Keep Your Feet Warm With These Fuzzy Socks
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Color Your Own Backpack
Create The Most Awesome School Bag Ever...
Normal Price: $29.99
DEAL PRICE: $19.99
There has never been a more unique and creative backpack. It's
a backpack that will actually become a keepsake! Imagine your
child coloring their own backpack and then using it! They'll
never be another one out there like theirs!
It's the perfect travel or rainy day activity too. The durable
canvas coloring area features large areas to color in, making
it easy for everyone!
School Bag Measures: H: 16" W: 12" D: 71/2". Recommended for
Ages 7 and over.
INCLUDES:
- Pink Backpack (SORRY IT IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN PINK)
- Eight (8) Colorful Markers
Grab one of these for the child in your life. It's a great
way to get them excited for going to school.
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Dec. 17, 2009
ELF'S HELPFUL HINTS EASE KIDS' FIRST VISIT TO SANTA
DEAR ABBY: It's that time of year again when parents take
their kids to see Santa. As a professional Santa's helper
for many years, may I offer some suggestions?
Let your children approach Santa on their own. Do not force
your child to sit on Santa's lap. Santa has been seen in
books and on TV, but he is now real, big and loud. That can
be scary to a child. If he or she wants to stand at a dis-
tance and talk to Santa, that is OK. Sometimes just holding
the child and standing next to Santa is all it takes for a
child to warm up to the idea of sitting on his lap.
If your little one is upset and you want a picture with
Santa, have someone else snap the photo while you stand by
your child. Let Santa talk to your children while you hold
their hands. Santa (if any good) will pace the visit and
stop it if it's taking too long. If children are afraid, do
not let Santa grab at them to put them on his lap. That will
only make the problem worse.
I hope this helps to make the visit easier.
-- SANTA'S HELPER IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
DEAR SANTA'S HELPER: Ho-ho-ho! Thank you for being ABBY's
helper today. I hope parents will take your sound suggestions
to heart when introducing their little ones to the jolly man
in the red suit.
DEAR ABBY: I'm a retired waitress who worked for years in a
family restaurant. Many elderly people would come in alone,
and I could see they were hungry for conversation as well as
food, so I'd talk to them as much as possible.
As the restaurant became more crowded, I had less time to
chat, so I set up a table for four and asked the seniors if
they might like to sit at the "senior table." So many of the
customers said yes that it turned into a table for 12!
It would be great if restaurants would set up senior tables
so everyone could have a dinner partner if they wanted to
visit. It's also a great way to make new friends. Now that
I'm a senior myself I notice a lot of us sit alone, watching
families enjoy being together.
-- KATHY IN BREMERTON, WASH.
DEAR KATHY: You're a sweet and compassionate woman. A few
years ago I heard about some restaurants here in Los Angeles
offering a "community dining" table for singles -- but they
were intended to help young singles mingle. Your idea of a
table for solo seniors is a good one, and I hope restaur-
ateurs agree and give it a try. Food tastes better when it's
seasoned with good fellowship.
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Arm Rest Organizer w/ Table-Top
Organize & Store All Your Favorite TV Accessories, & More...
List Price: $24.99
DEAL PRICE: $14.99
Get Two for: $23.98
Organize your magazines, remote controls, eye glasses,
telephone and more with this handy Arm Rest Organizer.
This is a true family room organizer that stores all that
stuff that sits on your end tables in one convenient location.
Now you'll always know right where your cross-word puzzle is.
The Arm Rest Organizer also features a tray for a beverage or
a snack.
FEATURES:
- Fits over sofa arm for easy installation
- 6 large pockets
- Large Table-Top (18" x 7") surface perfect for snacks,
writing notes & more
- Adjustable design fits most arm rest on couches or chairs
- Color: Black
The Arm Rest Organizer features a durable black fabric. One
side of the organizer features two large pockets, while the
other side has one large pocket for magazines and three smaller
pockets for pens, glasses and remotes. The flat surface in the
center features a ridge around the edge to keep items from
sliding off, and makes a great snack or writing table.
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DEAR ABBY: My ex-wife recently remarried and has decided to
keep my last name and hyphenate it with her new husband's.
She says she's doing it "for the sake of our children."
I don't buy that for a minute, Abby. She was unfaithful many
times during our marriage, and I want her to stop using my
name so some dignity and honor can be restored to it.
Do you agree that she should drop my name, or does she have
a right to it?
-- WANTS MY NAME BACK IN MAINE
DEAR WANTS: Although I understand your anger, try to take
comfort in the fact that your ex still finds prestige in
the association with you. Honor and dignity will be restored
to your name by the way you and the children conduct your-
selves in the future.
P.S. As long as your ex is not trying to defraud anyone,
she has the right to use the name you gave her. Accept it
and move on.
Abby shares more than 100 of her favorite recipes in two
booklets: "Abby's Favorite Recipes" and "More Favorite
Recipes by Dear Abby." Send a business-size, self-addressed
envelope, plus check or money order for $12 (U.S. funds)
to: Dear Abby -- Cookbooklet Set, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris,
IL 61054-0447. (Postage is included in price.)
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as
Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Write Dear Abby at
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or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.