Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Tis the season

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Paper
2. Artificial or real tree? love real but can't have one so we have an Artificial
3. When do you put up a tree? Pine Cones, Flowers
5. Do you like eggnog? NO NO NO
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Movies
7. Hardest person to buy for? Parents
8. Easiest person to buy for? Husband
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10.Christmas cards (real mail or e-mail) Love to recieve both
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Knitted Tie for Steve
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Night before Christmas
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Day after Christmas
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? NO!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Breakfast Casserole
16. Lights on the tree? Yes
17. Favorite Christmas song? Mary did you know
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay at home
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Yes Dasher Dancer Prancer Vixon Comet Cupid Donner Blitzen and Rudolph
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel
21. Open presents on Christmas Eve or morning? Morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Hustle and Bustle
23. Favorite Ornament theme or color? Mauve and Gold with some Crystal
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Ham
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? To have my whole Family Home this year

Monday, November 10, 2008


A nurse on the pediatric ward - before listening to the little oneschests - would plug the stethoscope into their ears and let themlisten to their own hearts. Their eyes would always light up withawe, but she never got a response quite like four-year old David'scomment.


Gently she tucked the stethoscope into his ears and placed the diskover his heart. 'Listen', she said , 'What do you suppose thatis?' He drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled line and looked upas if lost in the mystery of the strange tap - tap - tapping deep inhis chest. Then his face broke out in a wondrous grin and heasked,'


Is that Jesus knocking?'