Happy New Year!!

Wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year

My Christmas Present

For my Christmas Present my hubby and Daughter Gave me a whole room!!!

They ran out of time so there needs to be a few touch ups here and there but I love it!!  I will be spending the rest of this week arranging and rearranging.  

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

I had all kinds of plans for the blog this year (and for school and our family)  but it all got sidetracked because of this sinus infection (which is still hanging on).

So I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and I will just leave you with some of my favorite videos for this season.

 

White Christmas

My Hubby and I watched this over the weekend (really I watched it and he fell asleep)

This is my favorite song from the movie



If you haven't watched this movie before I highly recommend it.

Disney Fix Saturday

What a time to get Sick

I had a touch of the flu over the weekend and now I have a bad cold and of course I am now officially on vaction till the 20th.  Oh well I guess it is my bodies way of slowing me down.  My daughter is also sick so both of us are probably just going to snuggle in today and rest and take it easy.

My Mother In Law is coming next weekend so next week will be spent decorating and cleaning and cooking. 

At Least I have my early Christmas Present

It is an Lg Optimus S.  We were able to get it free because we ordered it online before December 5.  (I had a credit and of course we had to do another 2 year contract) I really like it.

Christmas Lights

Christmas Shoes

After "Mary did you Know?"  I think this is my favorite Christmas song




ABC Families 25 days of Christmas tonight
The Polar Express 6-8 and Encore 8:30 to 10:30

Where's the Line to See Jesus?

Someone shared this video and I really liked it so i thought I would share.

ABC Families 25 Days of Christmas today is Pixars Short films (oops, I was looking at a website that had last years progrmas on it.  I am going to leave this up though as I think it's a great short)
Here is one of them

The Pixar short films are always cute and thought provoking.

The real program for tonight is:

A Flintstone Christmas from 6-7


The Santa Clause 7-9 with an encore at 9-11 

Amazon.com is offering a free mp3 download every day for 25 days.  I have gotten some great songs in the past years from their offerings.  I haven't liked the past two days but maybe you will.  The direct link is here.

Hearitfirst.com  is also having a 25 days of Christmas countdown.  They have something new everyday.  Yesterday was a video by the Newsboys.  The direct link is here.



We had an electrician to the house yesterday and boy was it good we did.  We had a short in a switch and it could have caused a fire in the walls.  While he was here I had him a check some things that we weren't sure about (it was all included in the diagnostic).  When it was all said and done it cost us almost $300 dollars but it was worth it to not have our house burn down.

It's About the Cross

First of All here is a song about the real reason for Christmas 




Today Starts the ABC Family 25 days of Christmas

First is The Year without a Santa Clause from 7-8





Then it sThe Santa Clause 3 from 8-10 with and Encore presentation from 10-12



Hannah and I plan on starting Operation Chrismas today.  Planning what cookies, crafts Etc.  Aso She picked Unit Study about the symbols of Christmas so we will be starting that today  along with a bunch of other things. 

Some of our plans may be put on hold as all our ceiling lights on one side of the house went out last night.  The outlets on that side still work so we may be using lamps.  Hubby is calling an electrician but we really can't afford a huge bill right now even if it wasn't for Christmas.  Praying that it won't be too much or if it is we can arrange some type of payment plan.  Sigh.    

It's Called Christmas

I discovered this song last Christmas and really like it.

 

For today only you can get the entire Cinnamon Bear Radio segments from Homeschoolradioshows.com.  While you are there sign up for their newsletter and get informed of their new resources that they have everyweek.

Looking for some Christmas cookie recipes?  Head over to Recipe Lion and Down load their ebook.  Here is the link.

Why Not make some Cupcakes!! Head over to HoosierHomemade and check out all the cute ideas.  Hannah and I will be making the reindeer cupcakes for our church's fellowship meal Sunday.  We made the turkey ones for the last one.  

ChristmasTime!!

Well Thanksgiving is over and it is time to get into full gear for Christmas.  Decorating, baking, buying gifts, making crafts. 

Celebrating Holidays is a great site that gives the Christian foundation for various Holidays. 



ABC Family's 25 days of Christmas starts on Wednesday. 

Here  you can find the schedule for the whole 25 days.


Below is Christmas lights set to music



Have a great day!!

Mary Did You Know Gaither Vocal Band

Saturday Disney Fix - Heigh Ho

Thankfully Reading Weekend

No Blog Hops for me this weekend.  I will be participating in The Thankfully Reading Weekend!!

The Books featured on my Book Blog this week were:


The Sixth Surrender by Hana Samek Norton



So Long Insecurity by Beth Moore

For this weekend I will be reading



Gingerbread Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine and Leslie Meier.  This book has three novellas and I have read the first two so will be finishing it.

Then I will be starting


Grace by Shelley Shepard Gray

Then If I Finish that I will be reading


The Christmas Cookie Killer by Livis J. Washburn
And continuing reading


Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montegomery

Have a great Weekend everyone!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Myspace Graphics, Thanksgiving Graphics at WishAFriend.com

Ten Things I am Thankful For!!

1.  First and Foremost I am Thankful for Jesus who died on a cross so that I may have eternal life.  John 3:16

2. My wonderful Husband  This is on our 25th wedding anniversary trip to Atlantic City

3.  My Kids

3.  A Home to Live in
4.  A Job
5.  finding a church home

6. My Parents (they should be up after my kids)
7. That I live in America,  Even though it has alot of faults we still have alot of freedom
8.  My extended family
9.  that I am fairly healthy
10. For whoever taught me to read (I think it was a combination of my parents and my teacher).  This one gift has given probably thousand of hours of enjoyment.

What are you Thankful for?   

Wordless Wednesday-Father and Daughter taking pictures of each other

Thanksgiving Youth Rally - Stained Glass Masquerade drama

My Daughters were involved in a dance for Peque Brethren in Christ Youth Rally. 

Here is the Video:



Hannah is the middles dancing person and Faith is her right leg.

They all did a great job and a special great job to Jan Denlinger who coordinated it all.

Better Day by Gaither Vocal Band

Saturday Disney Fix Tangled

Blog Hops and Book Review Friday

 

 
Fridays are the day I highlight books that I reviewed on my book Blog  A Room without Books is Empty
 
This week:

First chapter Peak of A Season of Miracles by Rusty Whitener



Uncertain Heart by Andrea Boeshaar



Dining with The Dollar Diva by Elizabeth Fisher



Nightingale by Susan May Warren

book Trailer for


Immanuel's Veins by Ted Dekker

Wordless Wednesday -Longwood Gardens

At the Cross Gaither Vocal Band

Saturday Disney Fix

How does She Know from Enchanted

Over 40 and Boost my Blog Hops and Book Review Friday

Welcome to any one stopping from the Blog Hops

Fridays on Always Look up is the day I highlight some of the books I reviewed on my book Blog A Room without Books is Empty

This past Week:


Almost Heaven by Chris Fabry

Tandem by Tracey Bateman

Crestmont by Holly Weiss

Sorry couldn't get pictures of the last two as blogger isn't working well for me this morning

Thank You to all The Veterans

Wordless Wednesday - Longwood gardens pictures taken by my daughter