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Friday, December 24, 2010

A Merry Weenie Christmas

Happy Christmas to All!!!!
This Christmas Eve morning, Harvey and Newman agreed to this photo session.
My intention was to get in all the weenies.
But the girls would not cooperate. So you get only the boys.
Newmie kind of liked his elf outfit.
Harvey was too fat for his.
I could not get his legs into it. So it's just tucked around him.
But he does make a good Santa.
I tried to get them to sit with the tree in the background but no..you get what you get 
when working with weenies.
Newman is a naughty little elf.
He even wore Sally's costume since she had no interest.
I just had to glitter one more thing before I packed away the glitter for awhile.
My Mom gave me this dachshund ornament a couple of years ago.
But I never displayed it because it's colors did not go with my Christmas stuff.
Well, this year it occurred to me to glitter him and now he goes perfectly well.
I'm watching "White Christmas" as I create this post and loving every minute of it.
Tonight I'll try making my Wild Rice Salad again.
As you know it was a disaster at Thanksgiving. I over cooked it.
But I got the right rice this time.

So I was about to post this and thought....
I think I'll take a little walk up and down my street and take photos to share.
Here is Christmas Eve on Eubanks and Edgemere Court.
My house
I didn't do as much outside as I usually do. Half of my lights were dead when I got them out.
Usually, I do big lit wreaths on the windows.
But that will give me something to look forward to next year.
Eric and Shawna's, next door
looking across the street to Mike's house.
I love his big tree on the porch.
I feel like it's just for me because I can look out my window and enjoy.
Mike's porch
up the street to Wade's
The perfect Christmas house. You can't beat a white house at Christmas.
I called Wade as soon as his lights went up to say how pretty they were.
He said he had to do it for the grand babies.
They were all asking "Papa, when are you going to put your lights up?"
So he had to do it. So pretty.
and Dan's house, next door to Wade
more houses up the street. There were lots more but I didn't get good photos of them.
and back to my house
Of course there are neighborhoods that do much larger displays of lights.
Displays where every tree is filled with led lights in every color of the rainbow.
I like it that most everyone in my neighborhood keeps it old school.
It's hard to beat white lights, green garland and red bows.

Have yourself a 
Merry Weenie Christmas!!!!!!
My Love to all of you...
You've made my 
Christmas Merry and Bright for sure!


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Tudor Christmas

Petra's Christmas
Last night I spent some time by Petra's lovely tree. 
Petra lives in my neighborhood and her home is full of lovely antiques from Germany.
Which it now occurs to me I should have taken photos of her furniture.
Well, that will have to wait for another post.
Look what is nestled close to the fire or rather vintage gas heater in the faux fireplace.
Macarena, her maine coon kitty.
She loves her little rug by the Christmas tree and in front of the gas heater.
Snacks were eaten, wine was drunk and laughter heard. 
Perhaps a purrrr too.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Ready for Christmas?

I'm as ready as I will ever be.

I know this room doesn't look like it.
But it's a very scaled down Christmas for me this year.
Since I am unemployed and most everyone I know, had a financially rough year...
We all agreed to not exchange gifts. 
I did not buy one single gift.
(well one tiny one for my sister)

Do you know what? 
Christmas is coming whether there are gifts or not.
Of course I think all children need lots and lots of presents from Santa,
but we adults? We really don't. 
Really, really, we don't.
We get so much every single day. 
I know it would send the economy into a tailspin if everyone 
practiced what I am doing.
But really, Christmas is not about presents.
It's about pretty lights, love, joy and spending time with friends and family and remembering
how good we all have it.

So even though there will not be a single gift under my tree,
I do not feel I'll miss out on Christmas one bit.
And actually, I've enjoyed myself quite a lot without the pressure of 
trying to make it through my gift list and gift budget.

You should try it next year...
No gifts.
The world will not come to an end.
You'll find the things you love most about Christmas do not come from a mall.
The best thing about Christmas costs nothing at all.