Thirteen Christmas Carols I either love or hate!
1. O Holy Night --- LOVE
2. Linus & Lucy --- LOVE
3. Mary, Did You Know? --- LOVE
4. Here comes Santa Clause --- HATE
5. White Christmas --- LOVE
6. Blue Christmas --- LOVE
7. Twelve Days of Christmas --- HATE
8. Silver Bells --- HATE
9. Away In a Manger --- LOVE
10. Carol of the Bells --- LOVE
11. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause --- HATE
12. Your’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch --- LOVE
13. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas --- LOVE!!!!
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Natural Highs
This time of year can be quite stressful, it can really put you in a major mood slump. I received this list in an email and thought that I'd share this with all my blogging friends!
1. Falling in love.
2. Laughing so hard your face hurts.
3. A hot shower.
4. No lines at the supermarket
5. A special glance.
6. Getting mail
7. Taking a drive on a pretty road.
8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio.
9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.
10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer.
11. Chocolate milkshake.. (or vanilla or strawberry!)
12. A bubble bath.
13. Giggling.
14. A good conversation.
15. The beach
16. Finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last winter.
17. Laughing at yourself.
19. Midnight phone calls that last for hours.
20. Running through sprinklers.
21. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.
22. Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.
23. Laughing at an inside joke.
24. Friends.
25. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.
26. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep.
27. Your first kiss
28. Making new friends or spending time with old ones.
29. Playing with a new puppy.
30. Having someone play with your hair.
31. Sweet dreams.
32. Hot chocolate.
33. Road trips with friends.
34. Swinging on swings.
35. Making eye contact with a cute stranger.
36. Making chocolate chip cookies.
37. Having your friends send you homemade cookies.
38. Holding hands with someone you care about.
39. Running into an old friend and realizing
that some things (good or bad) never change.
40. Watching the expression on someone's face
as they open a much desired present from you.
41. Watching the sunrise.
42. Getting out of bed every morning and
being grateful for another beautiful day.
43. Knowing that somebody misses you.
44. Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply.
45. Knowing you've done the right thing,
no matter what other people think.
1. Falling in love.
2. Laughing so hard your face hurts.
3. A hot shower.
4. No lines at the supermarket
5. A special glance.
6. Getting mail
7. Taking a drive on a pretty road.
8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio.
9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.
10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer.
11. Chocolate milkshake.. (or vanilla or strawberry!)
12. A bubble bath.
13. Giggling.
14. A good conversation.
15. The beach
16. Finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last winter.
17. Laughing at yourself.
19. Midnight phone calls that last for hours.
20. Running through sprinklers.
21. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.
22. Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.
23. Laughing at an inside joke.
24. Friends.
25. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.
26. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep.
27. Your first kiss
28. Making new friends or spending time with old ones.
29. Playing with a new puppy.
30. Having someone play with your hair.
31. Sweet dreams.
32. Hot chocolate.
33. Road trips with friends.
34. Swinging on swings.
35. Making eye contact with a cute stranger.
36. Making chocolate chip cookies.
37. Having your friends send you homemade cookies.
38. Holding hands with someone you care about.
39. Running into an old friend and realizing
that some things (good or bad) never change.
40. Watching the expression on someone's face
as they open a much desired present from you.
41. Watching the sunrise.
42. Getting out of bed every morning and
being grateful for another beautiful day.
43. Knowing that somebody misses you.
44. Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply.
45. Knowing you've done the right thing,
no matter what other people think.
Monday, December 11, 2006
Puppy love and Perspective...
