{"id":34368,"date":"2025-01-18T07:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T07:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/countdown-to-fun-and-tradition\/"},"modified":"2025-01-18T07:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T07:41:08","slug":"countdown-to-fun-and-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=34368","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to FUN (and Tradition!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-7367016006003196840\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Like many people, our<br \/>\nholiday season is filled with cheer.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">And<br \/>\nit is filled with the <\/span><u style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">sounds<\/u><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> of the holidays &#8211; the sounds of giggles and<br \/>\nexcitement, the sounds of wrapping paper ripping\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">But <i>unlike<\/i> most<br \/>\npeople, our season is also filled with different sounds. It is filled with:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font: 7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">The sounds of<br \/>\nfootsteps going up and down our wooden steps <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font: 7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">The sounds of<br \/>\nadults patiently explaining colors and shapes and numbers\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\">\u00a0 to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 0.5in;\">children<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font: 7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">And last but most<br \/>\ncommon \u2013 the sounds of small, oddly shaped wooden doors opening and closing and<br \/>\nopening and closing and opening and closing\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">Those are the sounds of <i>our<br \/>\n<\/i>season, because everyday between December 1<sup>st<\/sup> \u2013 December 24<sup>th<\/sup>,<br \/>\nour porch is filled with visitors for a special event.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh4fHaa7JGsF7q-hY00MUSpQv-LY2zxRfqxtNJHw964AY9r6quO1ucbXhL279EYphHrceN87crV2XUdXDm5SHwtmOUv0gdT9jtnbCOJWNT1eYK6I3Vgn7zuLGRzO2TleVbLqFJvHX4A_3rBmiBcWwZteAcH2pZt4DY5LyPhxR_6juSomZBOOJEs9sY8BJcr\/s2048\/countdown%20calendar%202024%206.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh4fHaa7JGsF7q-hY00MUSpQv-LY2zxRfqxtNJHw964AY9r6quO1ucbXhL279EYphHrceN87crV2XUdXDm5SHwtmOUv0gdT9jtnbCOJWNT1eYK6I3Vgn7zuLGRzO2TleVbLqFJvHX4A_3rBmiBcWwZteAcH2pZt4DY5LyPhxR_6juSomZBOOJEs9sY8BJcr\/w480-h640\/countdown%20calendar%202024%206.jpg\" width=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">From morning til<br \/>\nnighttime, people stream onto our porch to make their daily visit to the life-size<br \/>\nCOUNTDOWN CALENDAR.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>And each day, behind<br \/>\na brightly colored numbered door, they find a special treat.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Some days it is candy, other days a small<br \/>\ntoy.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>But every day it is <u>something<\/u>,<br \/>\nand every day is filled with the anticipation of what they will find.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhp5zlaQSD4h_eicUzAkfnv17v2R1WPhn4ymYWWdxi0HzIfYTwv3J34N6BDM2f2i1a-PXKjGZBlnVKOavEt8oLNXQKe1j8aDUMNY7AvcYVyrpghyphenhyphenleJIOAWaJtQQ4DNFIl2KdQYrdMlAP53JQpR6jrHNeH5ucgd1EDP3j0WuC2l9KTADERKrH1Q4gExgiMN\/s1024\/countdown%20calendar%202024%203.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1024\" data-original-width=\"768\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhp5zlaQSD4h_eicUzAkfnv17v2R1WPhn4ymYWWdxi0HzIfYTwv3J34N6BDM2f2i1a-PXKjGZBlnVKOavEt8oLNXQKe1j8aDUMNY7AvcYVyrpghyphenhyphenleJIOAWaJtQQ4DNFIl2KdQYrdMlAP53JQpR6jrHNeH5ucgd1EDP3j0WuC2l9KTADERKrH1Q4gExgiMN\/w480-h640\/countdown%20calendar%202024%203.jpg\" width=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">The Countdown Calendar has<br \/>\nbecome a tradition in our neighborhood.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Like<br \/>\nso many of our projects, it started with a wild idea and has become a community<br \/>\nstaple.