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How Was Your Christmas?

I hope everyone had a wonderfully Merry Christmas (if you celebrate it).

We did! Check out our pictures: Christmas 2004

What did you guys do this day after Christmas?

Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho

Posted by Cassie at 03:35 PM

What Christmas movie are you!

Your Christmas is Most Like: A Christmas Story

Loving, fun, and totally crazy. Don't shoot your eye out!

What Christmas Carol Are You?

You Are "All I Want for Christmas Is You"

I just want you for my own More than you could ever know Make my wish come true... All I want for Christmas is You You only want one thing for Christmas Love from one special person - and you've got it!

Also my favorite Christmas movie!

Your Christmas is Most Like: Miracle on 34th Street

Sweet and caring, Christmas is about helping for you. While Santa may not exist, you try to share his spirit.

You Are "Joy to the World"

Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And heaven and nature sing, It's not about what you get under the tree But sharing love with family, friends, and strangers

What Christmas Carol Are You?

ACK! This is not a Christmas carol! I've been drinking too much milk of human kindness punch or something!

You Are "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth"

Gee, if I could only Have my two front teeth, Then I could wish you "Merry Christmas." At Christmas, you are a happy soul who's easy to please. You're biggest concern is making those around you smile.

Which Christmas Movie Are You?

Now ... this is scary!!!!

Your Christmas is Most Like: A Very Brady Christmas

For you, it's all about sharing times with family. Even if you all get a bit cheesy at times.

Christmas in My Heart

I saw this poem on one of my mailing lists and wanted to share it. It was written by Donamarie Eubanks:

Christmas In My Heart

At this time of year, my heart is ever joyful.

My heart is filled with so much love for family and
friends.

I have Christmas love in my heart.

I have Christmas joy, deep inside my soul.

Christmas is a time for giving, a time to sing and
rejoice.

It is a time for us all to be together and sing to the
lord in one voice.

I turn into a child at Christmas, as many of us do.

Oh, to see the world through the eyes of an innocent
child, is a very precious thing.

When Christmas comes again next year, and I place the
angel upon my tree,

I'll be a little child once more, and I will love
Christmas even more than before.

And click here for some funnies:

Appetizer Recipe

If anyone has holiday parties coming up that they need to take food for (or just a new footall game snack), I just posted my favorite appetizer recipe. Easy to make, easy to transport, and everyone snarfs it down wherever we take it Enjoy!

Some Funnies

Thank You

for the birthday greetings, my friends! I had a lovely day, capped off with a beautiful gift from TB! I have been wanting and wanting a mother's necklace and now I have a lovely one!!!!!

A special day

Happy Birthday Cassie!

Wish that we could be there to eat cake with you. Just know that we love you and miss you very much
Lots of love
Michele and the gang

Christmas is 1 week away!

This is the last weekend to do your Christmas shopping! Are you finished? I still need to get stocking stuffer stuff!

For fun:

The top 13 ways to confuse Santa Claus

1. Instead of milk and cookies, leave him a salad, and a note explaining that you think he could stand to lose a few pounds.

2. While he's in the house, go find his sleigh and write him a speeding ticket.

3. Leave him a note, explaining that you've gone away for the holidays. Ask if he would mind watering your plants.

4. While he's in the house, replace all his reindeer with exact replicas. Then wait and see what happens when he tries to get them to fly.

5. Leave out a copy of your Christmas list with last-minute changes and corrections.

6. Plug up the chimney

7. Leave a note by the telephone, telling Santa that Mrs. Claus called and wanted to remind him to pick up some milk and a loaf of bread on his way home.

8. Dress up like the Easter Bunny. Wait for Santa to come and then say, "This neighborhood ain't big enough for the both of us."

9. While he's in the house, find the sleigh and sit in it. As soon as he comes back and sees you, tell him that he shouldn't have missed that last payment, and take off.

10. Leave a plate filled with cookies and a glass of milk out, with a note that says, "For The Tooth Fairy."

11. Take everything out of your house as if it's just been robbed. When Santa arrives, show up dressed like a policeman and say, "Well, well. They always return to the scene of the crime."

12. Leave out a Santa suit, with a dry-cleaning bill.

13. Leave Santa a note, explaining that you've moved. Include a map with unclear and hard-to-read directions to your new house.

