Christmas '06... It Wasn't Me!

WAKEY! WAKEY! EGGS AND BAKIE!!! hehehe

Good Morning Everyone!!!

I shall start off by saying that it wasn't myself who had imbibed of any alcoholic quenching... Personally, I don't drink. (Am thinking that the stupid narcotics are more than enough for my system to handle anyway)... And yes, Sweet DeeAnne, I DO know that alcohol and drugs do not mix; especially painkillers. Any alcohol in this house has been 'gifted' to me, and/or is here for "Caseys FAMOUS Beer Can Chicken" ... (Crap, how is it that one can suddenly be starving in the wee hours of the morning here)???

So Jennifer has written that she wants pictures! And she has also written that they need a dining room set, and that I should send $$$ or an oak slab. (I shall address the pictures, "Oh Jenne, My Jenne")!!! hehehe

my candle tree gets lit always...

SANTA CAME!!!

A bit of background for those who do not know... When the girls were little, I could not stand my own anticipation on Christmas morning... To wake them up, (along with half the neighborhood I am sure), I stuck in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tape that I had... and simply BLASTED the poor little kids out of bed! (Finding that this worked so very well, I have done this each and every year since)! And yes, with my camera at the ready...

First down this year was Casey, (but having to make the dreaded potty stop before she came into the living room; Berta and Gabriel beat her to the punch)!

Christmas Morning... MISSING Jenne, Zoe and their Babies...

Young Master Gabriel; sneaking up on the tree while coffee was being poured...

He unwraps a present with mama's help!

Even Punkie watching safely from between CaseyAnne and Roberta... Punk had not really known what was going on when I lit all the candles, placed Baby Jesus in his stable; (I suppose doing THOSE things set all well and good with her)... But when I had put the "Antlers" on my head... (Hmmm....hehehe) It was clearly MORE than she could handle~ (She had immediately dashed up the stairs and made herself scarce until the music began)...

Gabriel and his new Legos! ~And still another present from the SantaMan!!

Casey LOVES her jewelry.... Roberta gets a SASSY shirt!

And it was 'hurry hurry' to literally "get cookin'" in the kitchen... First to arrive was my sister Kris and her friend Judy!

SissyKrissiePoo, Me, and "Judy Judy Judy"~~~ Kris even SANG for us!

Robert~A~Wart, 'Meself', Kris, and Casey!

Then came my 2nd Family of Daughters... (Missing Miss Tracy and her 2 little ones this year). Now the girls here have all worked for/with me at one time or another- Through those nasty growing~up years for them, we have all become "family"... Close. And I am SO full of pride and of LOVE for them ALL!

Myself and Miss Crystal... Myself and Miss Brandy too!!

Brandy, Me, KC and Ashley... Brandy Me, and Crystals 3 Children;

(Raven, Jonathan and Brittney)

Berta and John.. John 'reading' a few cards that I decorate with...

Everyone was followed shortly by Chris and Cheryl. When my family lived NE of Pulaski, Chris owned all the land around us... He too, very quickly became part of my little family. Clean. Decent and Hardworking, and with a great sense of humor as well. (Cheryl is very lucky to have him; as he is her)! A wonderful couple, and I am always ever so happy that they come to Christmas at my house each year! My sister, Kris had to leave a bit early to get to Judys brothers home, otherwise Kris picks on poor Christopher relentlessly! The battle of the Kris/Chris' !!!

Christopher and Cheryl!

My sister Mary, Tom, (Captain Sneeb) and kids, Rita and Michael also came.

Mary and Rita... Sneeb and Mikey!

Finally Zoe, Eric and Valerie came!

Meself and Zelda!

And we ate and everybody had fun- A day to remember well for everyone!

ALL this, and it was Jesus Bithday too!!!

The stable, handmade by my Father... The statues (most) painted by my Mother...

OK Mrs. Jennifer- I am hoping the picture craving for you has been quenched a bit!!!

Note: I would also like a new living room set my Dear- If you send me $$$ for that, I will gladly send you $$$ for your new dining room set!!! (And you will just have to push on my comments section here and leave me one as to what you would like to do about this offer)!!! hehehe

Love to ALL...