My puppy has been rather destructive here lately in our home and it is not making me happy. Here is a list of the things (that I can think of) that she has destroyed since coming to live with us last March. 3 pairs of my shoes, 2 pairs of slippers, 3 Christmas ornaments, 1 snowman draft stopper guy, potpourri, C’s glasses, my glasses, she’s been chewing on my coffee table, peeing and well, let’s just say she has been leaving brown deposits on my carpets, one of my mom’s lamb knick-knack things, a candle, water bottles, soda cans, ribbon, beef stroganoff, a pan full of grease from frying something the night before, … I think you get the idea. Yesterday when C and I got home from the morning service there was a broken ornament at the bottom of the steps and a “brown deposit” on the carpet. I was not happy. When we left for service last night we put her in her kennel. I’m tired of dealing w/ all this and she will learn that I. AM. THE. BOSS!!! We got home last night and well… YUCK!!! She apparently had gotten ‘the runs’ in her kennel. There was p o o p everywhere! C was soooooo awesome and cleaned it up and I bathed her. Every morning she wakes me up by running into our room and jumping on the bed and landing right on my head. You’d think that by now there would be an ad in the paper for a free puppy, right? Well there isn’t. Because sometimes she is just so darn CUTE! This morning, she came prancing into the office with “Howard” in her mouth, (For those of you who do not know who ‘Howard’ is, he was a dog toy, a stuffed Mallard Duck, he was Duke’s, he got named Howard because of the movie Howard, the duck. Have I ever seen it? No, but I remember the title. C may have actually named him, I really don’t remember. Well, we are onto about our 4th ‘Howard’ by now, and actually this one isn’t even a duck it’s a goose but it is still ‘Howard’) ANYWAY......Josie wanted to play. So I did. I got down on all fours and we played with Howard, she even tried to tease me like she does Duke, by running a little ways away and stopping and looking back to me. SO CUTE! And that, my friends, is why she gets to stay here.
Now on to the perspective part of my day…
I'm not working right now, and well our bank account doesn't really like that. Apparently it costs us more to live than C actually makes. I’ve been really bummed about how we don’t have the money to do all the stuff that I’d like to do for Christmas (and other things) this year.
I woke up this morning and did my usual routine; coffee and internet. I logged onto my email accounts and opened some blogs to read. I ran across a blog where the author made a very good point regarding how some things we think are major just really aren’t in the grand scheme of things and it hit home with me... for about 30 seconds and then I went on with my routine.
I opened another window and logged onto a scrapbook message board. It is amazing how something so routine and so trivial (in someone else’s eyes) can change your whole perspective on life. A friend, (whom I’ve never met in real life) woke up this morning to find that her 28 month old daughter had died in her sleep. : insert screeching halt noise here: Holy cow. I can not even begin to imagine what this family is going through right now. The heartache and despair is unfathomable to me. This is not the first child that they have lost to death either.
Here is where the perspective part comes in; here I’ve been bummed because I’m not able to make Christmas as big this year as I’d like, I still have my house, vehicles, food, clothes, necessities of life, my husband, and family. I do miss my mom more now than ever but there are people whose problems are so much bigger than mine. I have friends and family members who are in the midst of divorce and friends who are dealing with the loss of family members, friends who are dealing with misbehaving teenage children. And here I am sad because I don’t have a Cricut???? I’m bummed because I can’t buy gifts for my husband who really doesn’t NEED anything??? I’m whining because I don’t have some items I wanted to add to my decorations???? WHAT. IN. THE. WORLD???? How spoiled, how self-centered, how selfish can I be???? Here I sit in my warm home addressing handmade Christmas cards to friends and family with the inside verse reading “It was the simple gift of love that changed the course of the world”. And I’m acting like some spoiled brat because I can’t keep up with the ‘Joneses’. Wow. Can you say reality check? I’m so thankful that I had this wake up call. I certainly do wish it hadn’t come at the expense of someone else’s loss. My heart grieves for my friends and their families who are dealing with these major situations in their lives, I will pray for them everyday. I will also pray that I am able to keep things in perspective and not harbor such selfish notions. What matters is WHO is in my life and not what is in my life. I am blessed with many friends, I have a wonderful husband, my family supports me, and the best part is that I know Jesus Christ as my Savior and Friend. Remember this holiday season, and always really, that it isn’t about what we have, but who we have.
Now on to the perspective part of my day…
I'm not working right now, and well our bank account doesn't really like that. Apparently it costs us more to live than C actually makes. I’ve been really bummed about how we don’t have the money to do all the stuff that I’d like to do for Christmas (and other things) this year.
I woke up this morning and did my usual routine; coffee and internet. I logged onto my email accounts and opened some blogs to read. I ran across a blog where the author made a very good point regarding how some things we think are major just really aren’t in the grand scheme of things and it hit home with me... for about 30 seconds and then I went on with my routine.
I opened another window and logged onto a scrapbook message board. It is amazing how something so routine and so trivial (in someone else’s eyes) can change your whole perspective on life. A friend, (whom I’ve never met in real life) woke up this morning to find that her 28 month old daughter had died in her sleep. : insert screeching halt noise here: Holy cow. I can not even begin to imagine what this family is going through right now. The heartache and despair is unfathomable to me. This is not the first child that they have lost to death either.
