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What a Wonderful Christmas!

Nicoles Nickels

My grandson had to inspect everyone of his sister’s toys before she was allowed to play with them. After too many presents from parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins and too many opening-present cookies, we took a break for some dinner. Everyone got things that they loved and were excited about.

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

For the Mommas

I went on buying trips to New York for the fancy ladies wear shop run by one aunt (they used to model the dresses at high end shops), learned the uniform business from another aunt, and was taught the basics of the Borscht Belt hospitality business by a great cousin. After dinner, Dad went off to Schul with his brothers.

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Sunday Reads 7/13: School For Mysteries, Butter in the Well and More Reads

For the Mommas

Having lost both her parents and grandparents, and with nowhere else to go, Layla is moving from Florida to a small town in North Carolina to live with the only family she has left: her estranged uncle and aunt. Rise and Die by Ginny Gold.

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How To Get The Holiday Gifts You Really Want

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Next time your sister-in-law visits, fix her a cup of coffee so she can see for herself the decrepit state of your old coffeemaker (and don’t forget to apologize to her for it’s decrepit state too). Demonstrate And Verbalize The Need For A Certain Type of Gift.

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Fall Reading List

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

Centered around the twists and turns of a Mississippi family, 13-year old Jojo navigates life with his younger sister, through his mother’s drug abuse, his father’s incarceration, and a harrowing journey through the South. Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (Sept). The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman (Oct).

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Harveys Supermarket Ad With Coupon Deals: Week of 12/14

Coupons Do Work

Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle Mix, 32 oz - $2.99. Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle Mix, 32 oz. Sister Schubert's Rolls, 11 - 15.5 1 Sister Schubert's Homemade Rolls. - $0.75/1 1 Sister Schubert's Homemade Rolls. Sister Schubert's Rolls, 11 - 15.5 Uncle Ben's Rice Mix, 5 oz - $1.00. - $1.00/2

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Harveys Supermarket Ad With Coupon Deals: Week of 12/21

Coupons Do Work

Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle Mix, 32 oz - $2.99. Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle Mix, 32 oz. Sister Schubert's Rolls, 11 - 15.5 1 Sister Schubert's Homemade Rolls. - $0.75/1 1 Sister Schubert's Homemade Rolls. Sister Schubert's Rolls, 11 - 15.5 Uncle Ben's Rice Mix, 5 oz - $1.00. - $1.00/2