Tag Archive | Christmas Presents

The Christmas Tag! (2015)

Meghan has posed these questions on her blog…

thought I would give them a try with answers from Christmas past and present…

https://gotmeghan.wordpress.com/author/gotmeghan/

What’s your favorite thing about Christmas?…

 

Decorating… people visiting… making cookies  OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

and the remembrance of Jesus… when He came to Earth…

What is your favorite Christmas movie?…

Oh, so many!…

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Christmas in Connecticut

Christmas Vacation

A Christmas Story

Real tree or fake tree?…

Always REAL when young… k0166052  The fake ones REALLY looked fake!…

but, now… A fake one is fine… Also got smaller as we grew older… OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA  and kids not around as before… Still think they are beautiful!

Giving presents or receiving them?

LOVE giving presents!…

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finding just “the right” thing… making things… and the wrapping…

I picked  black/white snowflakes paper since my tree was a Snowflake Tree…

I made the following “Tea Cups” for my BUNCO crew…with their name on them filled with a few goodies…

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Do you open your presents Christmas morning or evening?

We celebrate more on Christmas Eve… with our little family which includes Grand Kids…

but, a little something for Christmas morning is wonderful… k5791474

What tops your tree?

Always a STAR was the tradition when growing up and early years with my kids…

Later I have had Big Bows, Santas, Angels and this year Snowflake…  OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

As a kid, what was the one (crazy, wild, extravagant) gift you always asked for but never received?

I loved surprises… and let “Santa” do the picking…

Was always happy… A live pony was probably in the back of my mind … NO!… never received…

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Handmade Christmas cards or bought?

All cards are great!… I like making them on the computer… from my tags for packages to cards sometimes… HOMEMADE has always appealed to me!

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Our nephew who lives in Iowa… always gifts us with his art work on the envelope of the card he sends…

Just beautiful!…

and my card tree holds cards from friends and relatives… even a sweet card from a blogging friend in Cornwall England…

What’s your favorite Christmas food?

Jam Cake, Fruit Cake, Mince Pie, Spumoni Ice Cream… 220px-Spumonipic

need I go on???

Do you have any Christmas Eve traditions?

Since the Grandkids came … we always go to my youngest son/wife’s house…

Dinner with dishes from all attending… games for the kids… games for the adults… Watching the kids is the best!…

A cousin and her husband came from TN for years… but, unable to the last couple of years… we miss them!…

We’ve done the “ugly sweater”… and this year it’s “the funky Christmas socks”… OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA   filled with goodies and exchanged through a game we play…

Always something fun!

Traditions are awesome… make some of your own!

Christmas Holiday Tidbits!

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this is my post last year about!~

https://babyjill7.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/please-find-me-some/

Found my Favorite!!!… Ice Cream earlier this year…

SPUMONI! … introduced to me by my Daddy when I was a little girl… and I seem to just crave these flavors this time of year…

Dark Chocolate, Cherry and Pistachio!

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Jill has been helping me wrap Christmas Presents going on 16 years… She hears the rustling of tissue paper and here she comes…

She loves the ribbons, bags to look into… and nice clean paper to sleep on…

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Pumpkin Roll … a taste of the Holidays… with Cream Cheese Filling rolled between the layers of Pumpkin Spice Cake…

My niece’s are the best!… but, when desperate for that flavor… this one from the Deli/Bakery is not bad!

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I eat more sweets and crave ice cream when it turns cold…

I’ve been on a Strawberry (Blizzard) “milkshake” kick ever since my Granddaughter got one the other day…

Hadn’t entered my mind until then… Are you that way?… Enticed by things others are eating?…

Making my own… lower sugar/fat… Double Strawberry Ice Cream + Frozen Strawberries + Milk…

Blend Away!
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Click on photos to see his village in more detail…

My Grandson’s Christmas Village Collection has grown… and has moved to the living room instead of being set up in his room…

He is 11 and loves these porcelain village pieces… figures… music boxes…

Some are lighted … and some move as they play music…

I gave him one new piece on Thanksgiving to add to his snow scene…