A CHRISTMAS MEME

A CHRISTMAS MEME..............I'M PLAYING ALONG WITH THIS THEME FROM MY NIECE KAREN, FROM OVER THE BACKYARD FENCE. LE ME KNOW IF YOU PLAY, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR CHRISTMAS LOOKS LIKE.

1...EGG NOG OR HOT CHOCOLATE?

LOVE BOTH! BUT, HOT CHOCOLATE WITH MARSHMALLOWS.......YUMMY.

2...DOES SANTA WRAP PRESENTS OR JUST SITS THEM UNDER THE TREE?

SANTA WRAPS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IN WHITE TISSUE PAPER, AND RED RIBBON. NEVER THE BABY DOLL, OR TEDDY BEAR.

3...COLORED LIGHTS ON TREE/HOUSE OR WHITE? WHEN I WAS A CHILD WE HAD NOTHING BUT COLORED LIGHTS, NOW IT'S ALL WHITE.

4...DO YOU HANG MISTLETOE?

YES, I USED TO BUY THE REAL PLANT, NOW IT'S ALL PLASTIC. BUT I HANG IT.

5...WHEN DO YOU PUT YOUR DECORATIONS UP?

RIGHT AFTER THANKSGIVING, THIS WAY I CAN ENJOY THEM THE WHOLE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

6...WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS DISH?

PRIME RIBS WITH TWICE BAKED CHEESY POTATOES.

7...FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MEMORY AS A CHILD?

I WAS 11 YEARS OLD, AND I LOVED TO DRAW. I GOT A JON GNAGY DRAWING SET. HE HAD A 1/2 HR. SHOW EVERY SUNDAY MORNING, AND I WOULD SIT AND WATCH HIS SHOW AND DRAW WITH HIM. HIS COMMERCIAL WAS "THE THREE MUSKETEER BAR."

8...WHEN AND HOW DID YOU LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA? I HAVE 4 BROTHER'S, AND 2 SISTER'S AND I WAS THE YOUNGEST......THEY NEVER TOLD ME THERE WAS NO SANTA CLAUS, IT WAS SOME OF THE KIDS IN SCHOOL.

9...DO YOU OPEN A GIFT ON CHRISTMAS EVE?

YES! THIS TRADITION COMES FROM MY MOTHER, SHE WOULD GIVE US I GIFT CHRISTMAS EVE TO OPEN, IT WAS NEW PJ'S, OR A NEW NIGHTGOWN. I CARRIED THIS TRADITION WITH MY CHILDREN, AND MY CHILDREN DO THIS WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN.

10...HOW DO YOU DECORATE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE?

LIGHTS, ORNAMENTS, THAT I HAD FROM MY FIRST CHRISTMAS WITH MY HUSBAND, ORNAMENTS FROM MY SISTER'S, WE WOULD GIVE EACH OTHER A NEW ORNAMENT EVERY YEAR, AND NEW ORNAMENTS I BUY EVERY YEAR, PLUS ORNAMENTS MY KIDS MADE IN SCHOOL. I STILL HAVE A FEW LEFT THAT ARE REALLY WORN.

11...SNOW! LOVE IT OR DREAD IT?

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

12...CAN YOU ICE SKATE?

YES! THAT WAS 50 YEARS AGO....WOW!!

13...DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FAVORITE GIFT?

YES! IT WAS MY DOG REILLY, JUST A PUP, A SHIH TZU, THAT WAS 14 YEARS AGO, HE IS GOING BLIND, BUT DOING WELL. HE GOT A NEW BLANKET, AND TOYS FROM SANTA.

14...WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT CHRISTMAS TO YOU?

THE MIRACLE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST,AND FAMILY.

15...WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY DESSERT?

DIFFERENT KIND OF CHEESE CAKE, AND CHRISTMAS COOKIES.

16...WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY TRADITION?

HANGING UP THE STOCKINGS AND PUTTING OUT COOKIES AND HOT CHOCOLATE FOR SANTA.

17...WHAT TOPS YOUR TREE?

AN ANGEL.

