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December Daily - Days 15 - 17

Ok, continuing on....

Day 15

 The photo I used for the 15th was actually from the night before, but I wanted to include our favorite Christmas commercial.  You know, the one where the Hershey's kisses are bells playing We Wish You a Merry Christmas.  I remember it from when I was a kid, and I started wondering how long it has actually been on.  A quick search revealed that it has been playing (unaltered!) since 1989!  I thought that that was so cool, and got to thinking about how I wished I could thank Hershey for providing this little bit of nostalgia year after year.  Well, I decided there was no reason why I couldn't, so I found the "contact us" information for their corporate offices and wrote them a little thank you note.

And I wonder why I always seem to have too much to do.  It's because I feel the need to do highly important things, like research Christmas commercials and contact chocolate companies!  Anyway, my page ended up using the photo of the girls with the added historical tidbit, and a copy of my thank you note.



Day 16

Just a quick page for day 16, highlighting a last minute shopping trip.




 Day 17

 Yesterday's page was all about Sylvie waking up with an upset tummy, and how we spent our day.  Not especially Christmas themed, but it always seems like someone gets sick in December!





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  1. SusanDecember 18, 2015 at 8:31 PM

    I really like your Hershey story (had no idea the commercial has been around that long either) and think it's a great thing to capture in your album. Very fun titlework on Day 16 too!

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