Word from one of Santa’s elves is that Jolly Old Saint Nick has taken advantage of our being away from the house to make his delivery to a certain 4-year-old. Expect squeals of excitement when we arrive home (which will be, of course, at our point of maximum of exhaustion).<\/p>\n
Thanks, guys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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