December 23, 2014

Slice of Life | Christmastime



favorite Christmastime songs
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
- I'll Be Home for Christmas
favorite Christmastime drink
- milk

favorite Christmastime movies
- The Shop Around the Corner
- White Christmas
- While You Were Sleeping
- You've Got Mail
- The Sound of Music

favorite Christmastime picture books
-The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado
- The Legend of the Candy Cane by Lori Walburg
- Nutcracker Noel by Kate McMullan

favorite Christmastime traditions
- for years our church family went to the hospital to sing to patients on Christmas Eve 
- being with family for Christmas dinner
- Jim and the kids getting our tree from the farm
- the kids taking turns - picking tree, putting star on top, putting manger on advent tree

favorite Christmastime decorations
- the advent tree made out of felt that my great uncle and aunt passed on to us
- the ornaments made with fabric strips that I made for our first tree
- the stable Dad built for our little nativity figurines

favorite Christmastime gifts
- black battery-operated train that traveled around a silver track
- big yellow Barbie mobile home
- anything that came in the stocking
- having Jim here for our first Christmas and married a week later on New Year's Eve
- Ethan's bag of coins from his piggy bank
- a dog bone from Jim which meant it was time to get another puppy and we found Rozz


The Christmastime idea came from Eryn at MamaHall.com.


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10 comments:

  1. Linda BDecember 23, 2014 at 11:04 AM

    Beautiful way to share these special things with us. Love that dog bone gift! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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    1. LoraleeDecember 30, 2014 at 4:54 PM

      Thank you! Wasn't the bone a great idea? I was in tears!

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  2. elsieDecember 23, 2014 at 11:38 AM

    Wonderful collection of favorites. I hope you will find a "favorite" in this year's celebration to savor over the years.

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    1. LoraleeDecember 31, 2014 at 5:02 AM

      I think it was getting to putter and be home day after day! Many PJ days! :0)

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  3. Leigh Anne EckDecember 23, 2014 at 12:07 PM

    I love this idea of sharing Christmastime favorites. I love the picture! We had icicles on our tree when I was little. We would get in trouble for putting them on the tv screen! Brings back smiles!

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    1. LoraleeDecember 31, 2014 at 5:04 AM

      Thanks, Leigh Anne!
      Too funny about the icicles on the tv screen!
      Love that line "Brings back smiles!"

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  4. TaraDecember 23, 2014 at 1:31 PM

    What a great way to think of the holidays! Merry Christmas to you and yours.

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  5. Jennifer LaffinDecember 23, 2014 at 6:08 PM

    I love your Christmas memories, especially the one about the dog bone. :) Happy holidays!!
    Jennifer

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    1. LoraleeDecember 31, 2014 at 5:06 AM

      Thanks, Jennifer! I was beyond excited about the dog bone!

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