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Amityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13727699429142396980noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856309255657403399.post-92043890051630100852022-03-25T13:55:00.003-04:002022-03-25T14:05:08.190-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjet1PJXowDYFaAHXRZPoiDA5APYa1BBRQl5UFnj-5ZOeDrsBfEpIej1kuRk3DdLZuUgzVkzaTE7xX4mWtzU6lVL08kdv4u88w8Yz8W6JCKOglbt7yfhtK-CUBFIlC9f6cakMXTm2FA2ZMS-z0SbmwdqPRrF0KgSwogA26o3PW_bweQurMZKzYxDYEL/s4032/IMG_0812.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="855" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjet1PJXowDYFaAHXRZPoiDA5APYa1BBRQl5UFnj-5ZOeDrsBfEpIej1kuRk3DdLZuUgzVkzaTE7xX4mWtzU6lVL08kdv4u88w8Yz8W6JCKOglbt7yfhtK-CUBFIlC9f6cakMXTm2FA2ZMS-z0SbmwdqPRrF0KgSwogA26o3PW_bweQurMZKzYxDYEL/w642-h855/IMG_0812.HEIC" width="642" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Amity Larkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458946069513359662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856309255657403399.post-11370608539447793922022-03-24T09:34:00.024-04:002022-07-07T08:15:35.507-04:00Wintering<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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a tin of spice</div><div style="text-align: center;">on the table warm apple pie</div><div style="text-align: center;">whip cream dotted noses</div><div style="text-align: center;">deep belly laughs keeps us warm</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">******</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>London leaps out into the front yard </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>which has become her slothy stage;</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>followed by Sweet Baby Ray,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>her pouncing parade</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>*******</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>a band of angels fell from the sky</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and left their imprints upon London’s stage;</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>to be spied by passerbys</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Amity Larkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458946069513359662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856309255657403399.post-79125969886296309792016-05-21T21:13:00.003-04:002019-09-16T19:56:20.279-04:00Fun Nite Art, Dolphin in the Sea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A few weeks ago I enrolled London in a art class, where the kids learn to paint a dolphin in the sea. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I know she is still a little young for such things, but it was her first experience with something of just hers. You can imagine her excitement when we later discovered her bestie Kitana was also enrolled. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They stuck together like glue and had a sweet time with paints and Panara Bread yummies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My little artist had more fun just being by Kitana's side than painting, and wasn't too pleased with her final piece. I think its beautiful just as a mother would. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No matter what though, her artistic tank was nourished and her wall in her room is a bit more arty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Much thanks to Panara Bread and Fun Nite Art for helping these little artists along...</span></div>
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Fall is that one season that can warm you up despite the chill in the air, its bursting with life even though the trees and grass are half past dead.. The season that always seems so much kinder, more mellow, and seems to make afternoons last, even though its time is so short. It's the Earths explosion before the silence of winter, a promise kept, a brand new year, another turning of a page, or a whole new chapter for that matter! A chance to wipe away last years mistakes and start with a new slate.</div>
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The coldness let up just enough for us to get out and capture the peak, the leaves were falling like rain in some parts, and the sun drenched paths were completely covered in oranges and reds. The memory of the sound of that crunchy hike should last me all winter! I hope you get out and get your autumn shower before its too late. Happy October, and beyond.. <3</div>
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in which reminds me of a poem I wrote a few years ago.</div>
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<em>Alas! Once again I come alive</em></div>
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<em>to breathe the chill in the air</em></div>
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<em>and admire the miracle of Orange, Red, Green & yellow</em></div>
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<em>swirling amongst me, as if summoning me</em></div>
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<em>like a ghost within arms reach</em></div>
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<em>I wake to the crackles beneath my feet, as I walk</em></div>
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<em>for my soul has been in a slumber</em></div>
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<em>I accept the riches of the golden sky</em></div>
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<em>dripping mounds of patchwork leaves</em></div>
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<em>splashing us with laughter</em></div>
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<em>as I soak in the breeze</em></div>
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<em>nature's masterpiece in brilliant bold</em></div>
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<em>creating a magical tapestry of autumn madness</em></div>
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<em>branded in my memory</em></div>
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<em>indefinitely...</em></div>
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<em>but soon Autumn will fade away</em></div>
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<em>as I fall into a slumber once more</em></div>
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<em>like a withered crop</em></div>
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<em>I descend from my mountaintop</em></div>
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<em>as if reaching life's final stage</em></div>
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<em>beyond the iron gate</em></div>
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<em>my Jack O' Lantern will blaze</em></div>
