My Sweet Charity

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Watch For Hobbits Thursday, Friday And Saturday While Touring The Whimsical Shire Of Preston Hollow For Equest

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Now that this wet stuff seems to be calming down, the upcoming days seems bright and shiny. Evidently, the Equest organizers arranged something with Mother Nature to have perfect weather for folks to explore the Tolkien-inspired Shire in Preston Hollow. While other estates in the neighborhood are manicured like a socialite’s nails, this acreage is a wonderland with its … [Read more...] about Watch For Hobbits Thursday, Friday And Saturday While Touring The Whimsical Shire Of Preston Hollow For Equest

The Great Girl Scout Cookie Debate Nearly Results In An Elf Brawl

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The debates have not ended! The MySweetCharity espresso barroom was the scene of a near brawl this afternoon. With her eminence Queenie sitting on her throne as judge, she listened to two teams of elves argue, complain and decry the lack of knowledge of the other group. At one point it got so ugly that one debater stuck his purple tongue out. The subject? Which Girl … [Read more...] about The Great Girl Scout Cookie Debate Nearly Results In An Elf Brawl

MySweetMusic For Christmas 2016 – Part 4

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Chances are that you just returned from midnight services. Or perhaps, you just were way late in the gift wrapping duties. Regardless, you'll be hearing drips of rain on the roof as well as the patter of reindeer. Makes sense. Rain and reindeer on the roof. But really, should you be up so late? If so, MySweetCharity twin elves Cherry T. and Jerry T. have provided the … [Read more...] about MySweetMusic For Christmas 2016 – Part 4

MySweetMusic For Christmas 2016 – Part 3

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The clock just struck midnight and Christmas Day has begun. If you're still up, you might want to turn off your fireplace. We just heard from Claus Headquarters that Santa cellphoned in saying that his boots got singed as he shimmied down one fireplace that was aglow. Oh, and don't forget to leave out the cookies and milk for Kris Kringle. He needs a sugar high, don't you … [Read more...] about MySweetMusic For Christmas 2016 – Part 3

MySweetMusic For Christmas 2016 – Part 1

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Tis Christmas Eve. Some are attending midnight services; some are having a Christmas Eve get-together; some are picking up someone at the airport and others are madly wrapping last-minute gifts. Not to worry. Santa is making his way to North Texas with his bag of gifts. The old boy has been on a diet, so squeezing down the chimneys might not be the challenge it was in the … [Read more...] about MySweetMusic For Christmas 2016 – Part 1

The Last Tree On The Lot

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Years ago there was a child who was at that age when the belief in Santa, elves and flying reindeer was starting to fade. As she sat next to her father driving home from Christmas Eve dinner, she told him of her doubts about the season of miracles. Her father, who was dreading this talk more than the one about the facts of life, pulled into the garage and told her a story that … [Read more...] about The Last Tree On The Lot

Keep An Eye On Santa

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Around here Santa is considered the top-shelf elf of the season. Starting Saturday evening, the jolly old fellow and his team of reindeer will be making the rounds. Just for fun, here is a link to him on his journey to deliver. BTW, there are a heck of a lot of local organizations like Community Partners of Dallas, S.M Wright Foundation, Dallas Children’s Advocacy … [Read more...] about Keep An Eye On Santa

Queenie Has Her Own Version Of Voting Requirements

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As Queenie arrived with her usual pomp-and-ho-hum, Elder Elf approached her. Gingerly, he asked, “Ma’am, did you know that early voting has gotten underway today?” With head raised (this time it didn’t hit the ceiling), she nodded just slightly so that her tiara would not go askew. Daring to broach the issue, Elder queried, “As you probably know, there have been some new … [Read more...] about Queenie Has Her Own Version Of Voting Requirements

An Unexpected Change Proved A MySweetCharity Boon

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Change is disrupting. And when it happens unexpectedly, it can really throw a wrench in the familiar routine. That’s what happened this week at MySweetCharity. On Tuesday, the usual “eblast” to subscribers missed the “automatic” 6:03 a.m. delivery. To get the news out, it had to be sent out manually by the MSC elves. But what was delivered was a different format than the usual. … [Read more...] about An Unexpected Change Proved A MySweetCharity Boon

April Is Going To Be Gangbusters, So Fasten Your Seat Belts

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Having just emerged from her wrinkle-remover chamber, Queenie arrived at MySweetCharity headquarters to find not an elf in sight. This simply couldn’t be. After all, MSC elves have no life outside MSC. Clearing her throat, nothing happened. Hmm, that usually gets results. She announced, “The last elf to appear will have lunch with me today.” With that, all elves popped up. … [Read more...] about April Is Going To Be Gangbusters, So Fasten Your Seat Belts