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For many years my sister-in-law and I traveled each December to  Chicago with our daughters to Christmas shop.  The girls are grown up now with families of their own, but the tradition continues. The decorations along the famous Magnificent Mile and also in downtown Chicago south of the river are absolutely fabulous! On each visit we excitedly browse the holiday window displays (no matter how cold and windy and snowy it may be!) and then share a meal at the famous Walnut …

Christmas is only three months from today! Before we know it we will be decorating our homes and Christmas trees in anticipation of Santa's arrival. During the course of the year there are often many "firsts" to celebrate and what better way to commemorate these special events than with a keepsake holiday ornament? Possibly this past year you have celebrated an engagement, a wedding, the arrival of a precious new baby, or perhaps a new home. There is even an ornament for the "totality" a …

Well, it's October, and of course I'm already thinking about the holidays... and NOT Halloween and NOT Thanksgiving, but rather Christmas! There is always so much to accomplish before the parties and festivities begin. It's actually quite exhausting thinking about shopping, wrapping, decorating inside and out, trimming the tree, planning menus, baking cookies, addressing holiday cards and so much more! The list goes on and on, but I truly love every minute of it! As I admitted in a prev …