Non-Candy Advent Calendars I am so done with candy. I feel like from Halloween to Easter, it’s a non-stop barrage of candy and junk food. But my son has already asked me if we’re getting “one of those things where you open the doors until Christmas.” So I’m on the hook for an advent calendar. […]
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Best Christmas Tree Farms | Pennsylvania | NJ | Delaware
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The Bayberry Candle Tradition and Poem | Christmas | New Year’s Eve
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Holidays with a Disabled Child | Easy Tips for a Stress Free Season.
Holidays with a Special Needs Child “My heart just hurt for him last year when you wouldn’t meet us at Red Lobster for his big 75th birthday.” That was from my stepmother. A few weeks ago, my dad turned 76. We did the very Pennsylvania thing and went to Shady Maple for his birthday. But, […]
