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Christmas Eve 2009 Highlights
This Christmas Eve was special with Enric, Miranda, and Silas here with us. Jenny, back from school, was here too! The evening was sweet starting with our Christmas Eve service at church, and my guess is, that is when the hilarity got its start. Silas didn’t go into the nursery as keeping children with parents in the service is encouraged. He was so funny singing along, imitating the violins, and speaking out loud. Once home, the evening … Read entire article »
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It’s Not Too Late!
If you live on the east coast and you’re not finished your Christmas shopping, don’t panic, it’s not too late. In fact, it couldn’t be easier to send that last minute gift with Amazon.com and it couldn’t be easier. Send a gift certificate and it can go right to their email or you can print it to give it to them personally! … Read entire article »
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Silas Discovers the Christmas Village
Each year mom sets up a Christmas Village. While I was growing up it was under the tree, these past years, she has set it up on the piano. With Silas in the house, I wondered how long it would be before he would discover the wonders of make believe and in his imagination “put himself” in the village. Today you could see the imagination going as played with Yaya’s Christmas Village. A few scenes from the village… … Read entire article »
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Christmas Cookies 2009
This time I missed Jenny, Petra, and Leoni, but this year we had Miranda with us to decorate our Christmas cookies! … Read entire article »
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Ravens!
As we watch Monday Night Football (Ravens vs. Packers), I considered Christmas presents for Ravens fans. NFL® Baltimore Ravens Petite Purse From backpacks to business cases to luggage and handbags, eBags has your bag. We carry a complete line of premium and popular brands, including Samsonite, Jansport and Eagle Creek. eBags combines the best selection of products with unrivaled service and extremely competitive prices. Quilted Tote – Baltimore Ravens Quilted Tote with NFL team logo Baltimore Ravens Ravens 1/8 Charm … Read entire article »
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Christmas Gift Ideas: Throws
All under $20! Frosty Winter Friends Throw This warm and comfy throw is designed by the renowned artist Sandra Kuck. Gives your home a dash of old fashioned fun. Polyester fleece trimmed with cranberry red. Machine wash. Imported. 51″ x 63″. Christmas Memories Throw Designed by renowned artist Sandra Kuck, this fleece throw features a heartwarming vignette of brother & sister reading by the Christmas tree. Add a feeling of warmth and create an instant yuletide atmosphere just by … Read entire article »
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The Maze Game
Many years ago, a game arrived from Spain called Laberinto 2. Enric took to the game immediately and poured many hours into it, trying to win this challenging game. It ’s made from plastic and had two knobs which is used to move a tiny ball around a maze, avoiding the many holes in the board and to get all the way around to the end. It was fun for me to see Enric with the game … Read entire article »
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Christmas Presents 2008: Goat Cheese!
Not just any goat cheese, the cheeses of Tumalo Farms. Flavio and Marge sent a lovely box with a variety of cheeses all fixed up in a nice Christmas packaging. It was nice to have Petra (from Holland and no stranger to cheeses) with us when giving it a taste. We both agreed that we liked Classico the best, with the smooth, mild taste of the Pondhopper being a close second. Leoni however, liked the rosemary spiced Remembrance best. Want … Read entire article »
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Cam’s Dutch Christmas
I know I am slow in regards to updating about our holidays, but…gee, it’s the holidays. On Christmas Eve day, Laura was scheduled to babysit Cameron (Chrissy’s grandson), and with Petra and Leoni here from Holland, they couldn’t resist to add some Dutch flavor to Cam’s Christmas by giving him a bandana held together with a little wooden shoe! So cute! … Read entire article »
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Christmas Presents 2008: Australia Package, part IV
John sent Mom an original calendar, a blue fairy wren figure. … Read entire article »
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Christmas Presents 2008: Australia Package, part III
Knowing I love all music, John sent me Together in Concert: John Farnham & Tom Jones I have to admit, I don’t think I would have bought it for myself, but while listening to it, I really enjoyed it. Very upbeat and fun. Track Listings 1. Mama Told Me Not To Come 2. 200 Pounds Of Heavenly Joy 3. Man Of The Hour 4. What Am I Living For 5. It’s Not Unusual 6. Burn For You 7. Playing To Win 8. My Yiddishe Momme 9. … Read entire article »
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Wisconsin Christmas Presents??
