Oh so many gifts! It has been a wonderful month.
751: Finding old pictures on my cell phone.
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752: Christmas lights.
753: I finally got around to making this craft with Crumpet. I've had it on my list for the last several Christmases...
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754: Seeing this cat so happy when we set up the tree every year.
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755: Seeing this cat so happy with Christmas wrapping every year.
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756: Mellow cats who have been through so much in their years with us that nothing phases them anymore.
757: Crumpet has been a crafting maniac this month. We made LOTS of Christmas crafts.
758:Christmas cards containing photos of friends.
759: The joy of a 5 year old at Christmas time.
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760: The fun of pulling out all of our Christmas ornaments and remembering where we got them.
761: A chance to go on a cruise.
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762: We have seen all of the Hawaiian islands that we wanted to visit during our tour here.
763: We got to ride in 2 helicopters.
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764: We survived our helicopter rides.
765: We saw flowing lava.
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766: All you can eat buffets.
767: Towel animals.
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768: Dolphins.
769: Hot tubs.
770: Wrinkled mountains.
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771: We saw silversword plants. These are extremely rare.
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772: I don't live in a cold climate!
773: Crumpet is a great traveler.
774: Accidental meetings with acquaintances in unexpected places! I ran into my yoga teacher at a bathroom in a wildlife refuge on Kauai!!
775: Double rainbows.
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776: Finding this one morning:
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777: The endless giggles caused by living with a silly 5 year old, AKA Christmas Dude:
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778: The world is full of interesting places to explore.
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779: And fabulous sights to see:
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780:So many creative people - this was a Christmas village made out of gingerbread that contained all of the beautiful buildings of downtown Honolulu.
You are right - there is so much to be grateful for!
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