Tealby

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My family is quite large (I am one of 5 kids) & we are spread far & wide. My husband's family is much smaller, but again they do not live close, so our Christmases are significant in that there is very little tradition - each year is quite different, depending on where we are celebrating. Last year we had Christmas in Bali, Indonesia with my Mum & sister's family, so that was very different. This year we are celebrating at our home, so it is the first time in years that I have actually put up the Christmas tree! The only true tradition that seems to continue on regardless is my son's Advent Calendar - it was handmade by his grandmother when he was 2yo with different cross-stitched designs for each day. There are also little cloth bags to hold goodies that he opens every day. Even though he is now 14, this is one tradition that he really enjoys from year to year, regardless of where we are celebrating. The contents of the bags have changed over the years though - he is now getting cash & candy in the bags rather than tiny little toys!

My resolution is to mint my first geocoin - I have had an idea in my head for ages, but I just have to get something committed to paper.

But... it is even more frustrating when the sender leaves the "I want to send my email address along with this message" box checked & the email address still comes through as "noreply@geocaching.com". I think there is a glitch in the programming, because EVERY email I have received over the last month or more has been a "no reply" one, even from folks who have provided their email address to me previously. Tonight it finally got me suspicious, so I sent a test email using my son's geocaching account & it still came through a "no reply" despite my instructions otherwise. This is a real pain when I get emails regarding my EarthCaches, because I have several extra steps to acknowledge/authorise their find. Hopefully Groundspeak will fix this apparent bug in the system - I came to the forums to see if anyone had reported it yet & this was the closest post I could find, but I may have missed something.