Ok, it’s been a few weeks since Enric, Miranda, and Silas left… …but I’ve been wondering if they didn’t leave us a little something extra for Christmas? I’ve spotted a few of these little fellas… … Read entire article »
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Christmas Presents 2008: Brian’s PhotoVerse
Surprises can really happen anytime, when they happen at the Holidays, and with the most thoughtful of gestures, it can really touch you. I am really touched. Over the years, Unique Exposures got a new member who’s photography I have enjoyed, but when he started to send a weekly photo with Bible Verses to my inbox, I was truly impressed and told him so. I mentioned to him that the work deserved to be shown to others … Read entire article »
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Christmas Presents 2008: Birch Framed
It’s not even Christmas yet, and alread I am feeling the blessings of the season through gifts, and as usual I like to share with them to my blog readers. My very FIRST present this year was from Enric and Miranda. They noticed my reaction to the lovely birch trees in their area of Wisconsin. I was smitten with the white trunks and branches, even stopping in the road to take photos of them. What a … Read entire article »
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Decorating Cookies
We have Petra and Leoni here from Holland for the holidays. After a few days of some solid Christmas shopping, we finally had time to settle down, go to church for the cantata and break out the sugar cookies to decorate with Jenny helping us. We decorated mom’s sugar cookies… In fact, we decorated a LOT of cookies. We all had fun. We had one casualty. I accidently decapiated a snowman. Dr. Laura Lopez (has a nice sound to it, … Read entire article »
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Christmas Canon
This is one of my favorite Christmas songs, and incidentally the ring tone (When I can find it) for my cell phone. … Read entire article »
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Bonuses
Well if Congress can get its raise I suppose bank executives can have their end of year bonuses. As far as I am concerned both sides deserve each other. What isn’t deserved is the average American taxpayer paying for it all – ask the waitress who spends 12 hours a day on her feet what HER bonus is…paying more taxes to keep Congress and banks happy? The thing is, these aren’t banks that are rolling in dough, these are banks that had their hands out in the recent government bailout. To me that means, they don’t HAVE the money for bonuses. So where did the money come from? Goldman-Sachs got $10 billion in Government bailout, announced Tuesday that it handed out $10.93 billion in benefits, bonuses, and compensation for the year. I am no … Read entire article »
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Apples of Gold
I received what I guess is my first Christmas present this year. It’s a book called Apples of Gold by Dr. John R. Rice, it’s filled with wonderful poems. The one I opened up to reminded me how Satan is our accuser, quick to demand our punishment, and how Jesus is our Advocate. Here is “My Advocate” I sinned, and straightway, post-haste, Satan flew Before the presence of the Most-High God, And made a railing accusation there. He said, This soul, this thing of clay and sod, Has sinned. Tis true that he has named thy Name, But I demand his death, for Thou has said, The soul that sinneth, it shall die. Shall not Thy sentence be fulfilled? Is justice dead? Send now this wretched sinner to his doom. What other thing can righteous ruler do? And thus he did accuse … Read entire article »
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Fun Digeridoo!
Our holidays with Enric, Miranda, and Silas took on an Aussie flavor, when Enric took the challenge of playing the digeridoo John sent to Miquel some Christmases ago. Enric had so much fun with it, I almost hated to see him leave it behind…. … Read entire article »
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Early Christmas Presents
While Enric, Miranda, and Silas were here we couldn’t resist to have an early Christmas. After all, it’s a season, not just a day to me. … Read entire article »
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Family Portraits
Basically, the following is how NOT to photograph your family’s Christmas portrait. Silas was so wiggly! … Read entire article »
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Unique Christmas Gift Ideas
I have already dusted off my Christmas songs, and there are signs in the stores that the season is fast coming upon us. We will also celebrate a little early this year with Enric, Miranda, and Silas visiting us the first of December. So, I thought it might be fun to dig into some of my merchants that I advertise for, and find some very different and unique gifts this first time out with some gift … Read entire article »
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Who Needs God Anymore?
