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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

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Make a personalized music cd. If you have a wide variety of music available to you, burn a cd with the recipients favorite songs, or maybe choose a theme: such as inspiring music, music to exercise to, love songs for your sweet heart, soothing music to study to, religious favorites.

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Oue Home Will Never Sound the Same.

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Their music department leases pianos for a school year and then sells them to the public. (It In the meantime, my husband and I just cringe (and giggle) at the music that our two little monkeys are making. We always wanted a home filled with music and now we have it. Are music lessons important for you and your family?

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Attend Christmas Programs at Church {Day 7 of The 12 Days of Frugal Holiday Fun}

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My oldest daughter is at our church rehearsing for the children's musical that they will be performing next week and I have some free time before I need to pick her up. We usually decorate the tree and start shopping long before the night of the program, but the musical reminds me, personally, of why my family celebrates Christmas.

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20 Fun (& Budget-Friendly) Christmas Activities

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Make decorating your house for the holidays a family event by playing Christmas music, serving cookies and hot cocoa. Our library has activities all month long, such as holiday story times, gingerbread house decorating, and even a visit from Santa. Christmas Decorating Party. Attend a Christmas Program at Church.

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Yes, I’m Still Running | Runner’s World Half Marathon Update

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Once the home plant of Bethlehem Steel, the second largest steel manufacturer in the nation, the site has been reborn through music and art, offering more than 1,000 concerts and eight different festivals annually. miles–just me and my music. It was a stunning location. This was the first time that I ran a race with someone.

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Tackle that Tough Spot: Purge the VHS tapes and Unused Media

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We download our music now, so there is no need for piles of CDs that we don't listen to. As I was cleaning out our entertainment center I realized the craziness of keeping them, so I tackled it and the tapes are headed for the yard sale/giveaway box. I also went through the stacks of CDs and DVDs.

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Enjoy the Christmas Lights {Day 12 of The 12 Days of Frugal Holiday Fun}

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There was music, flashing lights, moving reindeer, and a Santa climbing up the chimney. When I was a kid my parents would drive us to another town to look at the Christmas lights that one particular homeowner displayed. A long line of cars would stop and park along the road to get a good look at everything.

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