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<em>for this will be farewell</em></div>
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<em>till the chill in the air returns</em></div>
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<em>and I can breathe once more</em></div>
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<em>next Autumn's eve..</em></div>
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a day to jump out of bed and herd the kids straight to the car. the first fall fest of the year and its life or death! sweet corn dunked in butter and salt and pepper to taste, strawberry ice cream for the screamin demon and a forever wished for sprite from the boy who had none.<br />
another fall season barging in on us, handing us many opportunities to get out and keep those traditions alive.<br />
me and nev got hung up in the halloween booth in awe over the beauty (and the prices)! and the realization that our favorite season is smacking us right in the face..swoon<br />
i entered bum in a corn shucking contest and he got right up with the kids ready to compete for whatever corn shucking was. After one head of corn, he left the line insisting on a small break. lol, who's the unschooler here! we opted out and moved on to bigger and better things, like jumping on a hayride and watching the old bearded men cook over the fire, and lusting over fresh homemade sour dough bread that we were $2 short of buying. its all good though, we left happy with ice scream splattered shirts and corn in our teeth, win!<br />
here's to a perfect sunday afternoon and being thankful to live in a place where there are seasons!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“But then fall comes, kicking summer out on its treacherous ass as it always does one day sometime after the midpoint of September, it stays awhile like an old friend that you have missed. It settles in the way an old friend will settle into your favorite chair and take out his pipe and light it and then fill the afternoon with stories of places he has been and things he has done since last he saw you.”</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span></div>
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this was our first time camping as a family. the kids scattered as soon as we got there and found other earthlings to harass as mama got stuck unloading the car and putting up the tent, (figures)! five other families we didn't know were there for the camp too, everyone got along, and london had a doppleganger! the only way to tell them apart was the color of their shirts!</div>
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i think the blue boy and his family were pretty relieved to see us pull away at the end. (shrugs). i bet so did the big lady who sat next to us at dinner and he immediately pointed out to her that she had a 'beast of a meal'. TWICE! its that moment you have to get up and walk away cause you cant hold in the laughter any longer. my poor guy has a way with insulting people in the most innocent way. smh. </div>
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couldn't have picked a better day to unleash the crazies down at the farm. we got caught off guard by a burst of rain that sent most scattering to their cars as if they were melting haha. not us though, we took full advantage of having free rein and making a mess of ourselves. <br />
denver and his leaf umbrella inventions, and london stuffing her skirt pockets with pet rocks to take home. smh.<br />
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love the way the rain kissed nev's face and that captured moment of her swinging on that magnificent magnolia. a sweet soul embracing the good things in life, and learning to toss the bad.<br />
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life is good as long as you stop to look at the little things. slowing down and doing what makes your heart happy.<br />
cool rain on a hot day, puddle diving, shrilling screeches of joy that remind you to look up and pay attention, and then getting the back seat of the car completely soaked. yep, that's how we roll.<br />
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“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” <br />
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he has a thing against water in the face so i guess he figured he could get all the way through it without getting wet! he lasted three lessons and after the final meltdown due to the instructor forcing him underwater for the second time, he decided swimming was not what its cracked up to be. these were supposed to be happy times and my poor guy was scared to death. after the lesson as he was dressing, he made the decision to not come back until he is ready. i totally support that. it was his decision to sign up, and its his decision to bail, totally up to him. he got what he needed out of the experience and that's all that matters. </div>
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kudos to the instructor for putting up with his hard little head and cries and struggling arms, she sure earned her keep those 3 days haha.</div>
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loving my guy for trying ...and lovin my guy for letting go of what did not feel right. <3 <3 xoxo</div>
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“October, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins. O autumn! O teakettle! O grace!” </div>
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this stage in the process they are misbehaving and doing their own thing which makes me love them even more. I still have not used any chemicals, I just mix sea salt water and tee tree oil and spray on randomly. </div>
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ever since i can remember i have always been fascinated by dreadlocks. something about that look of knots and naps and twists and loopy loops makes my heart skip a beat. </div>
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i was 31 when i realized who i really was. (so yes, i guess in essence i am 6yrs old) it was also the year i had my son which changed the course of my life forever and ever. i never thought i had it in me to love a baby <i>boy</i>, but when i had that little guy, the love in my heart was beyond measure, it was when i realized there was way more to life than what we know or can ever understand.</div>
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after several days of twisting and ripping and knotting my hair i finally felt complete, and as i counted the locks, i loved and appreciated every one. each one representing a new journey of its own. </div>
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i counted 31 dreads.</div>
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my dreads are two weeks old now. frizzy and all kinds of funny but i love them anyways. </div>