This appeared today on the news and my daughter’s reaction was very interesting. She said, “I guess they DO give Santa god-like qualities, I mean, think of the words, ‘he sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake.’ ” That was very insightful I thought. FoxNews Reported: Ads proclaiming, “Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness’ sake,” will appear on Washington, D.C., buses starting next week and running through December. The American Humanist … Read entire article »
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Hotel Xerraire Booking Up Fast!
Every house where love abides And friendship is a guest, Is surely home, and home, sweet home For there the heart can rest. Henry van Dyke (1852 – 1933) Not all, but most know that this autumn into winter is filling up fast at our home. We are very excited here and have been ocupied with preparations. I have already called most of my clients to let them know I will be very busy. We have John coming in from Australia this weekend to stay two weeks! I find myself in a confused state of wanting him to feel like an honored guest but at home at the same time. How does one do that? Enric and Miranda have also agreed to visit us, and over the Christmas holidays, Petra & Leoni will also stay … Read entire article »
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Mini Concert
Well into Enric and Miranda’s stay here, we decided on an informal get together with my sister and her husband, as well as Mrs. Moore. With this time together, I thought it would be nice for Enric to play piano, a mini concert of sorts, so Miquel could tape it for us to listen to again and again. We had a little light food, some cookies, nuts, Flavio’s cheese and crackers. And then, we were treated very nicely… …as Miranda, baby … Read entire article »
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‘Ave a bonza Chrissy, Mate
Going with near 10 years tradition now, Australia came to Maryland in the form of a big, heavy package filled with surprises and a complete color coded gift guide. Calendars, lollies, and stubby holders cushioned the package well around other presents… Miranda admires the echidna for baby Silas Laura opens up a Tee-Shirt The guys are excited over their boomerangs Miranda and Laura pose with their gumnut earrings Mom poses with one of her birds Me, I got the silver bag with the gold … Read entire article »
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Christmas 2007
My sister and her husband hosted Christmas this year. We had a wonderful day: Photos HERE … Read entire article »
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Christmas Eve…
Our Christmas Eve is always a special occasion, but this year so much more with Enric, Miranda and Silas with us. We first had a Catalan Dinner that I prepared, and it was the BEST Fideus I had ever made. Next, we went to Christmas Eve Service at Church. Then we came home and open presents. Photos HERE … Read entire article »
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Christmas Eve
I have always regarded Christmas Eve a special night. Tonight with my whole family together, we will have a nice Fideus, go to church Christmas Eve’s service, then come home and have presents and enjoy being with each other. My wishes are that my friends and all who read this blog have a very Merry Christmas, remembering who came for us, why He came, and why His birth is so special and worthy of celebration. Jesus-the gift … Read entire article »
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Merry Tossmas
At this time of year do you receive numerous “Non-Specified Holiday” catalogs that pile up and clutter your house? Here is a fellow who is offended that few actually say Christmas Catalogs. So, as he explains there are other months where we don’t clump special occasions together, say, Presidents and Valentines Day, he demonstrates what he does with “Holiday” catalogs. He tosses them. Play the movie HERE … Read entire article »
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Black Friday – Cyber Monday
I knew about Black Friday, in fact, years ago I worked in retail in the middle of that chaos, and this year my daughter insisted on being a shopping part of it as part of her birthday celebration. In spite of housing woes and gas costs, the predicted gloom for Friday’s sales was not meant to be. Associated Press reports: "According to ShopperTrak RCT Corp., which tracks sales at more than 50,000 retail outlets, total sales rose 8.3 … Read entire article »
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Christmas Lyrics
Well I haven’t taken leave of my senses and started to celebrate Christmas before Thanksgiving, but I found in my stats that many people were looking for Christmas lyrics. That prompted me to add Christmas lyrics to Barb’s Lyric’s Blog. So, in no particular order, you can find the lyrics to Christmas favorites HERE What are YOUR favorite Christmas songs? To name a few mine are: O Holy Night O Come O Come Emmanuel (Particularly by Bryan Duncan) – it has … Read entire article »
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Christmas winds down
It’s mid January and I think the last cards and gifts have been completely delivered. It’s a treat in our household when the usual ‘big box’ comes to us from Australia. It’s also a good signal that this is the end of Christmas. Gladly, I think of it as a season and not a day – makes all those preparations worth it and John isn’t in the doghouse for being so late. This year … Read entire article »
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