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I'm so enthused about those mittens we got, you have no idea. Ana's got three pairs of mittens aside from those: The one we can't find, the one without thumbs, the one that doesn't really fit. And if she doesn't have mittens on, she wants to walk with her hands in her pockets, which is both sensible and cute, but which *does* make it hard to cross streets and whatnot.

Some of the pants are really too big, you were right, but it's not a worry - we'll either store them or lend them over to a friend of my mom's kid. That is to say, a friend-of-my-mom's kid. NOT a friend of my-mom's-kid.

Once Deniz outgrows them, Ana will fit into them. When Ana outgrow's them, Deniz' little sister Su will fit them. When Su outgrows them, if they're still around, Evie will fit them. Don't know what's going to happen to clothes when Evie outgrows them, but we're sure to find *somebody* to give them to :)

So, if you invest in clothes for Ana, rest assured that they'll be worn for at least three years straight, loved by at least three children. Same goes for toys and books and all.

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I'm thinking about Christmas this year. I want to really do a lot of things that we didn't do in my family, but which I think would be fun. A simple, secular Advent calendar. St. Nicolas Day. That sort of thing. What sort of things do you all do for your holidays this time of year? They don't have to be for our holidays - I'm just curious.