If you didn’t know already I have quite a love tradition. It stems back when I was a tiny and bored in the dead of winter deep in the mountains of Idaho. Back then, there was nothing to do except play in the snow and get lost in the woods. Eventually, I’d make it back … Continue reading Star’s holiday traditions
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