{"id":857,"date":"2011-12-25T13:27:33","date_gmt":"2011-12-25T13:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=857"},"modified":"2011-12-25T13:27:33","modified_gmt":"2011-12-25T13:27:33","slug":"merry-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=857","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-858\" style=\"width: 491px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/100_1311.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-858  \" title=\"100_1311\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/100_1311-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Santa and his lovely helper say &quot;Merry Christmas!&quot;\" width=\"491\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/100_1311-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/100_1311-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/100_1311.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa and his lovely helper say &quot;Merry Christmas!&quot;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Merry Christmas to everyone! \u00a0It has been a busy year for us, with lots of surprises, some good, and some not so good. \u00a0On balance, it&#8217;s been a very good year. \u00a0I hope the same is true for you and yours.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-859\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/100_1309.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-859\" title=\"100_1309\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/100_1309-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"The true meaning of Christmas\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/100_1309-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/100_1309-1024x908.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The true meaning of Christmas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-860\" style=\"width: 211px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/image0011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-860\" title=\"image0011\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/image0011-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"Something a bit irreverent\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/image0011-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/image0011.jpg 489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Something a bit irreverent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-861\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Santa-Claus-3D-Screensaver_h6dm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-861\" title=\"Santa Claus 3D Screensaver 1.0\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Santa-Claus-3D-Screensaver_h6dm-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Santa flying in sleigh\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Santa-Claus-3D-Screensaver_h6dm-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Santa-Claus-3D-Screensaver_h6dm.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">... 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