A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-9,10,11-05...From East to West Freepers Decorate Best

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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~ Billie, Dutchess, DollyCali, Mama_Bear, GodBlessUSA ~

Good morning, FReeper FRiends! We're Christmas'ing all this month at the Finest, and this weekend you are invited to join us on a tour of the Finest Homes, where many of our regulars are going to share their decorations with you in their posts throughout the weekend. In addition, we would love to see your Christmas trees, your outdoor lights, favorite decorations, recipes, Christmas traditions in your home.

Because the thread may get really *graphics-heavy*, I ask that you keep your photos a reasonable size (both physical and in bytes), but do hope you will feel free to post as many as you like, and drop in often to see the offerings of others. I will start with a little bit of Christmas in my kitchen, which helps get me in the mood to bake cookies and other goodies we don't need but think we can't do without. :)

As we share our photos and traditions with others, I'd like to share a link to a wonderful Christmas album: "Merry Christmas With love" by Clay Aiken, who has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. My favorite song is #6: "Mary Did You Know". I've been listening to it over and over and over, but you should be able to listen to all of the songs on that CD.

Clay Aiken ~ "Merry Christmas With Love"

Mary Did You Know

Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy would one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know
that your Baby Boy has come to make you new?
This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you.

Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy will give sight to a blind man?
Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy will calm the storm with His hand?
Did you know
that your Baby Boy has walked where angels trod?
When you kiss your little Baby you kissed the face of God?

Mary did you know.. Ooo Ooo Ooo

The blind will see.
The deaf will hear.
The dead will live again.
The lame will leap.
The dumb will speak
The praises of The Lamb.

Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy will one day rule the nations?
Did you know
that your Baby Boy is heaven's perfect Lamb?
The sleeping Child you're holding is the Great, I Am.

From My House to Yours.....

Merry Christmas, Ya'll!

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[snugs]

I will try and get some photos of other house around me and their decorations as some of them are amazing.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

I know.

I was a rebellious Teen and put my parents through quite a bit of pain,but I learned from my mistakes and I think I turned out alright.;)

I am hoping to be able to nip it in the butt now,before it gets out of hand.~sigh~

Sometimes being a parent isn't easy.

My oldest is baffled about her behavior,because he didn't skip school at her age or now.

I think I'll take the next week off of work and take her to school and sit with her the entire day (wearing my Jammies},to show her that I meant it ,when I told my oldest and then her, that I would do exactly that ,if they ever skipped school.

I'll be discussing this option with my hubby when he gets home for lunch.

[snugs]

Seeing your nativity that brings me on to a very unusual one I saw today, I went and visited mum and in the foyer at the home was a knitted nativity scene.

Here is is

[DollyCali]

heheh.. ya right! the heater did it!

chocolate doesn't "live" long here. Esp GOOD chocolate.

Cant believe it is 10 PM & I am going to crash.. but I am.. fatiguing past few weeks..

Nice to have heat & plumbing back.. I would NOT have been a very good pioneer woman, for sure.

[higgmeister]

Rusty and Giz...Christmas 05 (Just taken an hour ago!!!!)

I just had to call my wife in here to see that picture of your babies!

She thinks they are precious too and that's the perfect frame for it!

[DollyCali]

how very clever.. and you don't worry about packing for breakage! like the idea.. and can wash in gentle cycle when needed. I have never seen them here..

The post re; chocolates above was to be to you also. I am pretty tired. knocking things over means it is time for bed. and I alread broke a cup & knocked a lamp over (such poise & grace, she has huh?)

[Aquamarine]

chocolate doesn't "live" long here.

It's the same way here. lol

Thought you held up very well this past week with all the hardships you had to endure. I would have folded.

Night Dolly. Sweet Dreams.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

That is a very pretty nativity scene.

Thanks for sharing it with us.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

LOL.

Good Night Dolly.

{{{HUGS}}}

[Aquamarine]

How charming. Someone put alot of work into that.

[luvie]

A CHRISTMAS CARD FOR EVERYONE!!!!


ENJOY!!!!

[snugs]

WOW

[WVNan]

Beautiful thread and great idea, Billie. I'll try to get something, maybe tomorrow. I'm still working on mine. I'm so sad that I can't get the song to play, even on the new link. Can't get the sound. Oh well, Merry Christmas!

[DollyCali]

I love those jackie Lawson cards.. the dogs in this one were so realistic... loved it! thanks

now good night all dear Finest FRiends....

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Oh Wow.

Great card.Thank you LUV !!!


{{{HUGS}}}

[luvie]

(((hugs)))

I actually snagged it from EGS...but don't tell him! *giggle*

[luvie]

Isn't it fun?...and you're going to get to see it twice! LOL!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

I won't say a thing,my lips are sealed.~chuckle~

[snugs]

Lovely song Billie I have downloaded it

[snugs]

A question it seems to be that in the US you say Santa whereas in Britain we use the term Santa but most people say Father Christmas do you use that term as well?