Somehow every holiday seems to creep up on me these days. I find myself scrambling at the final hour to get everything together and act like I’ve had a plan all along. Maybe that’s just me. But, in case I’m not the only one, I thought I would share a list of ideas for
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Somehow every holiday seems to creep up on me these days. I find myself scrambling at the final hour to get everything together and act like I’ve had a plan all along. Maybe that’s just me. But, in case I’m not the only one, I thought I would share a list of ideas for
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