{"id":5205,"date":"2015-12-10T04:10:35","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T04:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snicklefritz.net\/blog\/?p=5205"},"modified":"2015-12-10T04:10:35","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T04:10:35","slug":"all-is-merry-and-bright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snicklefritz.net\/blog\/?p=5205","title":{"rendered":"All Is Merry and Bright"},"content":{"rendered":"

The weeks after Thanksgiving seem to go in a blur for me.\u00a0 I’m making, baking, creating, sewing, quilting, decorating, and doing all the other things I do during the days before Christmas.\u00a0\u00a0 Also, when grandchildren and their Christmas programs are added to the mix, it makes for a very busy time.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

This week we had two programs to attend.\u00a0 Our granddaughter sang in her Christmas choral concert.\u00a0 Really put us in the spirit of the season.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

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She is getting prettier every day.\u00a0 So proud of her.\u00a0 She is using the talents God gave her.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 Their school is Christ centered which is really what the season is all about.\u00a0 It’s nice to attend a school program where Jesus is welcome.\u00a0 Too many schools don’t even want to use the word Christmas any longer which is really sad.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 On the home front, decorations have gone up.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

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The little ceramic tree I was given one year by someone I babysat for.<\/p>\n

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We put the tree in the dining room because honestly, it was the only room it would fit.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

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I love our Christmas tree.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

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I even like its reflection in the window!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Our neighbor down the street has a huge tree with lights.\u00a0 I can see it out my kitchen window.<\/p>\n

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Lights on the front porch.\u00a0 David put them up and half of them didn’t work any longer, so he had to take them down and buy new ones.\u00a0 They just don’t make things like they use to.\u00a0 Those light sets didn’t last a year.\u00a0 Hoping these sets last a little longer.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

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I am doing a lot of sewing, but since I cannot show you what I am making at the moment, I will show you a purse I made for myself recently.\u00a0 I love this pattern.\u00a0 I have made so many purses from it, given some away and kept some for myself.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can’t wait to show you what I have been sewing for presents.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

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I have been knitting, but not these things.\u00a0 I made the sweaters and little socks years ago for my baby boys who are now in their forties.\u00a0 I had forgotten I ever knit socks.\u00a0 I have been following a blog that teaches how to knit socks and after Christmas I am going to try to knit on circular needles for the very first time and make a pair of socks.\u00a0 I have been lusting over skeins of sock yarn online.\u00a0 There are so many luscious colors from which to choose.\u00a0 People have been posting their sock progress on Facebook which makes me want to start immediately.\u00a0\u00a0 I can see a new obsession taking hold.<\/p>\n

Last night we attended another Christmas program put on by the fourth graders at my grandson’s school\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

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It was a Christmas western show.\u00a0 All the children wore plaid shirts and kerchiefs on their necks.\u00a0 They looked so cute.\u00a0 My grandson is the red head boy in the front.\u00a0 He and the other two boys had major parts in the play.<\/p>\n

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Here they are sitting around the campfire. <\/em>\u00a0 Why does Spin and Marty come to my mind?\u00a0 You folks who grew up in the fifties in the states and watched the Mickey Mouse Club know who I am talking about.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Suddenly, angels appear in the sky. You know, the shepherds in the field keeping watch over their flocks by night.\u00a0 When suddenly the heavenly host appeared singing “Glory to God in the Highest and on Earth, good will toward men.”<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 They went looking for the baby who had been born.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

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Carrying his sheep all the way!<\/p>\n

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During one song, our grandson played the drum. He was good too.<\/p>\n

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I love this boy.\u00a0 He’s growing up way too fast.<\/p>\n

I hope your days before Christmas are busy, happy and blessed.\u00a0 Bye.<\/p>\n

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