XOXO

Anne

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In The Beginning...

I have heard it said that in the Book of Genesis, that He made all living things...

That He made the dinosaur above. And He created the mass storms, meteors, and explosions that most have tried to convince us the dinosaur was gone from us forever...

NOT TRUE!

Now as it happened yesterday, and having had many mouths to feed, I was not paying attention to all that I should have been... And somehow this little guy wandered into my kitchen, crawled up my new table, opened a Leinenkugels (Apple Spice no less),

and drank it down...

Still thirsty, the beast then moved on to the Behringer !

He tried to break in!

But alas, he had NO WAY of popping the cork on this one... (There is something to be said for having THUMBS)!!! ...exceptin' of course when they do not work correctly...

Later, most tragically, we found him like this...

poor little guy... he has yet to wake up...

After the dinosaurs came the homo sapiens, the dogs, and the bears!!! The bears and the dogs (and even some of the homo sapiens), were mean and frightful creatures and spent a great deal of their time hunting, or running from the hunt! (And sometimes they lost life and limb in this feeble attempt to run from their terrible and hungry predators and enemies)...

Much like this (HE LOST) and is now attached to Public Enemy Number One.

And you wonder what became of the dog? (Oh, yes you do)!

The dog befriended all humans... and learned to be their fiercest of all protectors...

Even startled, they would run into the face of danger to protect us.

Bravely and gracefully, they would do their level best to save The Little One from being attacked by any mal~intentioned bears...

And sometimes it proved too much for a little dog...

And yet, the moment of truth came when said Little One bent down and held on tightly to dog... as the bear also held himself to the Little One.

Most courageously, the little dog attacked... and tried valiantly to get the bear to loose its grip...

And they ALL fell down... Blaze of Glory!

Being youthful, strong and not at all like the cowardly lion, the fierce dog has earned her little present (from CMM in Tennessee)...

Ooooohhhhh YUMMY!!!

Even better when it gets pried out and unwrapped!!

We sincerely hope that ALL of you have had a very much more merrier Christmas than the dinosaurs and the bears...

This one was also found off the couch, and on the hooch...

Love to all!

And the Little Dog, like the rest of everyone, was also decorated in high~style!

MY VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS!!!

I LOVED IT!

(ARF)!

XOXO
Anne

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Silent Night... CHRISTmas Eve...

In a deep and dark December...

"I am alone... Staring from my window"..

Silent Night

Silent night Holy night

All is calm all is bright

'Round yon virgin Mother and Child

Holy infant so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace

Sleep in heavenly peace

For those we have loved and lost...

they will return to us; or we to them...

The symbol of Christmas -- what is it? It is the rainbow arched over the roof of the sky when the clouds are heavy with foreboding. It is the cry of life in the newborn babe when, forced from its mother's nest, it claims its right to live. It is the brooding Presence of the Eternal Spirit making crooked paths straight, rough places smooth, tired hearts refreshed, dead hopes stirred with the newness of life. It is the promise of tomorrow at the close of every day, the movement of life in defiance of death, and the assurance that love is sturdier than hate, that right is more confident than wrong, that good is more permanent than evil." (The Inward Journey, 1961).

Silent night, holy night,

Shepherds quake at the sight.

Glories stream from heaven afar,

Heav'nly hosts sing Alleluia;

Christ the Savior is born;

Christ the Savior is born.

For the babies....

Grandmas, Moms, and Babies too...

Heavenly Peace...

Gods Pure light...

Silent night, holy night,

Son of God, love's pure light.

Radiant beams from Thy holy face,

With the dawn of redeeming grace,

Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth;

Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.

I suppose there are those who might object to the risks implicit in Bethlehem on Broad Street. I suppose there are those who might object to a Crucified Messiah. But it began long ago, in a Bethlehem manger. This movement of God. The broken body. The shed tears. The spilled blood. This is the love of God. And if there be no other way for us, so be it. Amen.

For our Loved Ones, and to Our Cherished Friends...

From our Family to yours...

A very Merry Christmas to All...

...(and to all a good~night)!

GOD BLESS US, EVERYONE!

XOXOXOXO
Peace!

Anne

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