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"Last week was rough for the Zammett/Ruddy clan, but today is Monday and I&amp;#x27;m going to make a fresh start. No more tears, no more tossing and turning through the night, no more is-this-crap-really-happening, woe-is-me moments. Tis the season to be merry and that&amp;#x27;s exactly what I&amp;#x27;m going to do. First task: Finish my damn Christmas cards. Second task: Take Alex to sit on Santa&amp;#x27;s lap. Third task: Shop for every single person on my list. Sigh. I literally haven&amp;#x27;t bought a single present yet. Every year I aspire to be that person who&amp;#x27;s done shopping by Halloween and every year I find myself with all the other last-minute losers crowding the mall buying over-priced crap with no meaning that will probably wind up getting re-gifted...oops, I almost forgot, I&amp;#x27;m supposed to be merry. Sorry. Of course this year is even more tricky with a new house full of unpacked boxes and a baby in tow (both things I&amp;#x27;m incredibly grateful for, don&amp;#x27;t get me wrong, they just make doing things a bit...impossible). That&amp;#x27;s where you guys come in. Tell me what to buy! I have to shop for everyone on my list, including Andrew, Nick, my parents, Nick&amp;#x27;s parents, cousins, sisters, aunts, my real estate agent/family friend, and on and on and on. I&amp;#x27;ve waited too long for online shopping so I&amp;#x27;m going to have to brave the stores. And I&amp;#x27;m ready. Just give me some ideas! The brain is not functioning like it used to so the more specific, the better. In the meantime, I&amp;#x27;ll be sitting here being merry.... XOXO--Erin "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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