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What a great tradition! Honored to be included — thank you 😊 🙏

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You're so welcome!!! I'm delighted with your work!! Please keep going!!! 💚💚💚💚

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Oh Sue! You are such a dear to share all of these books!!! I am going to have to resort to drawing titles out of a hat to make some selections!!! But that will be fun, too! A very happy Jolabokaflod to you and J. L., too!

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Yes!!! We've done that book titles out of a hat trick in the past too!!! It's so fun!!! And we've also played "book roulette" where we read randomly in one book for 5 minutes, the timer goes off... pick up the next book... keep doing that till all new titles have been sampled then pick the one book that's most curious/interesting and read that one for a longer length of time. Fun games!!!! 💚📚💚📚💚📚

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Oh boy, all in on book roulette! Terrific idea!!! And, a good work out for my short term memory, too! ; -)

PS - Saw the pic of your conked-out sleeping orange kitty. So kind of you to see it was an important timeout. I had a sweet little black and white (ala Holstein cow) who puffed as she exhaled through her afternoon naps. That always charmed me! Cats really know how to get the most out of a nap!!

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Yes!!! Cats are such good teachers about the good values of naps and sunny windows. And their snoring and paw twitching while sleeping is the cutest!!!

Book roulette is a fun twist on musical chairs 🤣🤣 Hope you'll have lots of fun with it!!! Just remember your comfiest pajamas and the chocolate and you'll have a happy Jolabokaflod!!! 😍💚📚💚📚💚

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Wonderful piece this morning ☕ Sue, you gave me some good Gift ideas 🌞 Thank You, and will reStack ASAP💯👍🎄✨⛄

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Oh I'm delighted to hear that you enjoyed my piece this morning and got dome ideas!!!! Have lots of fun with them!!!!!!!! And thanks for sharing 💚📚💚📚💚📚💚📚

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What a great reminder about Jolabokaflod!! I love love love your tradition of buying books and choccies. 💚

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I'm so glad you like it!!! 💚📚💚🍫☕️💚📚💚

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I really do!!!! Xx

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What a wonderful collection. Inspiring. (It must be so hard choosing what books to set aside for Christmas Eve.)

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All books purchased after Dec 1 go into the Jolabokaflod - Christmas Eve stacks! Often the evening starts with a game of Book Roulette- a timer is set for 5 minutes, grab a book from the stack, when the timer goes off switch to the next book... repeat until all books have been sampled. The book that you're most curious/interested in "wins" and you spend more time the rest of the evening reading that one while eating chocolate 🍫 💚☕️📚💚📚☕️🍫

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That is such a cool approach! Love it!

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Thanks Sue! I owe you big time for this! ...Maybe a portrait of your little pup? :)

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You don't owe me anything Ed!!!! Just know you and Deb and Zeke are loved and appreciated!!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

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Holiday book flood sounds like so much fun! May this ritual gain much popularity across the world. I am going to try it for sure

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It's a ton of fun for us and hope it will be lots of fun for you too!!!! 💚📚💚📚💚📚💚📚

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I am sure it will. Thanks ❤

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A wonderful tradition! Although we can't be together during the holidays, my sister and I always exchange books we know the other person will enjoy:)

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That's wonderful thar you and your sister do that!!!!! Happy Jolabokaflod to you both!!!! 💚📚💚📚💚📚

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Thank you for all of these terrific recommendations - and what fabulous book adventures you're having! Happy Jolabokaflod! 📚

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I love everything about this!

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Jolabokaflod is one of our family's favorite holiday traditions and I'm honored to have Wild Diviity listed here!

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