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My kids and I laughed so much when we brought out an old Santa Claus that we kept for years, to become part of the family. We all love the Christmas season 
posted by
Chuck_E_Ibrahim
on November 29, 2016 at 7:26 PM
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Re: FSI
Andy Reid is so good for our team.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 29, 2016 at 2:02 PM
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Re: Annicita
One of my sons when he was a toddler for some reason everyday pulled books off of any shelves he could reach. As fast as I would replace them on the shelves, he would sneak back and pull them out again....usually when I was in the kitchen cooking. I was certainly relieved when he outgrew that.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 29, 2016 at 2:02 PM
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Special momentos for special times. At home it's the Angel for the top of the tree. The kids grew up with it too, and my granddaughter had put her name on it for future use...when Mémère will be too old to make the Xmas supper. I expect it will be handed down and I enjoy that thought
posted by
adnohr
on November 29, 2016 at 11:13 AM
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Lovely blog Taps, not many keep such nostalgic visions . I am glad your son likes it as well.
posted by
C_C_T
on November 29, 2016 at 10:22 AM
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I like Navity sets a lot as well...Those Chiefs are having a good season. Hiring Andy Reid was the way to go.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on November 29, 2016 at 10:13 AM
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I am not decorating....Elijah is a taz in disguise....destruction follows him everywhere...he seems to especially like throwing my books on the floor when mad, coloring the walls and himself with permanent marker....
Maybe next year when he is out of the taz twos!
posted by
Annicita
on November 29, 2016 at 9:36 AM
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My goodness that was quite the game! My son-in-law was rooting for the Broncos to beat your Chiefs. He's a Raiders fan and your team beat them this year, too! It's quite the division and I believe it will go to the last game of the year to decide who will win it! sam
posted by
sam444
on November 28, 2016 at 7:04 PM
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Certainly. Christmas consoles me love.
posted by
BC-A
on November 28, 2016 at 5:33 PM
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TAPS
Such a beautiful story of the nativity set with beautiful memories.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on November 28, 2016 at 3:34 PM
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TAPS
Beautiful, an heirloom post.
posted by
WileyJohn
on November 28, 2016 at 3:04 PM
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Re: Justi
My Son #1 is the one who loves memoriability the most of anyone I know, and since he and I share living quarters, here it all sits. LOL
posted by
TAPS.
on November 28, 2016 at 1:03 PM
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memories are made of this. I am carrying around a photo of a baby girl with a halo over her head. She and I loved each other so much. money couldn't buy this little treasure.
posted by
Kabu
on November 28, 2016 at 11:36 AM
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TAPS
That is an awesome story. I love things from my children's past. But I am giving it all to my daughter now.
posted by
Justi
on November 28, 2016 at 11:11 AM
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I think I still have the nativity scene from all those years ago, in a
sealed bag in the basement storage room. It's all one, the figures glued in place. I remember mom used to have a candle (we never lit it) that looked like a snowman on ice skates. She'd lay a mirror flat, decorate with a little cotton & a couple tiny fir tree candles, and we'd have "Frosty" on ice... funny what you remember. Glad your team won.
posted by
Pat_B
on November 28, 2016 at 10:45 AM
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Re: Naut
So glad your team won. That really makes it special, especially if it was hard fought and hard won.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 28, 2016 at 9:51 AM
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TAPS
I too watched a football game last night - and it's the only the second one I've watched all year! (The first one being the Super Bowl) It was our CFL final - the Ottawa Red-Blacks vs the Calgary Stampeders, who always bring a horse into town. (And yes, of course the horse pooped in the hotel lobby, LOL) It was a thriling game, won by Ottawa who were the underdogs, which I was rooting for them...And I can imagine how many memories are attached to that nativity scene - tt'e become a family heirloom...
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Nautikos
on November 28, 2016 at 9:47 AM
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