18...WHAT DO YOU PREFER GIVING OR RECEIVING?

I LOVE GIVING, I LIKE THE JOY ON THEIR FACE WHEN THEY OPEN THEIR GIFTS, ESPECIALLY IF ITS THE GIFT YOU KNOW THEY REALLY WANT. (I ALSO LIKE A GIFT OR TWO)

19...CANDY CANES?...I THINK THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL, BUT I GET A HEADACHE IF I EAT ONE.

20...FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SHOW?

THE WALTON'S CHRISTMAS, WHICH THEY DIDN'T SHOW, BUT I HAVE IT ON DVD.

21...SADDEST CHRISTMAS SONG?

I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, IT REMINDS ME OF MY BOY BILLY, HE DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN 1987, AND I JUST WISH HE WOULD COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS.

22...WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG?

ALL THE CHRISTMAS SONGS SUNG BY FRANK SINATRA.

WELL, NOW YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT CHRISTMAS. I JUST LOVE IT...................I HAD A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS WITH MY FAMILY. MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE SO EXCITED, THEY ALSO HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS, AND WERE VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THEIR GIFTS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS..............................RIZZI

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

THE HOME FIRES BURNING..................

THIS IS MY HANDMADE AMISH FIREPLACE. I HAVE IT IN MY BEDROOM, I JUST LOVE IT. AT NIGHT WHEN I AM ON MY BLOG, OR READING A BOOK THE GLOW OF THE FLAMES ARE SO COMFORTING, THERE IS SO MUCH WARMTH IN THE ROOM. I HAVE CINNAMON CANDLES BURNING, AND THEY SMELL SO GOOD, "THE SMELL OF CHRISTMAS." I HAVE A SMALL TREE, I TOOK A FEW PHOTO'S OF THE ORNAMENTS. I ALSO HAVE A SMALL VILLAGE ON THE TOP OF MY BOOKCASE. I GAVE MY LARGER ONE TO MY DAUGHTER JEANNE. SINCE LIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER JACKIE SHE HAS A BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE, I TOOK SOME PHOTO'S OF IT TOO. HERE ARE LOUELLA AND NELL, THEY SIT ON MY BED. THEY ARE SO PRECIOUS.
THIS IS MY CHRISTMAS VILLAGE..........................

I GOT THIS ORNAMENT FROM MY NIECE KAREN, FROM

"OVER THE BACKYARD FENCE." DOVES ARE SO PURE. THIS IS ONE OF THE LITTLE CHRISTMAS BOOKS I USED TO MAKE, IT HAS ALL DIFFERENT SANTA CLAUS PICTURES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

THESE ARE MY DOGS TUCKER AND REILLY, I SAW THESE CUTE LITTLE FIGURINES IN THE STORE, AND THEY LOOK A LOT LIKE MY DOGS. I THOUGHT THEY WERE CUTE, NOW THEY ARE A PART OF THE TREE.
THIS IS JACKIE'S VILLAGE
THIS IS OUR HOUSE ALL LIT UP, AND LOTS OF SNOW. YES WE HAD SNOW, 24'8 INCHES. I AM DELIGHTED, AND THE KIDS ARE AS HAPPY AS CAN BE. THEY HAD OFF FROM SCHOOL TODAY TOO. THEY WERE OUT MOST OF THE DAY, WHEN THEY CAME IN THEY WERE COVERED FROM HEAD TO TOE WITH SNOW, JACKIE MADE THEM HOT CHOCOLATE WITH MARSHMALLOWS, AND FRESH BAKED COOKIES. THEY'LL SLEEP GOOD TONIGHT.

WITH ALL THIS SNOW IT REALLY FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS. I HOPE EVERYONE IS FINISHED SHOPPING, PRESENTS ALL WRAPPED UP, SOUNDS GOOD, BUT I STILL HAVE TO WRAP. EVERYONE HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS. THANKS FOR STOPPING BY................RIZZI

CHRISTMAS COOKIES............YUMMY!

