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From the time I was a very little girl, I had always loved to watch my big sister, Loretta, when she was sewing. So, one Sunday afternoon while she worked on the red velveteen jumper that was going to be my Christmas outfit, I didn't want to miss a single thing.

Where Have All The Wise Men Gone? Jesus Is Not Acceptable For Christmas!


It's CHRISTmas!Where are the wise men?WOW - The wise men are MISSING! What kind of Christmas is this anyway?Are you caught up in the "season" with this Christmas thing? Do YOU know where the wise men are?For over 200 years we have celebrated Christmas and all of the joys and festivities that go with the "holidays" in this great country of ours. Christmas was declared a federal holiday in 1870 by President Ulysses S.

Simplify the Season


Let's take a look at a typical Christmas To-Do list: bake cookies, buy and make gifts, attend office party, church commitments, address and mail cards, clean the house for guests, decorate..

Home For The Holidays: Happy Times, Right


This time of the year is supposed to be happy. A time when family is warm and welcoming.

Home For The Holidays: Heirloom Stories Are A Perfect Gift


Selecting the right gift for a special someone is sometimes joyous, sometimes a chore. Give a gift that's free.

New Ways to Use Old Christmas Cards


Forty years ago when I was growing up on our dairy farm in Wisconsin, my mother always saved the Christmas cards she had received in the mail. In those days, people sent many more Christmas cards than they do now.

The Thanksgiving Blessing


"Wouldn't you just know it," muttered my husband, Randy.We had already been driving for a couple of hours in a pickup truck that we had borrowed from a friend, and now it was completely dark.

Country Christmas Idea: Milkweek Pod Poinsettia Ornaments


Country Christmas Idea: Milkweed Pod Poinsettia OrnamentsAt first glance, milkweed plants and poinsettias don't seem to have much in common. If you live in an area where milkweed grows wild, however, you can use the dried milkweed pods to make poinsettia ornaments for your Christmas tree.

Whatever Happened to Christmas?


Remember when no one started Christmas shopping until after Thanksgiving?Wisconsin author LeAnn R. Ralph remembers it very well.

The Spirit of Fathers Day


Some time ago I received a gift from both of my children. It was spontaneous and had nothing to do with Father's day.

Holiday Candy Canes Are Festive and Fun


Candy canes are everyone's favorite holiday treat. Just think about how versatile they are.

Valentine Gifts From The Heart


One of my fondest childhood memories is of my mother helping me make a Valentine's box to take to school. We pulled out white paste, an old shoebox, scraps of doilies, and construction paper.

New Years Resolutions


Ah, the start of another year! In a groggy haze on New Years Eve, I promised someone (or was it myself?) that I would be good this year. I said I would draw up my New Year's Resolutions - particularly after the roller-coaster year I had last year.

Holiday Dieting: A Sweet Way To Cheat!


If your diet is making you a humbug this season, there's some good news. Turns out dark chocolate, that decadent confection, may actually be good for you!Yes, recently conducted studies published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition have shown that a dose of dark chocolate will heed all sorts of healthy results.

5 Tips to Reduce Holiday Depression


While war and poor economic conditions begin to affect people all over the world, more and more people suffer with depression. The more we focus on news events and the business climate, the more we are depressed.

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Zale to sparkle for holidays; quarterly loss not as severe as expected
Dallas Morning News, TX - Aug 29, 2008
By MARIA HALKIAS / The Dallas Morning News FILE 2007/AP Irving-based Zale plans to have lights in all its stores' cases for the holidays. ...
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Soybeans Rise as Holidays May Boost China's Consumption Outlook
Bloomberg - Aug 29, 2008
Consumption of vegetable oil will jump in the lead up to the mid-autumn festival and the National Day holidays, as bakeries sell traditional oil-rich moon ...

Move the holidays
Times Online, UK - 14 hours ago
Sir, Jack Greensted (letter, Aug 26) commendably shows us how his son was inspired by a wet West Country holiday this year to follow our heroic Olympians. ...

Farm of the week: It's cabin fever as farm holidays prove popular
Yorkshire Post, UK - 3 hours ago
Together with a pair of holiday cottages, they make Humble Bee Farm an all-season attraction. "We've had people in them when it's been snowing outside. ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Holidays under threat as XL cancels flights to Caribbean
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Aug 29, 2008
By Charles Starmer-Smith Thousands of Britons could lose their Caribbean holidays after XL Airways this week cancelled all its flights to the region from ...

Toast the end of summer holidays with homegrown peach cocktail
Daily Gleaner, Canada - 4 hours ago
Don’t just eat local — drink it as well with this peach cocktail which is a perfect drink to toast the end of summer holidays this Labour Day weekend. ...

Ust Kamenogorsk residents celebrate 2 holidays
Kazinform, Kazakhstan - 6 hours ago
/Lyudmila Malko/ Today Ust Kamenogorsk residents celebrate two holidays ? Constitution Day and city?s 288th anniversary, Kazinform reports. ...

Eyes on literary prizes as publishers' holidays end
Radio France Internationale, France - 37 minutes ago
by Jan van der Made The holidays in France are over, and it’s la rentrée. That means kids go back to school, the parliament goes back to its deliberations, ...

Children end summer holidays with a bang at adventure playground
Evesham Journal, UK - 2 hours ago
By Steve Mather » MORE than 50 children enjoyed a party to mark the end of an exciting summer holiday full of activities at Evesham Adventure Playground. ...

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like ... Holidays Are Here at ...
MarketWatch - Aug 28, 2008
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 28, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Holidays are approaching which means it's time for family, friends, and fabulous fashion! ...

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