It’s Wednesday!  Hump Day – the mid-point of the working week!  What better way to celebrate being half-way to the weekend than participating in one of my favourite blog memes – Working Mommy Wednesday!!  This fun meme is hosted by the lovely Rachel over at Occasional Boredom.

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Returning Gifts & Sore Feelings

Guest Post by Jen Malik

It never fails. Aunt Rita always buys you that horrendous Christmas sweater that you’re just never going to wear. Of course, if you’re ultra-polite, you may make an obligatory appearance in the sweater just once. But goodness knows, you don’t want that sweater.
So what do you do?

Ask Aunt Rita if she has the receipt, so you can exchange it?
Probably not, because Grandma Johnston would be miffed and Aunt Rita might get embarrassed. Or would they?

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Can you believe it’s now only 80 days until Christmas? As part of my commitment to the Countdown to Christmas Challenge, I’d like to speak about Christmas Stockings today. Stockings are an important part of many families’ Christmas traditions, and yet they are easy to forget about until the last minute. If you have children, [...]