Waiting in the shade sitting on a brick ...

26 December 2011

Hi!

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were quite enjoyable and stress free compared to the days leading up to the well anticipated event spent with family and friends.

As with keeping with tradition, we had a Italian Christmas Eve seafood dinner complete with antipasto, steamed clams, sautéed calamari in a hot Sicilian sauce, shrimp/lobster tail/bay scallops over a bed of linguine topped off with dessert consisting of fruits, nuts, chocolates, coffee and tiramisu or like the kids like to say; terror in the zoo.

It was a long evening but well worth the time and effort spent in preparation for such a time with good people and good food.

Christmas day started early opening gifts and finishing up the left over’s from the night before. Due to budget restraints we spent less than ^$40.00 on each kid and tried to buy more practical gifts that would last longer than 2 hours before imploding.

I took this coming week off so I can clean the garage, close out the year and catch up on some things that were neglected in the past month.

Hopefully I’ll have time to post the photos of family outings and events that went on between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Enjoy the week!

25 December 2011

One day, one day

That’s a good looking pack

Warm and toasty

Thanks for the wings!

Welcome bells

Joy to all!

Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store ...

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour

Luke 2:1-20

King James Version (KJV)

Luke 2

¹And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.

²(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

³And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

⁴And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

⁵To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

⁶And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

⁷And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

⁸And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

⁹And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

¹⁰And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

¹¹For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

¹²And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

¹³And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

¹⁴Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

¹⁵And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

¹⁶And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

¹⁷And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

¹⁸And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

¹⁹But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

²⁰And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.