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I envisioned the calendar and David<br \/>\ndesigned and built it with love (measuring many, many times to get it just<br \/>\nright). We are not sure how many Christmases we have celebrated with it, but we<br \/>\nhave also used the calendar to count down to other special events \u2013 an election,<br \/>\nValentine\u2019s Day, an inauguration, Eid Al-Fitr\u2026<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>At Kindness Activist we believe you can countdown to <i>anything<\/i>!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg3db-J-DcGBLvFrvp8KD1zgSwNnjPolWI0FEedVSc2Mh7rpenPExmH8rEtM-DIhZ-WvccDTxsY_3Pm-qwDeD_szek0m2ZiT1WEEPFhkbAbYpucw9Cf1gaunxMzQW0h1jrmOAsHORFNLahAFwE3CwYZnaxM6fwCuW_7UKcEJVYrPtcZGtoNY3l2Jjag8j6g\/s960\/countdown%20calendar%202024.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"960\" data-original-width=\"720\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg3db-J-DcGBLvFrvp8KD1zgSwNnjPolWI0FEedVSc2Mh7rpenPExmH8rEtM-DIhZ-WvccDTxsY_3Pm-qwDeD_szek0m2ZiT1WEEPFhkbAbYpucw9Cf1gaunxMzQW0h1jrmOAsHORFNLahAFwE3CwYZnaxM6fwCuW_7UKcEJVYrPtcZGtoNY3l2Jjag8j6g\/w480-h640\/countdown%20calendar%202024.jpg\" width=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">And it is so FUN!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Many visitors come <u>every day<\/u> to make<br \/>\nsure they don\u2019t miss a treat.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We average<br \/>\n55 \u2013 65 visitors a day.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Some days the<br \/>\ngifts are wrapped, making them extra special!!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>This year 13 neighbors volunteered to wrap gifts ranging from movie<br \/>\ntheater size boxes of candy to balls filled with slime to honey sticks to wind<br \/>\nup walking toys and more.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We have at<br \/>\nleast 50 \u201cmain treats\u201d per day and plenty of back-up treats for overflow,<br \/>\nbecause on nice weather days upwards of 70 people come.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjn8F4bFwi6s6XeaS8W1qWH8DhcAoMczp_HA0ZgK5wdohTYedjdf0D79cbGAV0wlrUzZjn0GQYW2AOJI-7xe3AA0TMui7N1B8uI2xzDK4aRS08b-P67GKkuDdWqLwS1BuAILTPioU2u5QaXLIwRBKw2GGXJmgRT5EpmOcT0SsmqRz24M_NnyymQLT_HDzbK\/s2000\/countdown%20calendar%202024%20jb%20and%20ryder%20and%20stg%20and%20dg.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"1500\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjn8F4bFwi6s6XeaS8W1qWH8DhcAoMczp_HA0ZgK5wdohTYedjdf0D79cbGAV0wlrUzZjn0GQYW2AOJI-7xe3AA0TMui7N1B8uI2xzDK4aRS08b-P67GKkuDdWqLwS1BuAILTPioU2u5QaXLIwRBKw2GGXJmgRT5EpmOcT0SsmqRz24M_NnyymQLT_HDzbK\/w480-h640\/countdown%20calendar%202024%20jb%20and%20ryder%20and%20stg%20and%20dg.jpg\" width=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">The Countdown Calendar is<br \/>\ngood for the community in so many ways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font: 7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">Seeing the<br \/>\nbrightly colored contraption on our porch signals the start of the holiday<br \/>\nseason<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font: 7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">It gives kids and<br \/>\nfamilies a destination to go to every day<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font: 7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">It helps teach<br \/>\nshapes, numbers, and colors!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I can\u2019t<br \/>\ncount the number of times in December I found myself out on the porch talking<br \/>\nto toddlers saying things like, \u201cOh!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>Today is day 5.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is a YELLOW<br \/>\ndoor with a RED handle.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is shaped<br \/>\nlike a TRIANGLE (gesturing drawing a triangle in the air).