Learn to love like a Teddy Bear

Ever wonder how Santa keeps track of everyone? Well, it turns out that he has a secret name for everyone. Find out what yours is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/fun_stuff/christmas/santas_little_helper_names.shtml

Happy Holidays!

Cutie Hot-Elf

If you love the look and smell of a "live" Christmas tree for the holidays, I urge you to visit http://www.usfa.fema.gov/safety/tips/holiday.shtm. If you do not water your tree regularly and properly, it dries out and can literally burn up in less than 5 seconds. They have a video on the site that shows how quickly it goes up in flames, and in under a minute the entire room is on fire with smoke so black and thick that you can no longer see anything.

Keep safe!

SilverFlame

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all;" plus "a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make Canada and America great, (not to imply that Canada or America is necessarily greater than any other country or is the only "AMERICA" in the western hemisphere), and without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform, or sexual preference of the wisher."

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Happy Holidays! :)

SilverFlame

Yup. It's been too long.

News, news, news... DS is now in 1st grade, and loving it. DD is now in Daycare, and loving it. I am working from home and loving it. DH is going nuts. :)

I have started a second business as a substitute daycare worker. I assist or take over in the government-subsidized "garderie en milieu familial" when the daycare owner needs to leave for appointments, errands, or just so she can catch up on things around the house.

Christmas is coming. I'm about half done my shopping, and hardly touched the decorating. The holiday frenzy is escalating. I did some small crafts for DS's school craft fair. It's open just to the kids so they can buy presents for their families. It's a great idea, especially since nothing costs more than $3.50. Oh, and the church bake sale. Then there's the Sunday School pageant and party, little gifts for the daycare kids I work with, squares for DS's Christmas party on the last day of school... Calgon take me away!!! :)

Well, that's life in a nuthouse. Uh, nutshell...

I'll try to post again before next year. LOL

Happy Howlerdays!

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