How Well Do You REALLY Know the Christmas Carols?

My friend, Niesje, recently emailed a link to a fun Christmas carol trivia quiz. The quiz is on the Chicago Tribune website, and proved to be a tad more difficult than I would have guessed.

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Make a Trailer Park Ginger Bread House

I received this photo of a trailer park ginger bread house in an email. It looks like it might be fairly easy to make, although I have not tried it myself. I am sure anyone who is creative and good with cake decorating and baking could do this.

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Kiva.org: Now I Can Lend Money to Help Start a Small Business

While watching Oprah a few weeks ago, I learned about a new organization called Kiva.org. Kiva allows regular folks, like you and me, to loan money to help those less fortunate start a small business. Whether it be a weaving business in Central America, or a bakery in Africa, I can now lend as [...]

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23 Ways I Celebrate Christmas: A Meme

WOW! Up until earlier this week, I had never been tagged. Now, I have been tagged again! This time jazzyjo did the tagging, and the subject is 23 ways I celebrate Christmas. Here goes:
1. Wrapping paper or gift bag? Gift bag. I am a lousy gift-wrapper. If I do actually wrap a gift, it usually [...]

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A Second Devastating Ice-Storm in Less Than a Year May Be on the Way

Lookout Springfield, Missouri! It looks like another major ice-storm is on it’s way. Less than a year after the January 2007 ice-storm devastated the area, another one of equal strength appears to loom on the horizon. This weekend, particularly Saturday night through Monday morning is going to be critical. We could be in for another [...]

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