<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>With enough patience and time those kids can<br \/>\nfind it independently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font: 7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">It is an excuse<br \/>\nfor visitors to get out into the fresh air each day<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font: 7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">It provides a<br \/>\nbuild up to the \u201cmain events\u201d of the month<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font: 7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">It provides<br \/>\nexercise for many guests who bike or walk over<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font: 7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">It introduces<br \/>\npassersby to Kindness Activist and our work (it often draws in curious strangers,<br \/>\nespecially at night when the light is shining on the bright colors)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font: 7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">It is a reward<br \/>\nfor some families \u2013 if the child has good behavior for the day, they get to<br \/>\ncome to the calendar<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font: 7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">And finally, the<br \/>\nmost obvious \u2013 <i>it gives people a special treat each day<\/i>!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjjGDmffVuObCDgigMNjEAsW5TsB0GKXqy4k_mzCjKfeIu3T-ATlFUzwbO9vB0Y61GU0b6iNf6zsa6w5j83humYhCiijxwnqKTux4HZfP-AkGbrReH3mJHHJXnmD6tOFvQ5DC5DZpqA_B8wfdUXPfYI2zHCXFaat_BaQP43HruuROfOkMagTRkAOCBa2fXp\/s2048\/countdown%20calendar%202024%20john.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjjGDmffVuObCDgigMNjEAsW5TsB0GKXqy4k_mzCjKfeIu3T-ATlFUzwbO9vB0Y61GU0b6iNf6zsa6w5j83humYhCiijxwnqKTux4HZfP-AkGbrReH3mJHHJXnmD6tOFvQ5DC5DZpqA_B8wfdUXPfYI2zHCXFaat_BaQP43HruuROfOkMagTRkAOCBa2fXp\/w480-h640\/countdown%20calendar%202024%20john.jpg\" width=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">The Countdown Calendar<br \/>\nmight look like an easy task, but it is actually a huge undertaking.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Because it happens at the same time as the<br \/>\nSanta Project, I have learned to prepare way in advance!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>This year we started shopping for treats just<br \/>\nbefore Halloween, and kind neighbors wrapped and returned gifts to be used<br \/>\nmid-November. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\"><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiHGdXeai1nEad-qtjnImvE9LvJke0ec69gCHmV1P_t7YNDLJGqX3E4OUROd_YPrJm0dE-nmRtAH8_IbuUeDHKd_SZDY7rJG4UO5nxnVFIBs8ol40nLwV082y0P_3CXy3bPFuUwT0Ot4hw9jkEZa6XXPzXC9pQuqLdPXbJbFesEkH-ff8WtK8zEO1zUGWS7\/s960\/countdown%20calendar%202024%202.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"960\" data-original-width=\"720\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiHGdXeai1nEad-qtjnImvE9LvJke0ec69gCHmV1P_t7YNDLJGqX3E4OUROd_YPrJm0dE-nmRtAH8_IbuUeDHKd_SZDY7rJG4UO5nxnVFIBs8ol40nLwV082y0P_3CXy3bPFuUwT0Ot4hw9jkEZa6XXPzXC9pQuqLdPXbJbFesEkH-ff8WtK8zEO1zUGWS7\/w480-h640\/countdown%20calendar%202024%202.jpg\" width=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;\">My chocolate<br \/>\nloving friend John and I made a little video in 2023 of how the calendar<br \/>\nworks.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>You can find that here:<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sqEDCw2ErQQ\" target=\"_blank\">Countdown to Christmas<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">I have written a short blog<br \/>\nabout the Countdown Calendar before \u2013 here is a link to that piece:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kindnessactivist.blogspot.com\/2023\/12\/the-sounds-of-season.html\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\" target=\"_blank\">The Sounds of the Season<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;\">We won\u2019t be<br \/>\ncounting down to anything super soon as now is time to rest.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>But I can promise you this \u2013 if you ever pass<br \/>\nby the Big Yellow House and see this brightly colored contraption on the porch,<br \/>\nSTOP BY.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Because you never know what you<br \/>\nwill find behind today\u2019s door\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjeVnqqhMNUpUv6hZXVnhhO3znspbgh182L3HQZfJs0u3j3CsOYeChyphenhyphenKzk2TyGbleKFNcB5pqWLMpx3t_X87JcrwUsUIc4cs2Uhz6WTXe-r0ICkifuqv7liSniXWtgiDy4i4tsdDWeqDEx-H5TMYYvwba1vDWsR-UaX0HEOLydXhsPetWEUgoM1ReliSW6j\/s2000\/countdown%20calendar%20going%20to%20storage.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; 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