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Why haven't you guys been posting Christmas pictures, decor ideas, recipes like we do every year? I saw a few in the Cafe forum, but this used to be a fun time of the year for us all.

Here's my front door this year:

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1.../snowman-1.jpg

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Pictures coming up! We put half of our lights up yesterday and the other half will be going up this afternoon.

Also, will be posting a pic of our boys visiting Santa (at Petsmart).

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PO is too busy I guess..........lol
Margie posted a ladies tea decorations and treats.

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Timmy? Time to show off your decorating skills again.

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This pic was our house LAST year (the one with the Penguins in front). It will be changing somewhat this year.

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w...D/_MG_1289.jpg

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Cos it's still november in my calendar...:highfive

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Turn the page.

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Mattie has grown a bit -

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...g/Mattie72.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...eChristmas.jpg

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And here's Indie:

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ig/Indie14.jpg

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Little dolls.

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Refresher course.

The following are colors
Blue
Red
Green

These are not colors
Fuscha
peach
salmon
turnip

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I do love the pictures!

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I agree.


We've decorated outdoors but my posting skills are "zero" :bigbaby




:merrychristmas

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And examples of variations of the three would be something like light blue, dark blue, red-like, greenish, etc.....

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Angry Santa!

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w...ocketSanta.jpg

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Well, if this doesn't get you in the Christmas spirit, I don't know what will! Woke up to a beautiful snow this morning.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...now12-7-11.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ow12-7-111.jpg

I think I'll wrap presents today!

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How about some Christmas music ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grALg...eature=related

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Never too early to teach my grandgirls about the true meaning of Christmas! I love this little manger scene that they can play with as they learn of baby Jesus! Thanks Fisher Price!

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...angerscene.jpg

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Randy Wayne, you want to sell your dog? He's so cute!

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some Christmas pix

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Here are 3 more.

Our place inside and out pretty much looks the same each year but this year we have the living room window boarded up.

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I replaced the photo of him with a much higher quality one, but it broke the existing link in the process. Here is young Rocket again.

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w.../_MG_0972T.jpg

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All in due time. :D

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Love this nativity, Renda. Mylee, one of my little daycare girls was looking at my nativity the other day. She said, "Ok, there's Jesus's mom. Her name is Mary. But just who is is His dad REALLY?" So I told her that God is His father and that Joseph is kind of like His step-father. She looked at me really puzzled and said, "So you are telling me that Jesus is actually God?"

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Bah, Humbug!!


I dream of a Christmas where it warmer than 50 degrees outside, the grass and leaves are green and growing, and I can stand outside and enjoy a very beautiful day in the yard or elsewhere with my family.

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Adorable and what a crisp picture!

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Sweet! Way to teach those babes!

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Sorry, don't have pics. But, two of my fav Christmas songs, done by one of my favorite artists (Christmas or otherwise)...

Brad Paisley's "Silver Bells" and "Away In A Manger"

The harmonizing gets me every time. (tear drop) LOL, kidding about the tear drop...

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Wow!! It really is different than past years!!

:merrychristmas2:merrychristmas2

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O.o

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Ponche (Fruit Punch) from Guatemala

Ponche is a traditional fruit punch that is only made at Christmas time. Every family has their own recipe, but here’s the basic one that you can branch off of.
Makes 2 gallons
1.5 gallons water
2 lbs. sugar
1 fresh coconut, cut into small pieces
1 papaya, chopped
1 pineapple, chopped
6 apples, chopped
6 oranges, chopped
12 manzanilla (crabapples)
10 prunes, whole
1 bag raisins
1 cup dried fruits, assorted
5 cinnamon sticks
3 star anise
Mix everything in a large pot and bring to a boil. Simmer for 1.5-2 hours. Ponche can be kept in the fridge for up to a week and simply reheated as necessary.

http://www.all-about-guatemala.com/images/ponche.jpg

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reheated? they drink that stuff hot?

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I cannot imagine drinking it cold. Yuck!

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Warm fruit... sounds like it'd have laxative qualities.

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should help clean you out for he new year ahead

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no alcohol?

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This is from a billboard outside St Matthew-in-the-City Anglican Church in Auckland, New Zealand.

The church billboard shows a worried Virgin Mary holding a positive pregnancy test: