Favorite Things – Winner Of Our First Pack

OK.  DRUMROLL…..

THE WINNER OF OUR FIRST “FAVORITE THINGS” PACK IS:

JULIE JACKSON GILES

Congrats Julie!  Please email your address to us at polkadotpoplars@hotmail.com.

Jessica will let us know what her favorite things are tomorrow and, of course, they are being given away to some lucky person.

Also, while I’m here I want to tell you about treeseek.com and photoloom.com

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Our Favorite Things – Christmas Edition

How about a giveaway!!!!!

The girls and I are each gathering some of our favorite things of Christmas.  So, there will be four prizes we are giving away just because we love you and we LOVE Christmas.  I will be starting out with the first package and the others will be following in the next few days.

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12 Days of Family Fun

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 This time of year can get so busy that we can forget the most important thing, our family.

There’s so many fun things to do at Christmas with our families……

Seeing the Christmas Lights

Caroling

Making Gingerbread Houses

Watching Christmas Movies

Sledding

Reading Christmas Stories

BUT….

I’ve come up with some other ideas.  They don’t take a lot of time and are scheduled for you for the 12 days before Christmas.  These are just suggestions and can be rearranged for your schedule or just to supplement your own activities.

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Giving Back During The Holidays

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Every year I like to give a little something to someone less fortunate.  Usually it’s a child from an Angel Tree or a toy given to someone collecting for a homeless shelter or group.  This year I wanted to do a little more.  I’ve put a little more thought into things and have found some awesome opportunities.  I’m sure all of you do this already, but for those who are looking for opportunities I thought I would share my list to inspire you.  I won’t do all of them but these are the things I’ve researched.

One important thing to mention is that giving back doesn’t have to include money or spending.  Time is a huge gift.

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