Questions
- Dreaming asks: What accomplishments make you the most proud?
- Suzanne asks: When did your family first come to the country which you now live?
- Wendell asks: What's your favorite way to serve carrots?
- Do you decorate with anything that has Santa or Father Christmas when you prepare for Christmas?
- Do you prefer big dogs or small dogs? Something in between, maybe?
My answers:
- I am the most proud of the way my children turned out. Neither one of them could ever claim to be sporting a halo or wings but they are both awesome individuals. I must say that I was very lucky and did not have any of the MAJOR problems that some parents go through.
- Scotch/Irish I believe but I have no idea of when we first came here.
- I like cooked carrots only in roasts, stews or soups - or cake. I actually prefer them raw
- No Santa's or Father Christmas here. I do like snowmen - actually I LOVE snowmen - but my snowmen stay out all year so they don't count. Mainly at Christmas I like nativity scenes - it is what the season is all about - and I'm very picky about those as in I don't want to see the Wise Men at the manger because THE WISE MEN WERE NOT AT THE MANGER - THEY FOLLOWED THE STAR FOR 2 YEARS AND FOUND THE CHRIST CHILD IN NAZARETH. Matthew 2:9 When they had heard the king, they departed and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. Matthew 2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. Matthew 2:11 And when they were come into the house , they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
- I like all dogs. I used to always have a little house dog but now my dog (inherited from my son) is a Husky mix. She's a good size dog and prefers the outdoors - although she does come inside every night for a treat and will sleep inside if the weather is bad. I kind of like having her around outside - she will let me know if something is going on out there that is not supposed to.
I like all aspects of Christmas decorations. I have a lovely Fontini Nativity scene and last year after Christmas, my DH bought me a few new pieces to add to my collection. These are the first ones to add in many years. Now that I think about it, it's the only ones. lol. I can't wait to put it out!
ReplyDeleteIt's a great accomplishment to raise kids to be good adults. I never thought about the wise men and the manger. I knew that, but I guess there was a "disconnect" going on!I am very fond of Nativity sets and I know a few people who collect them. One woman in the area has a huge collection. I never have room to store that much stuff.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of coming in the kitchen. Help is always welcome. Noodles sound like a fun project.
Have a great week.
My Santas stay in the Santa cabinet all year round too! And my nativities stay in their cabinet. I put it all out all over the house the week after Thanksgiving. I've tried to leave the wise men out until January 6 but I can't bear to leave them out so I go ahead and put them there with everyone else! They just seem so lonely otherwise. LOL
ReplyDeleteI like nativities very much and I love mine, but I think it is too big now because I kept adding to it through the years.
ReplyDeleteI think it is so nice you have lovely kids.
Says something for the teamwork that you didn't have some of those issues with kids. I didn't either and always wondered how I'd escaped. I think I was a horror show for my parents. Times were different then, though.
ReplyDeleteHa! My word verif is 'equine'. I'm sure that's a message from Wendell about our preference for raw carrots.
That little black cat sitting here on the page is adorable. :) Huskies are beautiful dogs!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post. I'm a new follower from Patrice's porch. Have a great night!