Change Is Hard

…but change is certain.

Wishing you a Warm Holiday

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Many of you will be celebrating Christmas or Hanukah today.

Penny and our family want to send you warm holiday wishes today and for the rest of the year.

And we’re linking this post to Karma’s blog, where she challenges us all to post images of warmth. We can’t think of a better way to express that concept than by sharing the holidays with all of you.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and thank you all so much for being part of our world. We’ll see you soon.

Author: dawnkinster

I'm a long time banker having worked in banks since the age of 17. I took a break when I turned 50 and went back to school. I graduated right when the economy took a turn for the worst and after a year of library work found myself unemployed. I was lucky that my previous bank employer wanted me back. So here I am again, a long time banker. Change is hard.

38 thoughts on “Wishing you a Warm Holiday”

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  1. shoreacres
    December 25, 2024 at 8:50 am

    Merry Christmas, Dawn. I just walked out and heard a cardinal singing its heart out — what a gift! May you be blessed with the same!

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  2. sara
    December 25, 2024 at 9:21 am

    Merry Christmas Dawn and Penny! Wishing you warmth and peace today.

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  3. lois
    December 25, 2024 at 9:48 am

    Merry Christmas to you, Dawn and to sweet Penny! 🎄😽

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  4. tajmutthall
    December 25, 2024 at 10:11 am

    Lovely photos! If I’m lucky, I’ll get my xmas photos done late today. Otherwise tomorrow. I have no fireplace any more, though. 🙂 Wishing you all happy holidays and beyond.

    -ellen and Zorro

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  5. Denise
    December 25, 2024 at 11:17 am

    Sending Merry Christmas wishes to you and your family, Dawn! Kiss on the nose for sweet Penny! 🎄💕

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  6. Carol
    December 25, 2024 at 1:16 pm

    Happy Holidays to you! Our family is together, anticipating a quiet holiday, filled with love and contentment.

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  7. Dale
    December 25, 2024 at 4:01 pm

    And right back at you, Dawn! Merry Christmas!

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  8. Retirement Reflections
    December 25, 2024 at 5:11 pm

    Adorable!

    Wishing you all a merry Christmas and a wonderful year ahead!

    Donna

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  9. Linda Schaub
    December 25, 2024 at 8:45 pm

    This post is spot-on for warmth Dawn! You and Penny look comfy and stylin’ in your Santa caps. Merry Christmas!

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  10. Ann Hay
    December 25, 2024 at 9:39 pm

    What wonderful photos. The warmest wishes to you and yours for these holidays and for 2025, Dawn. Thank you!

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  11. Diana
    December 26, 2024 at 1:22 am

    Merry Christmas Dawn and Penny! Beautiful photos and warmth and cheer is present! 💝

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  12. claywatkins
    December 26, 2024 at 10:28 am

    I hope you and yours had a Merry Christmas. Your photos were warm and cozy!

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  13. Natalie
    December 26, 2024 at 8:02 pm

    Dawn, Lovely and warm photos of you and Penny. Best wishes to you and yours in the new year.

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  14. restlessjo
    December 27, 2024 at 4:10 am

    I’ve never seen a Santa hat worn better, Penny! All the joys of the season to you and yours.

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  15. Karma
    December 27, 2024 at 8:22 am

    Very sweet photos, Dawn. And thank you so much for playing along with the photo hunt. I myself have been absent yet again from the blogs. Under the weather with Covid again. Not a great excuse for not reading the blogs however. You may be the only one who participated this time around! I hope you had a lovely holiday, and best wishes for the new year.

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  16. Robin Ward
    December 27, 2024 at 9:32 am

    Happy Holidays and what a lovely photo of your precious pup!

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  18. Debbie
    December 29, 2024 at 3:05 pm

    Aw, what great photos, Dawn! I do hope Penny was well rewarded with cookies after having to wear the Santa hat. Poor Monk hates dress-up. Domer put a T-shirt on him, though, and he seemed to mind not at all (despite not getting a reward!). But that’s the way it goes here — Domer can get away with things like that, whereas poor Mama can’t. Sigh. Happy Holidays to all of you!

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  19. DailyMusings
    January 8, 2025 at 6:33 am

    Hope Christmas and New Years were fun for you Dawn! I just love these photos- the hat becomes you! and of course Penny wears hers well too 🙂

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