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My Christmas Celebrations This Season
- 12/14- Leadership Christmas Potluck at work
- 12/16- Annual Family Christmas Party
- 12/17- Caring Tree gift party at work
- 12/17- Gift Exchange Reunion
- 12/23- Christmas with my kids
- 12/24- Christmas Eve morning breakfast
- 12/24- Late night Wrapping Party
- 12/25- Christmas with the family
- 1/5- KAC Christmas party
- 1/19- Directors Holiday party
Christmas Songs I Hate
- Blue Christmas — specifically Elvis’ version
- Do They Even Know It’s Christmas?
- Christmas Shoes
My Favorite Ornaments on my Christmas Tree (which yes, is already up)
- Sycamore leaf
- Lifeguard
- Bird
- Cubs World Series Champions
- “Hope”
- L made out of pearls
- Shepherd’s crook
- Blue/gold, purple/gold wisemen set
- White teddy bear of buttons (gift from Aunt Edie)
- Wooden shoes (gift from Michelle)
- Blue/silver snowflake set
- Adornments
- Alaska totem pole (the one that started my habit of buying ornaments for places I visit)
Absent from list: All my childhood ornaments and those from Caleb’s childhood, as they have never been found after a move several years ago.
Every Day Heroes
- People who hold the door for people behind them
- Drivers who stop and let pedestrians through crosswalks
- Parents who don’t give in to temper tantrums from their kids
- Strangers who understand why parents aren’t giving in to their kids
- Grade school crossing guards (especially in rotten weather)
- People with beautiful handwriting who create those chalk sign boards
- The folks who “leave a penny”
- Grown children who care for elderly parents
- Teachers, educators, child care workers
- Friends who treat your children like their own
- Soldiers, police officers, firemen, paramedics… all those Heroes who put the good of the many before the good of the few
