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The following is a list of all entries from the Christmas category.
Get Ready Its Almost Black Friday
Filed in Christmas, Money, Shopping, March 7, 2008, 1:28 pmNo just kidding, for those of you who are clueless black friday is the day after Thanksgiving and it’s considered the biggest shopping day of the year. It is also a huge tradition for my son and I to start planning well in advance and get our game plan together, because as we have found [...]
All Hail Roomba
Filed in Christmas, December 29, 2007, 10:29 amI never thought I would be the kind of person to own a robotic vacuum, I mean I’ve seen them and said “ooh I gotta get me one of those” but they seemed the things of rich folk. Before Christmas my son received a gift from his lady friend Courtney, she is a huge blogger [...]
The Twelfth Blog Of Christmas Is About Holiday Gatherings
Filed in Christmas, December 24, 2007, 7:32 amHere it is, the last of the twelve blogs, I don’t feel relieved, I had thought I might but I have really enjoyed doing this. It has been a nice opportunity to share some of my families and my own craziness during this special time of year. Holiday gatherings is the way I wanted [...]
The Eleventh Blog Of Christmas Is About Wrapping Gifts
Filed in Christmas, Money, Shopping, December 23, 2007, 8:03 pmIt’s all winding down now the only thing left is the crying, wait no I mean wrapping. The one thing about a large Christmas is wrapping all the presents. I realized last year I left my paper at my Mom’s so this year I had to totally replenish my supply so I ended up spending [...]
The Tenth Blog Of Christmas Is About Last Minute Shopping
Filed in Christmas, Shopping, December 22, 2007, 5:36 amOkay, so I don’t know about you but I’m done, I finished my last minute shopping on the 20th which is pretty good for me because I have had years where I was out on Christmas Eve, It’s not that I’m not done it’s more like I can’t stop. I keep thinking “oh yeah I [...]
The Ninth Blog Of Christmas Is About Advent Calendars
Filed in Christmas, Shopping, December 21, 2007, 6:55 amWhoever invented the advent calendar is a genius! I think we should have an advent calendar for every month of the year. Let me explain. Every year I usually pick up a couple of those chocolate advent calendars, my kids have always liked them and my daughter mentioned getting one back in November.
When I [...]
The Eighth Blog Of Christmas Is About The Holidazzle
Filed in Christmas, Shopping, December 20, 2007, 5:25 amMy son thinks it is weird I am going to blog about the Holidazzle Parade we have here in Minneapolis but I don’t want to go. Well I have gone the last couple years, one year was so cold the snot froze in your nose and last year it wasn’t so cold but it was [...]
The Seventh Blog Of Christmas Is About Holiday Shows
Filed in Christmas, December 19, 2007, 5:34 amMy DVR is working overtime, how about yours? I have to watch the Christmas shows, I love the old How The Grinch Stole Christmas and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. My kids are as into them as I am, and then they have new ones each year, some just suck, but others are actually pretty [...]
The Sixth Blog Of Christmas Is All About The Food
Filed in Christmas, Weekly Taste Buds, December 18, 2007, 5:37 amAh now this is one of my favorite subjects. There is nothing more appealing than holiday food, just thinking about it makes my mouth water. As I said before my mother puts on an amazing Christmas Eve and day spread. She starts the baking weeks in advance, chocolate chip cookies and chocolate banana bread and [...]
Elves, Elves, Everywhere Elves
Filed in Christmas, December 17, 2007, 12:06 pmI have a new addiction! I think everyone has heard of the elfyourself.com from Office Max, and they offer a scroogeyourself.com also which is pretty funny, but I found the ultimate site if your into this kinda thing. The site is called jibjab and its hilarious! If you register you get “50 free credits” which [...]
