7 Quick Takes Friday: Christmas is coming, gift-giving, peace apples for Christmas Eve, a dip party, two missing front teeth, and a little bit of snow

Our Christmas tree is up! I can’t believe it. I thought this might be the year for a Christmas Eve tree-decorating event, but the tree is in place, the stockings are hung, and we are done. I’m not sure whether I have all the gifts I need, but some of