I'm very excited about this year!  I think a lot of big things are going to happen for my family and I can't wait to help them unfold. 

I had planned to post last week about our annual gingerbread house day at my mom's.  But a family crisis got me scrambling in other places than the computer.  I hope you don't mind a late Christmas post full of cute and gooey child pictures.  Every year my mom bakes scads of gingerbread house parts from an heirloom quality cast iron mold and hosts all her grandchildren for a day of candy eating fun! 

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