What I saw at Big Lots Wednesday...

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30. I once had a distant inlaw who kept christmas all year.

She did take down most of the outdoor displays, but the icicle lights were on every night, and even in summer they were cheery. She had the interior decorated to the max, lavishly bedecked trees in all the rooms, each decked out in a different theme. There was garland, ribbon bows, stockings on the mantle, even faux mistletoe, everywhere you looked it was like a magazine photo layout.

Every time I visited, regardless of the season, there was a christmassy music and a holiday aroma of spices or pumpkin pie. She would serve freshly baked iced christmas cookies and strong coffee with a melting square of chocolate. She as the happiest person I've ever known.