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Thanksgiving is only 3 weeks away! Holy moly that is going to sneak up on me faster than I think. This year I am hosting Thanksgiving dinner here with my family and my mom and my dad and his girlfriend. Josh is out of the country for the holidays :( Jackie is working that day so we won't have her around either. Usually Shane goes over to his parents house for dinner so hopefully they don't miss him too much. Christmas Time is just around the corner and I am so excited! I just love love trying to find the perfect present for someone (although our gift giving circle is slowly growing, we are cutting down) namely the kiddos. Shane is easy because all he wants is hunting stuff and he just picks that out of a catalogue. Dylan is still pretty easy because he loves toys and boy things. Star Wars, Transformers, weapons/hunting and computer games. And then comes Danielle. She is 16 and just had a birthday in October. Yikes. Luckily gift cards go a long way for a girl her age. I've got some tricks up my sleeve and I know we are going to have a great time, but I have a feeling November is just going to go by way too fast.

For the record here are all of our sizes.
Shane - Shirt L - Shoes 10 - Pants 34/32
ME - Shirt M/L - Shoes 7.5 - Pants 10
Danielle - Shirt XS - Shoes 6 - Pants 0
Dylan - Shirt 5T - Shoes kids 12 - Pants 5T


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