Politically Correct Christmas Wish....

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environmentally safe, socially responsible, low stress, non addictive, and
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And I say...ooooh please..Merry CHRISTmas and Happy New Year!

Today we bought...

a new Christmas tree. We shopped around and got it on sale and bought the floor display so we got an extra $40.00 off that already sale price..what a bargain. We plan to put it up Perry's next days off. I want to rearrange the furniture if we can. I need a change and to rid myself of some more books. Perry promises I won't have to live here til I die so I may pack them down awhile. I put out my Christmas dishes Saturday. Wow, dishes seem heavier than I remembered. I look forward to getting the house all decked out even though it will only be for Perry and me. I think it was more cheerful around here when I decorated for Halloween and Thanksgiving.

Put my Thanksgiving...

decor up today. Wow, that is fast for me. Had a beautiful Thanksgiving yesterday at Dave and Bitsi's home in Paris. We ate delicious traditional Thanksgiving food. Shared a lot of laughs.

Our hosts Dave and Bitsi

Happy Birthday, Zita.

Beth, Norma and Bitsi

Perry, Norma, and Zita

The Sisters

Glenda, Norma, Zita, & Bitsi

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and...

my sister Zita's birthday...

Happy Birthday, Zita....

May 2011
"A sister by blood, A friend by choice."

You're Thankful and You Know It...

If you're thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you're thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you're thankful and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it, clap your hands.

If you're thankful and you know it, stomp your feet.
If you're thankful and you know it, stomp your feet.
If you're thankful and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it, stomp your feet.

If you're thankful and you know it, shout "I am!"
If you're thankful and you know it, shout "I am!"
If you're thankful and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it, shout "I am!"

If you're thankful and you know it, do all three.
If you're thankful and you know it, do all three.
If you're thankful and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it, do all three.

While perusing the web for Thanksgiving poems, jokes, and such, I came across this modification of the booster band song "If You 're Happy and You Know It" I think it is a good thing..as a child this was one of my very favorite songs to sing and act out. I like the idea that the song points out you won't be happy to be saved unless you KNOW it. Nothing is as comforting to me than to know I am saved or in this case..truly thankful.

Happy Birthday, Norma....

Happy 60th Birthday and remember, as the Chinese say: You can not prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building a nest in your hair

A short history of medicine ...

"Doctor, I have an ear ache."
2000 BC - "Here, eat this root."
1000 BC - "That root is heathen, say this prayer."
1850 AD - "That prayer is superstition, drink this potion."
1940 AD - "That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill."
1985 AD - "That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic."
2000 AD - "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root!"

Thanksgiving Bible Verses....

Psalm 31:19 How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you. (NIV)

Psalm 95:1-6 "O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker." (KJV)

Psalm 100 "Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all  generations."

It wasn't me....

A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but couldn't find one big enough for her family. She asked the stock boy, "Do these turkeys get any bigger?" The stock boy answered, "No ma'am, they're dead."

Sorry, sorry..I think this is a  very funny joke...I have been  witness to clerks in stores this dumb. I once had a grocery checkout clerk that evidentaly had never eaten fruit or veggies..he did not know what a radish was..or ginger root, or chard. I found it astounding. I realized this when he rang up a bunch of radishes as grapes...Yikes! big price difference. I had to tell him what all my produce was. He asked "do you really eat all this stuff?" I assured him I did and that it was very tasty.

When turkey's on the table laid,....

And good things I may scan,
I'm thankful that I wasn't made
A vegetarian.

- Edgar A. Guest -
Aka Eddie Guest, (born Birmingham, England – died Detroit, Michigan) was a prolific English-born American poet who was popular in the first half of the 20th century and became known as the People's Poet.

It's time for Thanksgiving.....

This is my Fall village. I don't remember the year I bought it..at least 15 years ago..maybe more. I was going to buy something to add this year but guess it has been discontinued?

The other side of the window. When I unpacked it the stack was broken off the train but..you guessed it..Perry fixed it. At the far left is a little group of figurines. I think Norma gave me this one year for my birthday. It is a pilgrim couple and and Indian couple. It is so sweet.

This is  the top  shelf in the library window.

The middle of the top shelf. The praying bunny and squirrel are House of Lloyd so I maybe got them for a gift from Norma.

More of the top shelf..the left side. At the left is a stump with squirrels on it. I bought it to go with my Christmas village but went ahead and put it with display..it is new.. i wanted to use it even though there is snow at the base of the tree stump.

On the media cabinet. My Indian bunnies..at least 20 years old. I had to replace the feathers..they were all to pieces when I unpacked them.

The left side of the media cabinet. I have never arranged it like this. I was pleased. Some of the pumpkin and gourds were a little warped. The wax is breaking down in the heat, I guess. Didn't have the heart to throw them out yet.

 This is Nick at age 3 (1993) in our back yard "mowing". He loved all Nana and Papa's holiday decor and I let him play with it. He was always very careful and broke very little. Notice he is playing with one of the scarecrows. See how old my things are...Yikes!

This is pillow Tom. Nick took his naps with him through the Thanksgiving holiday..later Lauren did. He is very old and probably much too tough to cook.

I added the crows..I call Heckle and Jeckle this year. They were on sale at Hobby Lobby and I fell in love. I guess you can tell my decorating leans to cutesy.