Grocery Shopping

Twas the Night Before Christmas..

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December 24th 2009
Christmas Eve at my house always contains two things: last minute shopping and cooking. Usually I sit back and watch my mother, two younger sisters and dad prepare the meals. But this year, my parents flipped the script on me. They were no longer allowing me to sit back and watch Christmas movies and TV episodes, this year I was going to be responsible for helping bake some of the goodies. Boy was ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more