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Mad Props To The Mail Man This Time of Year!

Jen Austin — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:15:53 +0000

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Unless you deliver packages for a living.

Yes, all of our online shopping brings in big bucks for FedEx, UPS, DHL, and the US Postal Service. But the employees at those places are under a mountain of work, buried in packages, and it's hardly a season to be jolly. More likely, tis the season to have sore muscles, a headache, and feel run over by the delivery truck each day. FedEx says more than 19 million packages were shipped on Monday. Here they come.

How late has your mail been lately? Don't be mad at the carrier - he or she is drowning in letters, boxes, and catalogs, and after looking at all the addresses, we're lucky his or her vision still works well enough to find our houses.

East Texas Retailers Who Are Hiring This Holiday Season

Leslie Reynolds — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:51:10 +0000

People everywhere are also trying to find some ways to earn extra cash to buy Christmas presents this year. Well, it just so happens that Christmas season is the busiest season for retailers everywhere. Between Black Friday and all the Christmas shopping, retailers are going out of their way to hire help for the holidays. So if you're looking to earn a little extra cash for the holidays, here is a list of the companies hiring the most for this holiday season.

Oprah's Favorite Things 2012 Revealed

Lucky Larry — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:02:25 +0000

For years Oprah Winfery wowed her audience during her holiday special "Oprah's Favorite Things" where she revealed what her favorite thing were. These things ranged from cookie dough and salsa to bath towels to books and even Volkswagen's one year. What was special about these shows was that every audience member at the taping would take home a set of all of Oprah's favorite things and that would send her audience into a frenzy where they experienced and ultimate high!

Holiday Shopping Season is Officially Here

Jen Austin — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:30:45 +0000

I think I saw the first big, full-blown display of Christmas trees and snow globes and dancing elves in a store around September 15th. That's pure madness! But after I stopped fighting it in my head, I let my excited 4-year old drag me into that section of the store and we both picked up a snow globe and shook it

Christmas Has Arrived In East Texas [POLL]

Lucky Larry — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:01:32 +0000

Last weekend we made our weekly trip to Walmart on S. Broadway in Tyler, and as I like to say, gave them my donation for the week, because we're ALWAYS in there! Anyways, as I was walking toward the toy section to the left side of the building what did I see, about 20 inflatable Christmas yard decorations hanging out near the ceiling doing their attention grabbing thing.

Why Do the Holidays Make Us So Nostalgic?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:30:16 +0000

There’s something about the holiday season that often makes us all a little nostalgic. And it’s not just the result of carefully-crafted marketing by retailers — psychological experts say that wistful feeling has an actual purpose.

Krystine Batcho, a professor of psychology at Le Moyne College in New York, says nostalgia helps us feel connected to one another and can even ease pain during a crisis.

Real-life Griswolds Pack Home With More Than 200 Christmas Trees [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:00:31 +0000

It’s perfectly normal to mark the holidays with a decoration or two. But the Rieken family in Texas takes their celebration of the season to the extreme by cramming over 200 trees into their home. Clark Griswold of ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ fame would be proud!

What Will It Take to Get Holiday Shoppers to Buy More? Discounts? Maybe

Shauna Wright — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:00:37 +0000

Since a new survey shows more than a third of Americans have already finished their holiday buying, analysts say retailers need to cut prices to the bone if they want people to keep shopping. About 32 percent of the 1,000 people surveyed by America’s Research Group said they finished a majority of their Christmas shopping [...]

Check Out Some Unique Holiday Gift Ideas for Kids [PHOTOS]

Don Deane — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:00:34 +0000

Struggling to decide what to buy for a child this holiday season? Then check out this collection of unique holiday gifts for kids of all ages courtesy of ‘The Early Show.’

Gift ideas include the Scruble Cube, a game that combines the Rubik’s Cube with Scrabble, dolls from the StinkyKids collection, chopsticks for kids with animal toppers and a device that makes rainbows.

Check out some neat holiday gift items for youngsters below.

How To Survive Your Family During The Holidays

J Kay — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:28:05 +0000

It's supposed to be “the most wonderful time of the year” right? Just now I was snapped at by my loving mother to help her in the kitchen. Why does everyone get so stressed out over this stuff? Shouldn't everyone be enjoying their day off of work and each others company. So in honor of [...]

The Band Perry Is Everywhere [VIDEO]

Lucky Larry — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:03:17 +0000

The Band Perry put on an amazing, flawless performance at the American Music Awards this past Sunday. It appears as if they’re going full steam into the holidays now. After their AMA appearance in L.A., The Band Perry flew across the country for a schedules appearance in Washington, D.C.! They were invited to be a [...]

Games To Play After Thanksgiving Dinner – Lucky Larry's Top Five

Lucky Larry — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:52:35 +0000

Once the Thanksgiving dinner has been served and eaten, what do you do with the family after the meal? I've come up with 5 great games that will get you interacting with your family! Have fun! "Cowboy" Ben Alman, Flickr 5 wii / X Box Kinect Get Up & Get Moving These video [...]

Where Did The Easter Bunny Come From

roddwayne — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:44:07 +0000

For Christians, Easter Sunday marks the day that Jesus Christ was resurrected. So, how exactly did a giant rabbit come to be the symbol of this very religious holiday?