{"id":17918,"date":"2014-12-17T06:26:16","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T11:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=17918"},"modified":"2019-11-26T07:01:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T12:01:20","slug":"wrapping-it-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/12\/17\/wrapping-it-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrapping It Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"YellowEarrings\"<\/p>\n

Due to some unforeseen events, this Christmas has been a flurry of shopping, wrapping and\u00a0stockpiling cookie dough. Gifts are shipped, cards are on the way to their destinations, and I’ve completed all of my\u00a0jewelry projects. I’m looking forward to a relaxing day of baking pies and cookies and listening to some Bing, Dean, and Frank.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"SugarCookies\"<\/p>\n

\"FreshMilk\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Due to some unforeseen events, this Christmas has been a flurry of shopping, wrapping and\u00a0stockpiling cookie dough. Gifts are shipped, cards are on the way to their destinations, and I’ve completed all of my\u00a0jewelry projects. 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