This is just too funny ...

What Kind of Fart Are You?
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BAH HUM BUG!!!!

I usually look forward to this time of year, but some reason or other this year I am not. I hate going to the stores because everyone is so inconsiderate and down right rude. I haven't finished my shopping and I am probably going to be out shopping on Christmas eve. I still have alot to buy. It is really depressing. I have to wait cause my Washer died and we had to get another one. That what Murphy's law states. It never fails! Something always has to go wrong 2 weeks before Christmas. The baby has a virus. First Taylor had it now Nikolas. I just hope that next week is better and that I get everything done before My mother in law and sister in law come home from Japan. I still have to bake cookies and send them off to Dad and Cassie. Wow it is nice to vent! I'll get it done. I always do.

Busy busy busy

I don't enjoy procrastinating but I don't seem to enjoy starting either.

Who is done with their Christmas cards ... if you do them? Not me. I haven't even started.

Who is done with their holiday shopping? Here, I am happy to say that I am almost done ... but I haven't wrapped anything!

you are an oak tree, and you are proud of it. you
have an aura about you that wows others. you
often push others around with your might, and
they know better than to get in your way


what kind of tree are you?
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Christmas Quiz

You are the Christmas Lights.


What Christmas Ornament are you?
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25 Things About Christmas & Me

But first ... a recent quiz:

You are the Christmas Dove.


What Christmas Ornament are you?
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25 Things About Christmas & Me:

1. Favorite Christmas song? Christmas Canon by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra

2. Ham or Turkey? Turkey

3. Ever had roasted chestnuts? No

4. Favorite Christmas cartoon? How The Grinch Stole Christmas

5. Open Christmas presents Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Christmas Day

6. Best Christmas ever? Oh gosh, there have been so many since my first one

7. Favorite Pie? Pumpkin

8. Cookies or carrots for Santa and his reindeer? Both

9. Fireplace for stockings? No fireplace so we used the staircase. This year, though, I bought a stocking tree

10. What time do you get up Christmas morning? Later & later!

11. Garland or Icicles? I like icicles better for a real tree; garland for an artificial one

12. Real or artificial tree? Used to be real, now it's artificial

13. Candy canes or fruitcake? Fruitcake!

14. Best Christmas memory? That would have to be the same as the best Christmas ever

15. Do you go to Midnight Mass? No

16. Do you believe in Santa? Of course don't you?

17. Do you have a favorite cookie? I love decorated butter or sugar cookies

18. Do you make hand made gifts? Not anymore, the hands won't cooperate

19. Do you have a special Christmas Eve Tradition? Used to do this: make rice pudding and one of the desserts had an almond on the bottom and also hide a pickle ornament in the tree

20. How many cards do you send out? between 50 and 100

21. favorite Christmas movie? It's A Wonderful Life

22. Do you gather with family or friends Christmas day? With family

23. What's the most favorite Christmas gift you ever received? Here we go again ... it's really hard for me to pick out just one

24. Whats your favorite Christmas show? The Nutcracker

25. What is your Favorite Christmas CD of all time. Very difficult to choose but I think I'll say the 2 by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra

10 Things You Want for the Holidays

Ten Things I Want for the Holidays

1. Peace in the world
2. Peace in the house
3. Snow on Christmas Day
4. To finish my shopping by the end of the week
5. To be able to control the pain I feel better
6. Control my blood pressure
7. Eat more healthy
8. Exercise
9. Go to the movies
10. Enjoy Christmas Day with my family!

Okay, some of mine are a little out there. Here's a more real list:

1. Bathrobe
2. Books
3. Precious Moments figurines
4. Mother's ring/figurine with my kids' birthstones
5. Swim class
6. More books
7. Irish collectibles
8. Celtic music CDs
9. Beanie kitties or bears
10. More books

What do you want for the holidays?

You are Lichen, also known as Comet! You're a bit
of an oddball. You've got a beautiful
taupe-silver coat with a few black spots. You
are also the speediest of Santa's reindeer, and
you astronomical knowledge makes you a great
navigator.


Which of Santa's eight reindeer are you?
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You scored as alternative.