Here is where the perspective part comes in; here I’ve been bummed because I’m not able to make Christmas as big this year as I’d like, I still have my house, vehicles, food, clothes, necessities of life, my husband, and family. I do miss my mom more now than ever but there are people whose problems are so much bigger than mine. I have friends and family members who are in the midst of divorce and friends who are dealing with the loss of family members, friends who are dealing with misbehaving teenage children. And here I am sad because I don’t have a Cricut???? I’m bummed because I can’t buy gifts for my husband who really doesn’t NEED anything??? I’m whining because I don’t have some items I wanted to add to my decorations???? WHAT. IN. THE. WORLD???? How spoiled, how self-centered, how selfish can I be???? Here I sit in my warm home addressing handmade Christmas cards to friends and family with the inside verse reading “It was the simple gift of love that changed the course of the world”. And I’m acting like some spoiled brat because I can’t keep up with the ‘Joneses’. Wow. Can you say reality check? I’m so thankful that I had this wake up call. I certainly do wish it hadn’t come at the expense of someone else’s loss. My heart grieves for my friends and their families who are dealing with these major situations in their lives, I will pray for them everyday. I will also pray that I am able to keep things in perspective and not harbor such selfish notions. What matters is WHO is in my life and not what is in my life. I am blessed with many friends, I have a wonderful husband, my family supports me, and the best part is that I know Jesus Christ as my Savior and Friend. Remember this holiday season, and always really, that it isn’t about what we have, but who we have.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Thirteen Thursday Thirteen topics that have run through my head today:
1. Thirteen things I should be doing instead of blogging…
2. Thirteen ways having 2 dogs (or more) is like having children…
3. Thirteen things that frustrate me about the holiday season…
4. Thirteen ways my husband annoys me…
5. Thirteen things I love about my husband…
6. Thirteen random photos off of my computer…
7. Thirteen favorite recipes…
8. Thirteen people I love…
9. Thirteen things I couldn’t live without…
10. Thirteen things I want for Christmas…
11. Thirteen of my all time favorite foods/drinks…
12. Thirteen things I am tired of…
13. Thirteen of my favorite games…
Check in again sometime… I just may use these topics for future Thursday Thirteens!
1. Thirteen things I should be doing instead of blogging…
2. Thirteen ways having 2 dogs (or more) is like having children…
3. Thirteen things that frustrate me about the holiday season…
4. Thirteen ways my husband annoys me…
5. Thirteen things I love about my husband…
6. Thirteen random photos off of my computer…
7. Thirteen favorite recipes…
8. Thirteen people I love…
9. Thirteen things I couldn’t live without…
10. Thirteen things I want for Christmas…
11. Thirteen of my all time favorite foods/drinks…
12. Thirteen things I am tired of…
13. Thirteen of my favorite games…
Check in again sometime… I just may use these topics for future Thursday Thirteens!
Monday, December 04, 2006
A little Christmas info on ME!
I got these first 25 (gasp!) off of Becky's blog and thought I'd share:
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper
2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial tree
3. When do you put up the tree? If we are in town, the day after Thanksgiving.
4. When do you take the tree down? New Year's Day or very soon after.
5. Do you like eggnog? NOT. AT. ALL. EW. YUCK! GAG!!!
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Totally can't remember. But I do remember when I got a record (oh I'm getting OLD!) that had the Disney song "It's a Small World after all" on it... I was playing it and dancing around the living room and on the furniture... my brother had just gotten an Atari for Christmas... somehow (I don't remember what I did) I knocked down the tv and it fell on his brand new Atari. I remember being SICK that I had broken the tv and his game. I just KNEW that my dad and brother were going to KILL me. (Musta been when I was very young, b/c my dad was still living w/ us then. ) I went crying to my mom and she picked it up and set it all back up and everything was just fine. I remember going to my room and reading after that.
7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
8. Hardest person to buy for? some friends of ours that seem to have everything already!
9. Easiest person to buy for? my neice and nephew
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail... and HANDMADE! :-)
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Totally can't remember.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? How the Grinch stole Christmas
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? No real start date, if I see something they will like I buy it.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Snowflakes
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear
17. Favorite Christmas song? You're a mean one Mr. Grinch
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Depends on how much money is in the bank and how many vacation days C has.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? probably
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? an angel when I was a kid, at first we had a snowflake, but this year I bought a star.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning. If I can wait that long, I'm usually so excited about what I got him.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? traffic! (good answer, Becky!!!)
