{"id":4767,"date":"2013-11-08T22:24:59","date_gmt":"2013-11-09T04:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/?p=4767"},"modified":"2013-11-09T10:11:54","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T16:11:54","slug":"christmas-in-october-thank-you-aunt-shirley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/08\/christmas-in-october-thank-you-aunt-shirley\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas In October! Thank You Aunt Shirley!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A few weeks ago the kids received a surprise from the mail man. Left on the porch was a box of joy, from none other than Santa Aunt Shirley.<\/p>\n

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It took us about a week to finally open the box (we knew we would need to set some serious time aside when they could indulge) but once it started they were all so excited.<\/p>\n

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And the occasion? Just because. Just because she wanted to do something nice for the kids. Those are always the best surprises.<\/p>\n

Brenda decided to record and edit a short thank you video, and to the end of that I added a brief interview with Andrew where he discusses the various new Skylander characters.<\/p>\n

We love you Aunt Shirley! Thank you so much from all of us.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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