ANSWER to Thought for Thursday - and EARTH FRIENDLY FRIDAY

ANSWER TO THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY: CLARENCE ODDBODY was George's Guardian angel AS2 (Angel Second Class) in It's a Wonderful Life

AND NOW FOR EARTH-FRIENDLY FRIDAY:

I always feel a little sad when Christmas is over and I have to take down the decorations. Here's one way to turn that blue feeling to green, with a little help from Earth 911 and Lori Brown. It can be easy to treecycle. And, real v. fake can be a good thing.

I love to garden. So, making mulch is one easy way to go green. But you can look up recycling centers in your area that will do the job for you.

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday!

MERRY CHRISTMAS - The Holidays are Here and Thought for Thursday

THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY: What was the name of the angel in the 1946 Movie It's a Wonderful Life
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There's no better way to celebrate the holiday than sitting with loved ones and watching James Stewart, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore in my favorite movie: It's a Wonderful Life.

The show paints an amazing picture. One life can touch so many, without even trying. George Bailey doesn't want to stay in the small town of Bedford Falls but the impact he makes is breathtaking and he doesn't even realize what he's doing.

The other thing about spending time with family and friends (including our furry friends) is making memories that will last a lifetime, like this giant Gingerbread Man - made by MacKenzie - he's one guest we won't soon forget and neither will our waistlines - YUMMMM!

I finally got a good photo of Sasha in the snow. She loved it.


The Holidays have a way of sneaking up on us - and we got hit with the storm of the century! We have about a foot of snow and are expecting another foot. I still had shopping to do. . . oh well, instead, I went outside to work out some of my frustration - by making snow angels.

IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE - NO BETTER TIME FOR A SNOW STORM AND SLEDDING

It's so beautiful. The snow is falling, the wind is whistling and we are all together!

We went up to Gilham Hill, which was closed to traffic because of the storm and went sledding. The dogs loved playing in the snow and when we got home Luke and MacKenzie relaxed out in the yard for a bit.

Christmas Dinner

The holidays are upon us and I've been knitting like crazy. I made this green hat for my daughter and the pink and purple one for my niece. I'm hoping to get another one or two done


MacKenzie and Luke went out for a fancy Christmas dinner. Well, not tooo fancy, because - as you can see - Luke didn't get tooo dressed up.

I took this picture. Look at all the strange orbs in it. They weren't in all the photos. Maybe they are just dust balls on the lens. What do you think?

Rock Band 2: Early Christmas

Here, in Portland, Oregon, we've been hit by the snowstorm of the century. Well, ... at least the storm of my lifetime. So we've been home bound - sort of.

And, with six people holed up in one house, we had to find something to do. So, the boys got one of their Christmas presents early: Rock Band 2. We all went up to the boys' room to play it. Between playing the drums, the guitar and singing - it was a lot of fun. Of course it helps that Lars plays the piano, Jake plays the guitar, Kara, and Luke love to sing and MacKenzie plays the violin. I was the one with the camera. Actually...I did "play" the drums and the guitar - if you can call it that ;)

MacKenzie joined in with the family and she fit right in.

Amazing Grace

These guys are amazing:

If We Were All The Same, Life Would Be Boring

My husband and I took the dogs for a walk and we were looking at all the beautiful lights, some how we started talking about the Menorah and Hanukkah. Then the Festival of Lights and Kwanzaa. I think it’s interesting that so many different faiths celebrate around the same time of the year. I don’t know why that is, but I’m curious.

I thought I’d look into it a little bit.

I have a couple Hindu friends, Aghila and Usha, and some Jewish friends, Pam and Merrill. I’m going to ask them a bit about the different celebrations and see what the similarities are. But if you know, please add a comment.

Thanks.