23. Do you have Jesus in your heart this Christmas? yep.
24. Favorite Christmas Tradition? Putting up the tree w/ my hubby. We turn out all the lights except for the tree, light candles, play Christmas music and drink sparkling cidar.
25. Outdoor decorations? Some. Garland w/ lights, a wreath, 2 small lit trees on either side of the garage, and this year we bought some of those small white spiral like trees.
And some bonus info found from another website:
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate! WITH marshmellows please.
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? No Santa. All gifts must be wrapped, even the ones that go in the stocking.
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? WHITE. ONLY!
4. Do you hang mistletoe? no, but evey year I want to but forget to get it.
5. When do you put your decorations up? If we are in town, the day/week after Thanksgiving.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Mashed potates with turkey gravy
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: being in the kids christmas plays at church
8. Did you learn the truth about Santa? we didn't/don't do santa
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? yes.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? w/ snow & winter themed items.
11. Love it or Dread it? LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
12. Do you remember your favorite gift? nope.
13. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? being w/ friends and family
14. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Snowflake cookies
15. What is your favorite holiday tradition? setting up the tree w/ C. We always do it special together.
16. What tops your tree? this year, a star. It used to be a snowflake.
17. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? GIVING!
18. What is your favorite Christmas Song? You're a mean one Mr. Grinch
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper
2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial tree
3. When do you put up the tree? If we are in town, the day after Thanksgiving.
4. When do you take the tree down? New Year's Day or very soon after.
5. Do you like eggnog? NOT. AT. ALL. EW. YUCK! GAG!!!
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Totally can't remember. But I do remember when I got a record (oh I'm getting OLD!) that had the Disney song "It's a Small World after all" on it... I was playing it and dancing around the living room and on the furniture... my brother had just gotten an Atari for Christmas... somehow (I don't remember what I did) I knocked down the tv and it fell on his brand new Atari. I remember being SICK that I had broken the tv and his game. I just KNEW that my dad and brother were going to KILL me. (Musta been when I was very young, b/c my dad was still living w/ us then. ) I went crying to my mom and she picked it up and set it all back up and everything was just fine. I remember going to my room and reading after that.
7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
8. Hardest person to buy for? some friends of ours that seem to have everything already!
9. Easiest person to buy for? my neice and nephew
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail... and HANDMADE! :-)
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Totally can't remember.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? How the Grinch stole Christmas
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? No real start date, if I see something they will like I buy it.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Snowflakes
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear
17. Favorite Christmas song? You're a mean one Mr. Grinch
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Depends on how much money is in the bank and how many vacation days C has.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? probably
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? an angel when I was a kid, at first we had a snowflake, but this year I bought a star.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning. If I can wait that long, I'm usually so excited about what I got him.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? traffic! (good answer, Becky!!!)
23. Do you have Jesus in your heart this Christmas? yep.
24. Favorite Christmas Tradition? Putting up the tree w/ my hubby. We turn out all the lights except for the tree, light candles, play Christmas music and drink sparkling cidar.
25. Outdoor decorations? Some. Garland w/ lights, a wreath, 2 small lit trees on either side of the garage, and this year we bought some of those small white spiral like trees.
And some bonus info found from another website:
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate! WITH marshmellows please.
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? No Santa. All gifts must be wrapped, even the ones that go in the stocking.
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? WHITE. ONLY!
4. Do you hang mistletoe? no, but evey year I want to but forget to get it.
5. When do you put your decorations up? If we are in town, the day/week after Thanksgiving.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Mashed potates with turkey gravy
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: being in the kids christmas plays at church
8. Did you learn the truth about Santa? we didn't/don't do santa
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? yes.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? w/ snow & winter themed items.
11. Love it or Dread it? LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
12. Do you remember your favorite gift? nope.
13. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? being w/ friends and family
14. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Snowflake cookies
15. What is your favorite holiday tradition? setting up the tree w/ C. We always do it special together.
16. What tops your tree? this year, a star. It used to be a snowflake.
17. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? GIVING!
18. What is your favorite Christmas Song? You're a mean one Mr. Grinch
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