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Howler

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10. No kids of our own but my brothers bring theirs over.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 04:38 PM

Dec 2011

Last year my little 3 and 4 year old neices brought down the whole tree pulling the candycanes off it. LOL!
This year Mr Howler bolted the tree in And they stripped the whole tree as far as their little arms could reach! LOL!
We do a homemade gift exchange.Even the kids get in on it by drawing pictures.
My little 6 year old niece in Oregon drew the outside of the house with elves,santa, Everything then you flip the paper over and she drew the inside of the house full of presents,stockings,food, the whole shabang! LOL!
I make everybody Tie dye shirts and hats. My brother makes homemade toffee and makes the Hollindaise sauce for our holiday feast.

Its very festive and warm. Commercialism is very overrated.

I hope everyone here has wonderful holidays!

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