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J
anice Brown eagerly awaits
the Christmas season and
all that it celebrates and
entails: the birth of Jesus,
the gathering of family and
friends in her home and the beauty
and cheer of the décor. Picture crisp
red-velvet ribbons, fragrant and
lush greenery and jolly Santa Claus
figurines basking in the incandescence
of tiny white bulbs.
Janice begins decorating her
Kingsford home well before
anksgiving, helped by Cynthia
Ross of CP Ross Designs. With a
twinkle in her eye, Janice said the job
starts "earlier and earlier" each year.
at's so the décor can be enjoyed,
not fussed over, in the precious weeks
between anksgiving and Christmas.
Janice spends that time instead doing
things like decorating gingerbread
houses with her fieen grandchildren,
wrapping presents and hosting holiday
gatherings with her husband, Jack.
"I love having extra time with my
family and friends," she said. "We look
forward to any holiday, or any reason
to celebrate, but Christmas especially."
Perhaps the family's lone holdout
in holiday revelry is Nixon, Janice's
13-year-old rescue chihuahua. Noise
and big groups aren't his favorite way
to celebrate Christmas but he's happy
in Janice's arms and greets guests with
a sweet lick anyway.
Christmas-minded
One of the unique aspects of Janice's
seasonal décor is that it unobtrusively
weaves into, and even highlights, her
everyday style. In fact, a keen eye can
spot a bit of Christmas in her home
year-round. Tucked safely behind the
glass of a curio cabinet, among shiny
baubles from her travels, visitors will
find a colorful nativity scene that she
and her children painted together, long
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