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.

ANSWER to Thought for Thursday - and EARTH FRIENDLY FRIDAY

Answer to Thought for Thursday: You gals guessed it: Gold, Frankincense and Myrhh. These were all expensive and rare commodities during those times, and they were used to honor the recipient.

Maybe the song helped:

"We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain, moor and mountain
Following yonder star"

"O Star of wonder, star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading, still proceeding
Guide us to thy Perfect Light"

My daughter always says that if they taught classes in song, people would think she's a genius. She can remember the words to every song she's ever heard - almost. But, give her a lecture or an assignment to read, and it's an entirely different story. So let's start a campaign to have teachers sing the periodic tables ;)

If you want to learn more about this topic, you can read a detailed breakdown to the Thought for Thursday answer here.

And, now, for EARTH-FRIENDLY FRIDAY.


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What Gifts Did the Three Kings Bring?

THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY -

QUESTION: What gifts did the Three Kings Bring to the Baby Jesus?

KICKER QUESTION: Do you know what the gifts represented?