Song in My Head

 Have you ever heard a song and then have it stuck in your brain for days, weeks?

 I recently started seeing an advert on tv from Telus using the original version of "All I Want for Christmas is a Hippopotomous" sung by Gayla Peevy.

 I've been singing it in my head (cause no one wants to hear me sing it out load I am sure) for weeks now!

And everytime I see & hear that commercial I can't help but smile!

CHRISTMAS ELF

 I Love my pets! Not so sure the love is reciprocated at all times!

Now isn't this just the saddest looking Elf?

He's like "Seriously, do I look like an Elf?"

Zues, is just glad he didn't have to wear it!

Done

Ok, now I'm all ready, tree is up,(that's a long process, amid straightening every branch to look just right, place the lights just right, and make sure alike ornaments aren't too close to each other (doesn't everyone do that?)) cookies are baked, and the party mix (tradition) is made! Now I get to sit back and relax (sip on some wine) and wait for the big day to come (and go, a lot quicker than it came!).

(PARTY MIX)

Plans have been made for what time to do Christmas dinner (to make sure everyone gets to be here for turkey). Nothing left but to stuff those stockings on Christmas eve and wait for dear old Nick to arrive. (And after all that work, he better arrive (for me that is!)just kidding! NOT!).

Snow Angel- RIP James Delorey

This was Bruce MacKinnons' cartoon he placed in the Chronicle Herald, it says it all, and everyone who saw it had a tear in their eye (as they have since first hearing this story).

by Bruce MacKinnon ,Copyright (c)2009 The Halifax Herald Limited 12/09/2009



From the very first mention of the lost little boy with Autism there was that lump in the throat, gigantic heart palpitation so hard it hurts.
    


Everyone followed this story with heavy hearts, praying diligently for a positive outcome, and everyone shed a tear when it wasn't to be.       
                                                                                    
 This little boy touched the hearts of people who never knew him, brought a community closer together, and made some of us realize how fragile life can be.

                                                                                                     

It's Slowly Coming Together

Okay, inside decorations are now all out and scattered about (my feet hurt from all that work!) now just the tree to put out next week ( I know, most people already have theirs up). The cat has new toys now to play with until he tires of them, and I have more lights to turn on and off each night before bed. But yep, it feels more like Christmas now.

Every second car has a christmas tree tied on top, the neighbours were outside (arguing) putting up their outside lights last night, in the dark (tradition).  The traffic heading to malls is horrific! I am so glad I have finished my shopping, and even have them all wrapped up! Yah me! Traditionally not me! So thumbs up for me this year.

Next week, Christmas baking begins! Guess I better start skipping on the second helpintgs, and laying off the deserts for the next two weeks so I can indulge over Christmas.

It Starts Earlier Every Year, or So It Seems

Christmas season seems to start earlier and earlier every year!

When my boys were little(as in age, not height (I say that cause they're 6'2 and 6'5), we used to decorate the outside mid December (all bundled up and out in the cold, braving the wind and snow) and then the boys and I would put up the tree the week before Christmas.

Then as we get older(my husband and me) and begin to dread being out there in the cold, wind and snow, we started putting up the decorations the first full weekend in December, but still only turned on the light show mid December. Tree started going up 2 weeks before Christmas.

And there we were Nov 29th, putting up the outside decorations, on a really nice, warm (albeit windy) day. However, no way are the lights being turned on yet! No way, nadda, not going to happen! Even if everyone down the street has theirs turned on already! Some of them since the middle of November! OMG people, (or did they just not take them down from last year, and I didn't notice?) That's possible, I'm not know to be the most observant person, tunnel vision you know.

Zues admiring our work!

This is my sister's house, notice the tree is up, one of two, the decorations placed (and Emma lovin up Santa). Uhuh, no way , I am not going there til at least 3 weeks before Christmas (notice the increasing weekly theme?).

Best Buds

I came across these photos today and thought I would share them. As you can see Moses just loves being with his Dad, even if it's just watching the tube.