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Twas Days Before Christmas

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‘Twas days before Christmas and all through the house…

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I got French toast cooking; home with no spouse.

With banana and Nutty Butter {Egg Nog!} and sprinkles as dots,

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And a mug of rich coffee, splash of milk on top.

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The children were all nestled all snug in their beds, while I showered and dressed and ensured they were fed.

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When out of my phone there arose such a clatter, I answered right away to see what was the matter.

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“The bakery has pizza!” my husband did say; I’ll be there in 30. I was on my way

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When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and three tiny rein-bears (and a llama)

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On Bocker, On Beaker, On Churton and Llamey,
Come Mazen, there’s pizza! Said the mommy

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We dashed to the bakery, which was filled with cheer

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And dug into the pizza, cheese far and near

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Down to my belly 3 slices came with a bound

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So glad daddy was hangin’ around!

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,

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And Alex’s clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot!! Winking smile

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A mug of Pero when I got back,

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And cereal with yogurt I had for a snack!

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The restaurant twinkled. At Mas, how merry!

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His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

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A wink of my eyes and a twist of my head,

Soon I knew that I would eat bread!

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And clams and salad and carne asada

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With kale and fiery tomatoes, of which we loved a lotta

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And laying a finger aside of my nose,
And giving a nod, bacon dates we chose.

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We walked home in the cold, with barely a light,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!”

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  6. Love the poetic ode to Christmas and your little man’s adorable pix! As soon as I’m back in Cville I’m heading into GH for pizza, hope you’ll have some over the New Year! Hugs to you and the whole family for a happy and healthy 2013!

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  10. That was awesome! Cutest Maze outfit yet! I’m on my own for Christmas this year so lovely to share in your celebrations. Happy Holidays to all of you!

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  13. Kath –
    What a darling post! Thank you for your blog, I truly enjoy all you share.
    Wishing you, Mazen and Matt a blessed and beautiful first Christmas together!
    with love,
    sarah in canada

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  18. Merry Xmas to you, Mazen, and Matt! I absolutely love your food blog. I stumbled upon your blog about 6 months ago. I am now totally addicted to reading your posts every morning with my healthy breafast – oatmeal. Thanks for sharing your family with us – your beautiful boy Mazen, your husband Matt, your awesome parents and wonderful grandmother. I am a foodie to. Plus I retired from my bakery business a year ago. It is nice to see what Matt is baking. My husband & I will have to take a trip from Northern Virginia to GH for the delicious pasteries and baked goods after the holidays. Thank you for speading the word of eating healthy. Love your videos. May 2013 be filled with great health and happiness for you and your family.

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  21. Merry Christmas to you and your family Kath! Thank you for sharing your life with us! Mazen is beyond cute in his shirt and tie outfit! He is a very handsome boy!

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  27. Love the poem, so cute! Mazen looks so grown up in these photos, hope he has a brilliant first Christmas 🙂

    And the photos of the bears is ridiculously adorable, love.

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  33. Loved this post–so festive and cute! That boy of yours grows more adorable by the day–loveing the chubby cheeks!!! Thanks for always been such a healthy food/living inspiration. Merry Christmas!

    P.S. You look wonderful in the photo in this post!!

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  34. It is Christmas Eve here! So my sons keep reminding me! A beautiful post, beautifully written. I’m ready for Christmas now!

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  42. Thanks for this fun post and all your great photos and ideas. Your combination of turkey and apple butter on sandwiches is *blowing my mind.* So amazingly good, and I never would have thought of it myself. Mazen is getting so big! Best wishes to you and your family for a great Christmas and happy new year.

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  48. I love the rein-bears 🙂 It looks like the bottom bear did a nose dive (LOL)

    Where did you get the grey-colored animal hat that Mazen is wearing in the picture with Matt at the restaurant? It is adorable!!!

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  52. Great Christmas parody! I didn’t have the energy (nor the imagination!) to come up with one for my blog so I just posted a few funny ones that I found on the net!

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  54. What an adorable post! Very cute and original.

    You have inspired us this year and we are thankful to have found your blog. Thank you for leading us to do our own blog out of loving what you do!

    We headed home from Snowshoe on Saturday and were passing through with just enough time to run by the bakery and get lots of bread so we can try all the amazing bread and french toast we read about on your blog all the time :). Apple Scrapple french toast is coming our way in the next day or two! We decided to call and reserve all the loaves we wanted because we wanted to make sure they weren’t sold out…..and Matt answered the phone so cheery and nice!

    Happy Holidays and we look forward to continue to follow you in the 2013 🙂

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