You scored as alternative.
You're partially respected for being an individual in a conformist
world yet others take you as a radical. You have no place in society
because you choose not to belong there - you're the luckiest of them
all, even if your parents are completely ashamed of you.
Just don't take drugs ok?
ROTFLOL!

What Social Status Are You?

You scored as Middle Class. You're content in your position and would prefer a house or a family than a seven figure pay cheque. But you have your moments of weakness when you buy a lottery ticket in the hope of knowing how the rich and famous live. Middle Class 62% alternative 54% Upper middle Class 46% Lower Class 38% Luxurious Upper Class 17% What Social Status are you? created with QuizFarm.com

Michele: Dead Sea!!!!! It never even occurred to me. Thanks!!!!

Anyone Good With Brain Teasers?

One of the memes I liked to answer regularly, What's On My Mind Right Now has turned into a brain teaser. I'm not very good at figuring them out. Does anyone have any ideas?

A man decided to go fishing and went the sea. He used the best bait and the best rod, but caught nothing for hours. Another man walked by and said, "That is a pretty useless spot to fish, nothing lives in there."

Where was the man fishing?

Driving me crazy

I used to be somewhat organized. I had all our video numbered
and a ring binder with them listed. That way whenever I wanted to
view one, all I had to do was look in the book and I could get it out.
I have been avoiding looking at the corner where the cases of
videos are kept. It's a jumbled mess. No one puts anything away
where it goes. So I can't find anything.
It doesn't help we have more videos then drawers in the cases
and some cases are broken. The ring binder has been tossed
around and the pages have fallen out,
Ugh! I'm not done ranting yet.
My family are spoiled.
I love them, but they are pains.
Everything is hunky dory as long as I follow them around picking
up their messes and putting things away. Picking up their trash.
Everyone drops whatever they want, whereever they want.
This was ok when the kids were young. And for a few years until
they hit adulthood I could demand they help with the housework.
Now they are adults and busy people. My son doesn't live here.
Just visits, makes a mess and goes home.
My daughter is worned out from work and added her fiance,
who makes his own messes too.
My husband? I love him like crazy, but I could wring his neck.
He's a slob! It could be a full time job just cleaning up after him.
Now that I've written this, I wonder why I started?
Thanks for letting me rant

A Christmas Cookie Recipe

I was thinking about Donna's post yesterday and getting myself more into the spirit of the season. Then I found this cookie recipe and it brought a big smile to my face!

Read it all the way before saying oops, doesn't this belong in family recipes? Maybe it still does ...

HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPE

1. Go to the grocery store.

2. Purchase one or more tubes of ready-made cookie dough.

3. Go home.

4. Unwrap the cookie dough, carefully folding the wrapper inside-out and placing it at the bottom of your trash can. Better yet, bury it in the backyard.

5. Cut off a portion of the cookie dough and smear it on a mixing bowl and spoon. Display bowl and spoon prominently so everyone can see your "work."

6. Slice cookie dough, place on cookie sheets and bake in the oven. But don't use a microwave because that won't work. I just know this...I've never actually tried it. I mean, you'd have to be pretty silly to stick cookie dough in the microwave, only to watch it melt and run together into one giant patty which explodes in three minutes. I've never seen this happen...I'm just supposing.

7. Place 'homemade' cookies on a Christmas platter...let cool.

8. Leave cookies out for everyone to enjoy.

Getting ready for Christmas

My husband John said to me last weekend, it just doesn't feel like
christmas yet. That may sound funny to you, cause it isn't christmas.
But at our house the feeling of Christmas starts the weekend after
Thanksgiving. If not before. What with Christmas shopping.
Buying and hiding gifts.
I did do the decorating last weekend. And last night he and I put up
the tree. We haven't decorated it yet. We found some of the lights
won't work. So tonight we'll run out to Wal-mart and get some new
ones. I have my cards ready to mail, just need to get some stamps.
Maybe then we'll feel it is the holiday season.
Maybe it's because we haven't had snow yet?
What gives you the feeling of Christmas? Puts you in a holiday mood?
Watching old christmas movies or specials?
Baking cookies and goodies?
Certain smells help it along for me.
Baking cookies, oranges, pine, the crisp cold snowy air all come to mind.