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Entries from December 2008

The Land of Giant Dogs

December 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Holidailies Prompt: Do you still live in the place where you grew up? How far away are you now, and why?
Nope.  Though I’ll be there in less than two weeks!  I miss living in the land of giant dogs.  Well, until I get a giant goober on my pants.  Then I remember why giant dogs [...]

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Tags: D.C. · Family

Santa baby…

December 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Holidailies Prompt:  Letter to Santa … or any other holiday icon you like.
I thought about writing a traditional letter to Santa this year.
“Dear Santa,
I have been a moderately good girl this year, though please do not do any sort of checking up on that assertion.  For Christmas, I would like a million dollars and world [...]

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Not a crazy person. Yet.

December 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Holidailies Prompt:  Describe your holiday decorating techniques.
We have joked in the past that Mom’s holiday decorating style is to make it look like Christmas threw up all over the house.  And for the most part, that is an accurate description.  She has seven or eight trees, all fully decorated.  Some themed, some not.  I’m pretty [...]

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Tags: Holidailies · Holiday

Never look back

December 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Today’s Holidailies Prompt:  If you could change, undo or modify one decision in your past, which would it be and why?
I don’t believe in looking back on my life in regret.  Sure, I made mistakes, and perhaps those were mistakes that hurt me or hurt someone else, and for that I am sorry.  And while [...]

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Tags: Holidailies · Life

Vivid Holiday Memories

December 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Your most vivid memory from last year’s holiday season.
Posting two days in a row!  It’s a Christmas miracle!  Though I hope real Christmas miracles are much more spectacular than this post.
Last year was my first holiday in D.C., so it was full of all sorts of new memories.  I feel like I did so much [...]

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Tags: D.C. · Holidailies · Holiday