Survival, Home for a bookshelf - home for books and many other things
I suvived without internet access since Thursday evening. HOW? Who knows! It was quite painful Friday, but then it eased up some by Saturday afternoon. I wish I could say I painted a beautiful picture or finished a good book - but I didn't do anything spectacular with my free time.
Clint brought home the most beautiful wooden bookshelf this weekend. I had just made a comment that we were going to be buried alive by all our books and how I wish I could find a nice big bookshelf. Clint found one right by the dumpster at his work - it was covered in ice and snow but he could see the beauty underneath all that. Perfect timing for it was time to decorate for Christmas. We need all the space we can have when it comes to that. Although, Crispin being the crafty climber, he has still made our decorating a challenge. He's already broken a snow globe and lost one of the marching dudes.
Every Christmas Eve since the boys were little little, they would get a Christmas book and jammies to open. It wasn't until a year or two ago that we realized that this was a "tradtion" and I tried to put the dates and names in the books. The boys were really good at helping us remember the years - I can't believe how bad my memory is. This year, because money is tight, we will be getting them 1 family book and NO jammie\s. They don't use the jammies any way because they like to sleep "like dad" in boxers only. Plus, we have a TON of books - but it's fun reading a couple each night till Christmas. We have everything from Simpson's Holiday Humdinger to (saddest) The Crippled Lamb. Crispin wont' need jammies because he has the best jammies that we got at a clothing exchange (if anyone ever has the chance to host or go to one you should! I have gotten the best clothes at the two I have attended) They are LL Bean *like new* warm as can be and made to last! So, he's going to be set for a couple of years!
*************Whole point of this story was I wanted to know what everyone's favorite Christmas book was - So Please share*****************
I've been in contact with our case worker and her supervisor since Thursday and it looks like everything is coming along and we should be getting our EBT card in the mail this week with retro pay from August. Perfect timing for the holiday baking extravaganza. On the flip side to this - it looks like there has been some funny business going on with my social security number and that will need to be figured out ASAP. ------- Mail just got here and it looks like our EBT cards have arrived - along with a heaping amount of Christmas Cards! Man, you guys are good! Ours are still in the works - Clint is drawing them up and should be ready to go soon!
I spent a good portion of Friday night and Saturday morning in a state of shock or disbelief or some kind of sensation. An aquaintance of ours took her life by jumping off a 6 level parking structure here in A2. She wasn't a close friend but we did enjoy gardening along side her for the last 3 summers. She was wheel chair bound and seemed to be a very cool person every time we encountered each other. She waS young and I'm just so sad for her family and I can't imagine that kind of depression. I'm feeling much better about it all after calling my mom and Mrs. T. I needed to talk about it out loud and not just in a "oh man that is sad news." It was so heavy on me - her viewing was today and I wish I could have gone and paid my respects.
posted by TLC @ 12/05/2005 12:10:00 PM
5 Comments:
Sorry about the friend you lost. That's a very hard thing to understand. I'm glad that you have great people to talk to.
Anyway my favorite Christmas story is The Littlest Angel. The last year we all were together for Christmas I read it to the kids, and they were bored out of there minds, but it always brings a tear to my eye.
Yes, we do have that one too. The illustrations are a bit dated - circa 1969 but it's a good story.
The best Christmas story is the one straight out of the old Bible. It is the best one to read.
My second favorite Christmas story is "the Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" by L Frank Baum (the Wizard of Oz). Its a "chapter book" so we are reading it over a few days. If you aren't familar with it- it is a really neat story
Its also one of those great tv movies! (The adventures of Santa Claus 1985?)
Here is a review of the movie from amazon.com.
This bizarre, pagan take on the Santa Claus legend, which is based on a story by L. Frank Baum (The Wizard of Oz), was produced and directed by Rankin and Bass, the reigning kings of the Christmas special (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer), using their brand of puppet animation. In the forest of Burzee, the immortals gather to discuss the fate of Santa Claus. Found when he was an abandoned baby by the Great Ak (a wizard with big wooden horns on his head), the boy was named Claus because that means "little one" in the language of the forest. Raised by immortals and knowing nothing but peace and harmony, the adolescent Claus is taken on a tour of the mortal world by the Great Ak, and he discovers the world is rife with misery and injustice. This is when he decides he will dedicate his life to making kids happy, and he learns the best way to do this is to give them toys. After years of service, the immortals must decide whether or not to give him eternal life. Indeed, this is a very strange Christmas tale. --Andy Spletzer
Leaner- sounds like a book Slade would love to read. I will tell them to look for it at the library this weekend. Another good story that we all like to read every year is: The Christmas Cross by Max Lucado. The boys love opening up each little envelope and the story really makes you appreciate your family that much more.
I wish I had a favorite Christmas book...but I don't. As for songs, my favorite is the "Little Drummer Boy." I just asked the hubby and his favorite Christmas song is "Night Divine." They both make me shed a tear. Every time.
Did you ever know the Tamale man in Las Cruces? Well, he passed away last week. My mom was sad. She ordered tamales from him every Christmas for the past 20-something years. Your mom probably knew him.
Much Love. DHC
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