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Merry Christmas blog-followers, as I was telling Angela the other day -- this year has been so busy with things to do it's almost like I'm too busy living life to blog about it. A dilemma I'm certainly happy to suffer from! I just hope that I remember to enjoy the moment, if I am not documenting them quite as diligently. The family got together for Christmas at Grandma's yesterday, and the immediate family is all here at home today. David got mom and I gifts for the first time in more than 10 years -- and he got mom cash "to make up for all the years he forgot to get her gifts." Which I thought was bizaare, and I don't think mom quite knows how to react to it, but I'll make sure she spends it on gifty-things for herself. It just seems to go against tradition to get your parents cash for a gift ever. Even gift cards are pushing it, if there isn't some level of thought put into it. Like, "I got you this giftcard to [store] because I know th...

If you're like me, when you go to Barnes and Noble - you want those classic book cover posters on canvas they hang near the ceiling. If you're very like me, you've asked how to purchase them, or where to buy them, to no avail. I'm not sure why all these pictures are such bad quality... And because I'm me, I never gave up on Googling those things -- for years now I've been trying to find them, and the internet is filled with deadends . A lot of people who, like the Victorian House from Sabrina , are trying to answer you without really understanding the question. Without further ado, our website of the day is Candlesbook.com -- the website where you can buy the canvas posters! There are actually a bunch more options than just what Barnes and Noble have purchased, too. Only downside is the canvases of the size at B&N are over $100, and my poor budget can't afford that.