SAYING GOODBYE TO 2009 WITH CHRISTMAS MEMORIES

A wonderful white Christmas...



Lots of family time...



Time under cozy blankets...



Lots of good food...



Three...



Different...



Birthdays in the family...



And one very important birthday celebrated...



The most important...




Spicy candles and sweet candy canes...



Christmas Eve dreams...



The Christmas story told...



Christmas carols in the air...



Happy babies...



Funny babies...





A tour through Bethlehem...





Women gathering water at the well...



Mary with Joseph sits to rest...



A woodsmith's shop in Bethleham...



A Rabbi tells us of the story when they had light to last but one day. By a blessing, it lasted eight.



Boys playing with Dredels in a game during the time of Christ...



An angel proclaims the birth of Christ...



A babe is born in Bethlehem...

OK, ONE MORE FALL POST, THANKSGIVING

In the mountains...



Where peace is found...



At my most-favorite-in-the-whole-world-get-away spot...



We celebrated Thanksgiving...



We all arrived the day before...My sister and niece...



My mom and gramma...



And no one but me knew that my brother (left--Dad on right) was coming...It was a secret we kept...



It is such a wonderful time for family...



Food...



And relaxation...







I am so thankful for family...And for a time to be thankful...