{"id":1238,"date":"2008-12-24T18:00:06","date_gmt":"2008-12-25T05:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2019-02-13T08:08:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T16:08:51","slug":"from-my-home-to-yours-merry-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/from-my-home-to-yours-merry-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"From My Home to Yours&#8230; Merry Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/merry-christmas-my-home-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"merry-christmas-my-home\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/merry-christmas-my-home-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/merry-christmas-my-home.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Well, I just finished prepping the house and there's still 24 hours left before my friends start arriving for our Christmas dinner festivities.  Somewhere in between polishing the stemware and washing the kitchen floor, I realized that I already have almost everything I wanted for Christmas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/roamsters\/3132449894\/\" title=\"It snowed by roamsters, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3118\/3132449894_3e70dd95dd_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"It snowed\"  style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 10px 10px 0px\" border=\"0\"  \/><\/a>Snow (and lots of it).<\/p>\n<p>The safe return of my good friend from north of 60 (that's the 60th parallel where it's minus 42 degrees celsius at the moment).<\/p>\n<p>Plans with loved ones (in other words, the people who know you best but like you anyway). <\/p>\n<p>The arrival of my Amazon order of 12 old Meryl Streep movies that I either didn't have or hadn't seen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/roamsters\/3133759531\/\" title=\"Christmas table is set by roamsters, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3118\/3133759531_9ffaeeb353_m.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Christmas table is set\"  style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 10px 10px 0px\" border=\"0\"  \/><\/a>Fully functional servers (thank you, Steve!).<\/p>\n<p>A definite plan to work directly with you in 2009 (one-on-one coaching, phone number &#038; all) to help you get your Internet business off the ground&#8230; details  of which whill be released just as soon as I've got a functional desktop* again (* Christmas wish #7 yet to be realized), most likely shortly after I get back from Affiliate Summit (if it's the motherboard as Ori suspects). <\/p>\n<p>Six out of 7 realized wishes is pretty remarkable. Only slightly less if you count the usual &#8216;peace on earth'.<\/p>\n<p>And this one I fervently hope comes true&#8230; a wish for you and yours to enjoy all the very best of the season &#8211; a happy and safe holiday, good times with family and friends, prosperity in the New Year and the ability to share generously with those less fortunate.<\/p>\n<p>So, what are\/were you Christmas wishes? Care to share? Please leave a comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, I just finished prepping the house and there&#8217;s still 24 hours left before my friends start arriving for our Christmas dinner festivities. Somewhere in between polishing the stemware and washing the kitchen floor, I realized that I already have almost everything I wanted for Christmas. Snow (and lots of it). 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