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Christmas

Middle of the collage is my photo of my table runner

My mind's eye thought it would look pretty on this table in the dining room.

 Aunt Eula made this ceramic Nativity Scene for her sister, Margie aka my mother-in-law, in 1970. MIL did not have a shed so she arranged the figures on light blue velvet fabric. The shelter was made by Angel Madi's favorite BIL.  I bought some pretty navy blue plush fabric with gold stars on it to put under my Nativity Scene. I have been using this Nativity Scene for nearly 30 years.  This is the first time it has been on the Entertainment Center.  

AND IT WILL BE HERE EVERY YEAR FROM NOW ON.  

While taking the photo of the Nativity Scene, I didn't notice my 'happy accident'.  The flash reflection in the photo 

looks like the Star of Bethlehem shining over the Angel.

Some out of doors photos...some good some not.

this first one is in my neighbor's yard.

The lights are possessed...they blink and evidently too fast for 

Niki the Nikon

I love old Woodie Station wagons.

I found this adorable Christmas Welcome Plaque,which hangs by the front door, at JoAnn's.

Directly underneath it is St. Nick in a ceramic chimney

We put LED lights in our Camellia bush this year.

I tried to get a good photo outside. First one was ok but blurry.

Each time afterwards the flash came on.

It took 3 strings of 50 lights = 150 lights.

It could probably use another string but my word 200 on that bush is just silly. We have single electric candles in each front window.

Now inside....

Our tree we downsize from an 8' tree to 7' and not as wide.  We have the ability, (if the remote wasn't acting all crazy pants) to have all white, all colored and both will blink or not.

Thus far we can only find the blinking colored.  We can get layers different colors but never all colored or white.

a few close up of special ornaments

First one was sent to Madi one Christmas from her beloved Raz 

Next photo is of 3 special ornaments.

Silver with red ribbon was from our dear friends memory of Madi.

The baby below it was on a baby shower gift I received before

Sis of Madi was born in 1971.

Just to the right of the baby is from Madi's favorite vet Dr. Szabo and all her friends at Hidden Valley Animal Clinic.

Stockings hung by the gas logs...too warm for them to be on just yet

 Angel Madi still holds her place of honor decorated for the season too. An angel, a chickadee on a holly leaf and a snow globe for company

Santa is on Sentry duty just outside the office.

I 'won' this Santa and the Santa on the front porch at 

different 'White Elephant'** games while I was working at NCSU

Happy Stockings with snowmen are on the stair rails and under the hand rail

 I have a large bow like this at the top of the stairs too

**White Elephant is a gift exchange game that is very similar in style to Yankee Swap, although the emphasis is to “steal” gifts rather than swap them. Most often, this type of gift exchange takes place at a party with other participants in attendance.