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Naomi’s Christmas: Restorative Aloneness And A Childhood Spent In Retail

For the Mommas

But first, let’s celebrate Christmas, a holiday which always takes me back to my childhood in the 1950’s for reasons which will become obvious. So, with Christmas almost here, I thought you might enjoy a retail merchant’s Jewish child’s perspective on this holiday. After dinner, Dad went off to Schul with his brothers.

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International Women’s Day and 1-800-FLOWERS.com Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

Observed since the early 1900s, this important holiday champions equality and emancipation for women across the globe, and marks their economic, political and social achievements. There are a lot of women I admire but right now my thoughts are with my aunt.

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30+ Ways to Use Leftover Halloween Candy

Family Balance Sheet

As a child, I grew up on a road that didn’t have a lot of houses, so while trick or treat was fun for me and my brother, we only came home with a handful of candy. My favorite memory of trick or treat was that my great Aunt Alice who lived 2 houses down from us gave out FULL sized Clark bars.

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Do You Save Wrapping? – Thrifty Ways to Wrap Christmas Gifts

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My Aunt, God rest her soul, saved Christmas paper and those silly little paper bows from year to year. My brother once cleaned potato chip bags after turning them inside out and used those as gift bags! Holiday tins are also bountiful at these sales. How fabulous would that gift look wrapped in part of your old velvet cape?

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What a Wonderful Christmas!

Nicoles Nickels

My granddaughter laughed at her brother’s antics and then tried to consume the shiny wrapping paper. After too many presents from parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins and too many opening-present cookies, we took a break for some dinner. A Sad Passing In the Midst of Holiday Cheer 3 Weeks Until Christmas!

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Happy Mother’s Day from Duck Dynasty: Miss Kay’s Motherly Advice

Saving Cents With Sense

Happy Mother’s day to all you moms, grandmas, aunts, sisters, and other women that help make a child’s life special. He is growing up so fast, and so are his brother and sister…. family Holiday Mothers Day' It is hard to believe that this is my 8th Mother’s Day – if seems like just yesterday I had my first little baby boy.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

The Bargain Hunter Extraordinaire

Thanksgiving is my most favorite holiday. My favorite part is spending time with my family: my parents, my two brothers, my grandparents, and my aunt and uncle. I look forwarded to it every year and I count down the days right after Halloween.