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[on the bay]

Every year without fail, my mother and 2 aunts would go early to the stores the day after Christmas to get

wrapping paper and ribbons.

Wrapping Christmas presents had become a time honored art in our family and they were masters. 

More importantly it gave them a time to be together, which they always loved and looked forward to.

@goldensrbest, Happy Birthday! and @Oznell , thank you too for all that interesting info! I never realized any of that and it is really a lovely story about Good King's Wenceslas,

which we used to sing with my mother!

I never knew what Boxing day meant either!

[Katcat1]

Relax Day.  Just take it easy and put some gifts away.

[beach-mom]

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@qvcfreak wrote:

Happy Belated Birthday @beach-mom Hope you had a wonderful day.

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Thank you @qvcfreak! I celebrated twice- once with DH and once with DD, because of schedules, but they were both wonderful!  

[CalminHeart]

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@Mindy D wrote:

@CalminHeart My original ideafor a name was almost like yours except I did not use goodness. I like yours better.

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I didn't use "goodness" either.  Too funny.