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so hello, im erica. and 31 is my numba.</div>
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<br />Amityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13727699429142396980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856309255657403399.post-31326274744791307762012-08-05T15:16:00.000-04:002012-08-05T15:16:04.436-04:00Happy birthday Sam!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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this morning my little guy pumped my gas then took me to breakfast, just us! he held my hand and told me how much he misses me when i'm at work over blueberry waffles and orange juice....</div>
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yesterday we made it up to <a href="http://www.idle-hourranch.com/">idle hour ranch</a> to wish sam the giraffe a happy eleventh, </div>
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it's been an interesting summer so far to say the least. lots of ups and downs but mostly ups!<br />
tears and smiles and laughs and lessons. i recieved a much unexpected visit from an old friend who i never expected to see in ohio again. seeing him drive away in a cab tore my heart to a thousand pieces, but i know it will be ok.<br />
just as a beautiful butterfly i would not want to capture, knowing its better off in parts of the world which makes it most happy. letting go sure is a hard thing though.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we woke up this morning to sunlight dancing on our windowsill, splashing the rooms with the most beautiful light shows. it was a hint to beat this cabin fever and get outside even if it is 45 degrees!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">little london was in a happy mood today, laughing and dancing and chasing shadows round the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i took them over to the park to run off some of that built up energy. they so needed that, even though they left with frozen ears and runny noses!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Nev wants to move to Florida??? Whoa!?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">never!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-left;">I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape - the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn't show. ~Andrew Wyeth</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 26px; text-align: left;">"By nature people are learning animals. Birds fly; fish swim; humans think and learn. Therefore, we do not need to motivate children into learning by wheedling, bribing, or bullying. We do not need to keep picking away at their minds to make sure they are learning. What we need to do - and all we need to do - is to give children as much help and guidance as they need and ask for, listen respectfully when they feel like talking, and then get out of the way. We can trust them to do the rest."</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div>Amityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13727699429142396980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856309255657403399.post-26231945789094639392012-01-10T14:32:00.003-05:002012-01-10T19:38:56.222-05:00Berney's Back!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">today was the first day back for toddler tales at the library. the puppet Berney was on his holiday vacation until now, and were grateful he's back safe and sound.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we hung around a little longer today, looking at books, snapping some photos, and taking in the silence, (one thing Denver hasn't mastered yet).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">funny how you can be in such a small confined area, but yet have any time or place on Earth right at your fingertips. now thats pretty cool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the sun is shining today! now i'm off to market. eek.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">happy tuesday friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xoxo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for a buck fifty in late charges at the public library".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~Will Hunting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Amityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13727699429142396980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856309255657403399.post-63083607741818419692011-12-30T13:51:00.007-05:002011-12-30T14:35:53.039-05:00Wake up, it's Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">christmas is my least favorite holiday, but this year was a certain kind of special.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the kind of special that only comes that one time a year by slowing down and looking at the big picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where you can fill the kids' heads with magic and wonder and a new kind of happy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a time to unleash your imagination, renew old friendships, and celebrate<i> life</i>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">christmas to me is not about gifting, or cooking, or decorating these days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">its about making sure my kids learn and understand the true meaning of love, joy and giving.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">its about getting the most out of my time with them and savoring each and every moment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">now<i> that</i> is a gift within itself!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this year was the best christmas yet, the kids' excitement spread like wild fire.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the gifts were less this year, but the joy was more... much, much more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my heart is bursting at the seams! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Merry Christmas friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; font-size: medium;">Christmas, children, is not a date, it is a state of mind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; font-size: medium;">~Mary Ellen Chase</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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"Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.<br />
"Papa says, 'If you see it in The Sun, it's so.'<br />
"Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? Virginia O'Hanlon<br />
115 West Ninety-fifth Street<br />
Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no child-like faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood. Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.<br />
<span class="style2" style="color: #cc0000;">-- Calvin Coolidge</span></td></tr>
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