When kids are asked what their favorite holiday is, most often they would pick Christmas. Aside from their birthdays, Christmas is a special day when they get to receive plenty of gifts especially from Santa Claus who fulfills their Christmas wishes.

Christmas isn’t only a time for gift-giving, it’s also a time for families to celebrate together thus family reunions are common. For those who are far from us, we send them Christmas cards to let them know that we remember and miss them. One of the most popular greeting cards preferred by well-wishers are the personalized cards because they can have their family photos printed there and it would also serve as a souvenir to the recipients. Even the greetings can be customized according to what messages they want to convey to their loved ones. It also shows that extra effort is being put in coming up with the card design, the words, etc.

A good place to order Personalized Christmas Cards is at GalleryCollection.com, a leading publisher of personalized and business holiday cards. They use the finest quality card paper for their custom cards that comes in rich colors,sculpted embossing … There are also many card styles to choose from to match the different tastes of their customers.

One notable fact about this company is that they’re helping the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center with their donation of 800 greeting cards. The donation will go to the “Show Me a Smile” greeting card gift giving program which will hopefully bring smiles to the young patients being treated in the above-mentioned hospital. In a way, you’re also helping these children when you order from GalleryCollection.com. Now that’s a great way to spread the Christmas spirit to everyone especially the children!

This year will be my third to celebrate Christmas in Prague (that’s what I thought). But it might change. Weeee..

Yesterday I sent an email to our family yahoogroup asking everyone’s plan for December. I know my sister in Finland is going home for the Christmas break, but how about the rest? I wanted to know.

Soon their replies came; Asia and Europe responded. I found out all my siblings and their family will be in our hometown on Christmas and even New Year except US! Whaatttt?
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The birthday girl.

Yesterday was little C’s first birthday. We’re overjoyed as to how this baby turned out to be. She’s such an amusing little girl! She’s very playful lately and teases us a lot. She’d also melt our hearts with her abundant smiles and giggles. Many times I had to bite my own tongue instead of her. Weeeeee!

The pretty bouquet from Marielle.

Anyway I was surprised to receive a bouquet of mixed flowers from a friend. It wasn’t my birthday but I got a present from her! She said it’s a gift for surviving my first year as a mom.

I’ve got plenty to say about how I survived the ordeal in a foreign land but my mind is pretty much drained right now to form my thoughts in a comprehendable fashion. All I can say is, compared to other mother’s experience, thank God little C had no serious health-related problems or accidents that could have worried me to death.

To end this post, let me send out my BIG thanks to ALL – our family and friends who have helped me get through the first year most especially to M, for being such a good dad and husband. We made it! Cheers!