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The night before Xmas we head over to a nearby shrine which is reknowned for its Christmas light display. We wander the lights, get some hot chocolate, and light a candle in mom’s memory. Son lights the candle in his grandma Helen’s memory. This year’s highlight was a nativity scene from The Azores. It was [...]

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We put our tree up today. Many of our ornaments are souvenirs of our travels. I photographed a few of my favorites. Of course, a lot of them come from lighthouses. You can see a gallery of our ornaments.

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The Xmas cards are all done now. 69 total. If you are not on my list, I’d be glad to exchange cards with you if you send me your street address.

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Son is an astronaut, and Daughter is Rosalina from the Super Mario Galaxy video game. We bought son a nice (pricey) helmet to wear with the costume, but of course he decided not to wear it.

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Son is ready to be an Astronaut for Halloween this year.

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… from all of us!

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Son and Daughter make a Gingerbread Christmas tree.

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Son is a “Transformer”, Daughter is a devil.

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