CHRISTMAS COOKIES, THEY ARE SUCH A TREAT. I LOVE BAKING CHRISTMAS COOKIES, NOT AS MANY AS I USED TO BAKE. YEARS AGO [1940'S] MY MOM BAKED EVERY CHRISTMAS COOKIE YOU COULD THINK OF. SHE WOULD HAVE AT LEAST 8 TRAYS OF CHRISTMAS COOKIES PILED AT LEAST 6 INCHES HIGH COVERED WITH A DISH TOWEL. THEN SHE WOULD PACK THEM IN COOKIE TINS. EVERYBODY WE NEW GOT HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS COOKIES. THEY WERE SOOOOO GOOD. WE WOULD SIT DOWN AT THE KITCHEN TABLE AND HAVE A NICE HOT CUP OF TEA, AND CHRISTMAS COOKIES. I HAD 4 BROTHER'S, AND 2 SISTER'S THERE WERE 7 OF US, AND WE ATE A LOT OF COOKIES. THE MEMORIES OF THOSE DAYS ARE SO GREAT.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY..........RIZZI

TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

ON THE FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME.....A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE.



ON THE SECOND DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME.....TWO TURTLE DOVES, AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE.

ON THE THIRD DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME.....THREE FRENCH HENS, TWO TURTLE DOVES, AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE.

ON THE FOURTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME..... FOUR CALLING BIRDS, THREE FRENCH HENS, TWO TURTLE DOVES, AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE.

ON THE FIFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME.......FIVE GOLDEN RINGS, FOUR CALLING BIRDS, THREE FRENCH HENS, TWO TURTLE DOVES, AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE.

ON THE SIXTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS , MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME.....SIX GEESE A-LAYING, FIVE GOLDEN RINGS, FOUR CALLING BIRDS, THREE FRENCH HENS, TWO TURTLE DOVES, AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE.

ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME.....SEVEN SWANS A-SWIMMING, SIX GEESE A- LAYING, FIVE GOLDEN RINGS, FOUR CALLING BIRDS, THREE FRENCH HENS, TWO TURTLE DOVES, AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE.

ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME.....EIGHT MAIDS A-MILKING, SEVEN SWANS A- SWIMMING, SIX GEESE A-LAYING, FIVE GOLDEN RINGS, FOUR CALLING BIRDS, THREE FRENCH HENS, TWO TURTLE DOVES, AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE.

ON THE NINTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME.....NINE LADIES DANCING, EIGHT MAIDS A-MILKING, SEVEN SWANS A-SWIMMING, SIX GEESE A-LAYING, FIVE GOLDEN RINGS, FOUR CALLING BIRDS, THREE FRENCH HENS, TWO TURTLE DOVES, AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE.

ON THE TENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME.....TEN LORDS A-LEAPING, NINE LADIES DANCING, EIGHT MAIDS A-MILKING, SEVEN SWANS A-SWIMMING, SIX GEESE A-LAYING, FIVE GOLDEN RINGS, FOUR CALLING BIRDS, THREE FRENCH HENS, TWO TURTLE DOVES, AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE.

ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME.....ELEVEN PIPERS PIPING, TEN LORDS A -LEAPING, NINE LADIES DANCING, EIGHT MAIDS A- MILKING, SEVEN SWANS A-SWIMMING, SIX GEESE A- LAYING, FIVE GOLDEN RINGS, FOUR CALLING BIRDS, THREE FRENCH HENS, TWO TURTLE DOVES, AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE.

ON THE TWELFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME.....TWELVE DRUMMERS DRUMMING, ELEVEN PIPERS PIPING, TEN LORDS A-LEAPING, NINE LADIES DANCING, EIGHT MAIDS A-MILKING, SEVEN SWANS A- SWIMMING, SIX GEESE A-LAYING, FIVE GOLDEN RINGS, FOUR CALLING BIRDS, THREE FRENCH HENS, TWO TURTLE DOVES, AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE.

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY, HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS...........RIZZI

NATURE AT HER BEST.................

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THESE PICTURES, ANIMALS DO THE DARNEDEST THINGS.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.......RIZZI