Our gift unwrapping ceremony was once again a very pleasant experience this year, reminding me of how extremely fortunate I am and all the good that God has done in my life. I did realize afterward that I was so preoccupied with making sure the event got video-recorded that I failed to ensure the perpetuation of the very important family traditions of firing wrapping paper balls incessantly upon one another while unwrapping the presents, and sticking the bows all over ourselves for added festive flair. Sorry charlies! We’ll pick the traditions back up next year, especially at Uncle Tom’s house…

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For hardcore Phillips fans,
I’ve put the complete 27 minutes and 10 seconds of the video documentary below, broken into nine
segments for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

Kimberly ~ aka Ty Pennington Wannabe ~ treated the kids this afternoon to “Extreme Room Makeover” Christmas gifts. After weeks of behind the scenes preparations, the kids were rounded up and surprised with the news, and we were sent off to Petsmart to buy a hamster (as good a stocking stuffer as any) and then out for some greasy KFC while she proceeded to bulldoze their rooms and remodel them from the ground up… Well maybe it wasn’t that extreme, but definite improvements were made and the kids were really happy with the results.

The raw recorded footage is viewable below. I could have edited it and put the Extreme Home Makeover music to it, etc., but what can I say? I am lazy, and so I leave it to your imagination… The recording is 9 minutes and 9 seconds long.

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