasn't able to stand as long as all that festivity required. We opened a bottle of Dom Perignon to toast my parents' 50th wedding anniversary, which they'd celebrated just 9 days before. A landmark, a lifetime together. That was my brother's and my last Christmas with our parents. Sudden and cruel illnesses took them over and took them away in the six months that followed. And so last year my brothers and I faced our final Christmas at their home, before we packed everything our parents had lovingly collected over the years into an armada of boxes and sent them off to be auctioned away to strangers.  Read more >

Cute Holiday Printable Gift Tags or Sticker Set

12/21/11 11:01am by soapdeli
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Holiday Gift Tag Printables

Today I've been wrapping Christmas gifts for my family. This year, since I was on a tight budget, I didn't spend any extra money buying wrapping paper or tags. Instead I recycled old boxes and brown paper craft bags for wrapping paper.  Read more >

Acceptance and Change: The Evolution of Family Holiday Traditions

12/19/11 12:38pm by thegirlfriendmom
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It's Christmas time. The holiday season. I get it. But what's sometimes forgotten is that this includes Chanukah. Or as some know it, "the festival of lights." Or, as kids, we in the tribe knew it as eight guaranteed presents! It's such a cliche but, compared to the pomp and pageantry of Christmas, the festival of lights kind of blew. However, as an adult, I've come to dig the ceremonial candle lighting, now that I finally understand the meaning of Chanukah. (It was pretty lost on me until I had to explain it to my boyfriend's son.) And now, as the Girlfriend Mom, I spread the guaranteed eight presents tradition to the kids.  Read more >

Bloggers Sing Their Hearts Out for Christmahanukwanzaakah

12/19/11 6:00am by Melissa Ford
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Christmas Music

For the 6th year running, Neil Kramer from Citizen of the Month has kicked off his annual Christmahanukwanzaakah online concert, and for the 6th year running, I've chickened out of performing my rendition of "Maoz Tzur." Even though I know most of us don't have a voice that rivals Buble, I still get self-conscious over the idea of sitting down with a Flip camera and my guitar and warbling in Hebrew. So I miss out. But thankfully, there are tons of people who didn't miss out, and the concert is a great way to see some of your favourite bloggers in a completely different light.  Read more >

12 Days of Albums: Music to Carry You Through the Holidays

12/13/11 4:54pm by Chris--Momathon...
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Sinatra Christmas

Listening to great music always boosts my mood–and my productivity. Here are my picks for the best albums for wrapping Christmas presents:  12 DAYS OF ALBUMS:   Read more >

Holidays and Business: Striking a Balance

12/9/11 2:36pm by paulag01
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Holidays and business

I have a theory about why there is so much stress around the holiday season...and it holds no judgment or specific-holiday-tradition-centric connotations. Do you know what it is?  Read more >

Questions to Ask Yourself when Buying Presents for Your Kids

12/6/11 10:47am by parentwin
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Stop! Put that back on the shelf. Click it out of your Amazon cart. Now, think. Gifts are great, but they soon turn from presents to pasts, so make sure that thing you are buying is going to last (and not drive you insane). These are important questions. Ask them before you make that purchase.  Read more >

A Mom's Letter to Santa Claus

12/6/11 9:30am by Mama and the City
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Santa Claus reading letters

Dear Santa: I write this letter to you using my son's pencil... on the back of this bill statement while I do laundry. I have been a good mother during this past year. I have fed, kept clean, and taken care of my kids accordingly. I have seen my kid's doctor more than I have seen mine. I have sold cookies and any other bullshit thing to raise money for my kids' school activities. Santa, I have never requested anything for myself after the age of ten, but I thought that perhaps this year could be an exception. As far as this piece of paper lets me write my wishlist down, I'll write down my requests:  Read more >