A: well Phoebe hates commercial stuff...things everyone else has....she likes to be original and feels that huge business's are not fair as they make too much money.
12 Days of Christmas – Old and New | Bower Power

Christmas memories are my favorite. The crying. The gift comparisons. The gifts of workout gear aimed at getting my lazy 7 year old bootie up and moving (that’s a fun story for another day). No matter what the reaction to the gifts – all the family videos and photos make me smile.
And decorated houses all ready for the big guy in the red suit to arrive, well, they are just the icing on my Jesus-is-born cupcake. I love Christmas decor. It has to be in my blood. I have must-love-sparkly-christmas-trees running through my veins. It’s hereditary. Just check out this oooold family photo of my Pappap’s grandmother, my mother’s great grandmother, and my great great grandmother (we call her Mimi) as she gave her mini-tree a healthy dose of bling:


