Competition Results

Well, first and foremost, here are the answers to the Carol quiz:-

1. Oh Come All Ye Faithful
2. Hark the Herald Angels Sing
3. Silent Night
4. Joy to the World
5. Deck the Halls
6. Angels We Have Heard on High
7. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
8. The First Noel
9. Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
10. Little Drummer Boy
11. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
12. Peace on Earth
13. Frosty the Snowman
14. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
15. White Christmas
16. Oh Holy Night
17. Winter Wonderland
18. We Three Kings
19. Jingle Bells
20. Away in a Manger
21. Go Tell It on a Mountain
22. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

There was a tie for first place as both Kathy and Mary scored 20.  Another tie for second place with Joan and Sandra both coming in with 17.  Penny  was next with 15 and Helen scored 11.  It was nice of Helen to have a go because I know she is in a lot of pain at the moment. If you have not already visited their journals, drop by and say hello in time for Christmas.

They were not easy, when I first saw the quiz I did not get them all either!

I am so glad that you took the time and trouble at this busy period of  the year.  Now, because it is Christmas I am going to play Christmas fairy and award you ALL a prize for taking part so watch your mailboxes as something will be on its way to you soon.

Dear Santa

 

 

I have been awfully good and I have purchased an extra large stocking.  I know what I want you to fill it with, so please, how about some of these?

Watch this space

Competition results will be posted later today.  Thanks to those who took part.  If anyone wants to send a late entry I will be happy to receive it.

More Fun

Well you certainly seemed to enjoy the Christmas humour yesterday. One person asked me to post more.  Well, I do have a couple more but they are slightly ruder than the ones previously posted and I do not want to offend anyone.  I will leave it up to you , my readers, whether you want me to post them another time or not.

In the meantime here is a little story for you:-

Why The Angel Decorates The Top Of The Tree

There had been no snow during the entire month of December. The elves in the bicycle department had been on strike since October, and now there was the possibility that the elves in the doll department might join them.

Daily life at the North Pole was not pleasant, and Santa Claus was in a pretty foul mood. Mrs. Claus was suffering from arthritis and was very mad over the fact that her cake had fallen in the oven. Santa had tried to round up some extra helpers, but with no snow, they weren't able to make it by sleigh to the workshop.

Rudolph had a bad cold, and his nose wouldn't light up. Comet and Prancer were fighting over Vixen, who had just come into heat. Blitzen's right foreleg was still in a cast, and the vet said that they would have to wait until 24th December to decide if Blitzen would be able to pull the sleigh.

The electricity went off, and all the power tools came to a stop. There was nothing going right in Santa's workshops. The helpers were about three weeks behind in their work, and it didn't look that all the toys would be ready by Christmas Eve. Santa's foul mood was exacerbated by a bad case of Piles, and he wasn't too happy about the possibility of having to ride so far on Christmas Eve.

Seeing the terrible state of affairs at the North Pole with Santa, the angels took up a collection to buy a gift for the unhappy workers and the Clauses - something that would brighten their Christmas.They chose a Christmas tree, and they sent it down with an angel to deliver it. 

The angel burst into the workshop room and asked,

"HEY, WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO STICK THIS TREE?"

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Now, a quiz for you.  Have a go at guessing the Titles of these carols.  The language is very flowery but there are clues if you look for them.  I know how busy you all are, but if you would care to take part, the first person to e-mail me with all the correct answers or the person who gets the most correct answers, will be awarded a pretty Christmas scene by me to use as wallpaper on their computer.  So, there is a prize up for grabs today.  Have fun.  The winner will be announced tomorrow evening (Thursday).

1. Move hitherward the entire assembly of those who are loyal in their belief
2. Listen, the celestial messengers produce harmonious sounds.
3. Nocturnal time span of unbroken quietness.
4. An emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good given to the terrestrial sphere.
5. Embellish the interior passageways.
6. Exalted heavenly beings to whom harkened.
7. Twelve o'clock on a clement night witnessed its arrival.
8. The Christmas preceding all others.
9. Small municipality in Judea southeast of Jerusalem.
10. Diminutive masculine master of skin-covered percussionistic cylinders.
11. Omnipotent supreme being who elicits respite to ecstatic distinguished males.
12. Tranquillity upon the terrestrial sphere.
13. Obese personification fabricated of compressed mounds of minute crystals.
14. Expectation of arrival to populated area by mythical, masculine perennial gift giver.
15. Natal celebration devoid of color, rather albino, as a hallucinatory phenomenon for me.
16. In awe of the nocturnal time span characterized by religiosity.
17. Geographic state of fantasy during the seasonof mother nature's dormancy.
18. The first person nominative plural of triumvirate of far eastern heads of state.
19. Tintinnabulation of vacillating pendulums in inverted, metallic, resonant cups.
20. In a distant location the existence of an improvised unit of newborn children's slumber furniture.
21. Proceed forth declaring upon a specific geological alpine formation.
22. Jovial Yuletide desired for the second person singular or plural by us.

So, get those brains going, join in and have some fun.  Wonder who will win? Have a good day everyone.

Some Christmas Fun

Politically correct version of Deck The Halls.

Deck the halls with boughs of non-endangered plant species
Fa la la la la, la la la la
'Tis the season to be self-actualizing,
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Don we now our alternate-lifestyle apparel
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Toll the ancient non-denominational-winter-solstice-holiday carol
Fa la la la la, la la la la

See the blazing log of non-denominational-winter-solstice-holiday-non-endangered wood before us,
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Play the harp without unnecessary brutality and join the chorus
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Sing we emotionally stable in a collective group effort,
Fa la la la la la la la la
Heedless of the weather patterns despite the effects of global warming,
Fa la la la la, la la la la

Fast away the mature year passes
Fa la la la la la la la la
Hail the new year without any implicit ageism, ye persons
Fa la la la la la la la la
Dance in a non-hierarchical manner in merry measure,
Fa la la la la la la la la
While I tell of non-materialistic, non-denominational-winter-solstice-holiday treasure,
Fa la la la la, la la la la

 

Hope you enjoy this little bit of Christmas fun. Nothing like a smile to cheer the day.

Christmas Poem

I have a list of people I know
All written in a book
And every year at Christmastime
I go and take a look.
And that is when I realise
That those names are a part
Not of the book they're written in
But of my very heart.
For each name stands for someone
Who has crossed my path sometime
And in that meeting, they've become
A treasured friend of mine.
And once you've met some people
the years cannot erase
The memory of a pleasant word
Or of a friendly face.
So when I send a Christmas card
That is addressed to you
It's because you're on that list
Of folk I'm indebted to,
And you are one of many folk
Who in past times I've met
And happen to be one of those
I don't want to forget.
And whether I have known you
For many years or few
In some way you have a part in
Shaping things I do.
This, the spirit of Christmas
That forever and ever endures
May it leave the richest blessings
In the hearts of you and yours.

          ~ Anonymous

Thanks to all of you for the wonderful Christmas cards we are receiving.  Have a wonderful week.

Sunny Sunday

Mike and I are both feeling our age today after two days of "celebrations".  He had a very nice birthday on Friday with lovely presents and, of course, Becky and the boys spent the day with us.

As Dean could not join us earlier in the week, it was arranged that we would have a joint Anniverysary/Birthday dinner yesterday.  We decided on a Mexican meal as it is one of our favourites and Dean did all the cooking and preparation.  It is quite a long time since we have all managed to eat together as Dean works long hours and is often on stand-by and gets called out over the weekends.  We all ate too much of course.  Where little Nathan puts it all, I have no idea but he burns off so much energy because he never stands still for two minutes, that no doubt he needs it.  He polished off a large helping of chicken, salad, hard boiled egg, two helpings of ice cream and a chocolate biscuit.  Not his normal diet but - we were celebrating. He danced the whole time Strictly Come Dancing was on, he loves that programme so much.  He is a natural.

Dancing with Mummy

Baby Daniel was quite content to watch and chuckled for a lot of the time.  We did not get any photos of him yesterday because it was all a bit hectic at times but no doubt I will be posting some in the future.  He will be four months old on Christmas Eve, how the time flies.

Surely, there must be some left in here!

We seem to have awakened the street because our neighbours are all putting up lights. Now there are four of us in a row.  Mike went out to take a picture but unfortunately, the occupants of home number four were out and their place was in darkness but here are the remaining three of us.

All looking very festive.  There are many more owners these days decorating outside,  some are a little over the top but it is so nice to see.  I feel it always cheers up passers-by when they see illuminated houses.

In the next street, Mike saw a visitor who had come early so I am going to leave you today with a photo of him.

So today will be a day of relaxation that is when I have dealt with the 198 items in my mail box and spam folder!  That will teach me to have yesterday away from the computer.

Here is a beautiful site, well worth a visit, so take a moment please.

TEACH THE CHILDREN THE TRUE MEANING

P.S. Mike asked me to thank you all for the wonderful Birthday wishes, he was really touched.