In Which I Do My Civic Duty

and I did it while dragging along two reluctant children. Go ME!

They got stickers out of it, so it wasn't a total loss. They proudly displayed them on their shirts when we ran to the store afterward.

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In other news, while I am NOWHERE near ready to start celebrating the holidays, this little gem came in the mail today:

This is how I start off the Christmas season every year, so when the work is over and I'm feeling the Christmas cheer, this is what I turn to. Last 10 minutes make me cry, every time.