Friday Show and Tell

http://kellishouse.blogspot.com/ hosts Show and Tell Friday every week. This is the first time I have participated in it. It is so neat to visit different blogs and see what people have to share. Since we have brought out the Christmas decorations this week, I decided to share a picture of these little plates that are so special to me.

My Grandma gave these to me when I was only one year old. Every Christmas, they have been displayed somewhere in our home. When we moved 600 miles away from our hometown, they helped me feel like I wasn't so far from home that first Christmas. Grandma died three years ago, but every time I see these little plates I remember her and how much she loved Christmas and pretty decorations.

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

This is one of absolute favorite Christmas songs. I love the words and the joyful melody. The fourth and fifth verses are different than the version in my hymnbook. I think sometimes they are combined so that there are only four verses. My favorite verse is the third, with the line, "Mild He lays His glory by, Born that man no more may die. Born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth." The words are by Charles Wesley and the music by Felix Mendelssohn, one of my favorite composers.

Hark! The herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn King; Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!” Joyful, all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With th’angelic host proclaim,“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”
Refrain:
Hark! the herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn King!”

Christ, by highest Heav’n adored; Christ the everlasting Lord; Late in time, behold Him come, Offspring of a virgin’s womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; Hail th’incarnate Deity, Pleased with us in flesh to dwell, Jesus our Emmanuel.
Refrain

Hail the heav’nly Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, Ris’n with healing in His wings. Mild He lays His glory by, Born that man no more may die. Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth.
Refrain

Come, Desire of nations, come, Fix in us Thy humble home; Rise, the woman’s conqu’ring Seed, Bruise in us the serpent’s head. Now display Thy saving power, Ruined nature now restore; Now in mystic union join Thine to ours, and ours to Thine.
Refrain

Adam’s likeness, Lord, efface, Stamp Thine image in its place: Second Adam from above, Reinstate us in Thy love. Let us Thee, though lost, regain,Thee, the Life, the inner man: O, to all Thyself impart, Formed in each believing heart.
Refrain

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/

Maybe this is right...

Which Little Women Character Are you? created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Meg You are the perfect model wife. You love going to parties but wouldn't be caught dead not wearing the latest trends. Meg 70% Marmee 70% Beth 60% Amy 50% Laurie 50% Jo 30%

It took FIVE tries to get this answer. The first two times, I was Marmee, which doesn't fit me at all. The third time I was Beth. The only things I have in common with Beth is that we are both shy and play the piano. So I tried again. This time, I got Laurie. That was the worst answer yet. I tried one more time, and got Meg, which was the Little Women character I've always thought I had the most in common with. I don't think that description really fits Meg or me, though. Oh well. I guess I still don't know which LW character I'm most like. :)

Thanksgiving

As I mentioned earlier, the drive through the mountains was absolutely beautiful. I am certain I have never seen the leaves turn such brilliant colors.
In some places, like here, the mountains were all red and oramge. Just stunning.
On Thanksgiving Day, my dad, Gabrielle and I went to my aunt's house for dinner. My mom had to stay behind at Grandpa's house because she was cooking a Thanksgiving supper for her side of the family. So, after eating a great dinner at my aunt's house, we went back to Grandpa's and ate another really large, really delicious meal. Saturday night, we also had a Thanksgiving dinner with our church. It is nice to be able to go back home for Thanksgiving. We don't travel back for Christmas anymore -- the holidays are too close together and it's so much trouble to deal with packing presents -- but I enjoy being able to spend Thanksgiving with all of our family members and the friends from our home church.


For the first time in my life, I went Day-After-Thanksgiving shopping! My mom has three sisters, so they, their daughters, my mom, sister, and I went to a big mall shopping. Nobody really got any shopping done, but it was fun to go out and look around. The mall had great decorations in it, too. The mall here hardly puts up any decorations. There was a big crowd, of course, but it actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be -- unless you wanted to buy something. Then the lines stretched for what seemed like miles. :) So, even though it was fun, it's really more practical to wait for another day to get real shopping done, for me, anyway.

While I was on vacation...

I cut my hair! This is the shortest I have had my hair in about ten years. For once it wasn't a hard decision, either. My hair was so long that I couldn't style it well anymore and the ends were really damaged. I decided it was time for a new style. I think I ended up getting about seven inches cut off. I really like this length, too. It's easy to straighten, like it is in the picture, and I can also use curling gel and bring out lots of curl.

Home Again!!!

We just got back from our Thanksgiving trip today! We really enjoyed our visit home. The trees were absolutely brilliant when we drove down. I was glad that I had my camera in the car with me, because the scenery was so beautiful. I'll have to post more about our trip and some of my pictures tomorrow.

Thanksgiving Travels

We're leaving tomorrow to go to visit our family for Thanksgiving. It should be fun. We always spend time with our family and friends and we have three Thanksgiving dinners -- one with my dad's side of the family, one with my mom's side of the family, and one with our church on Saturday night. We're also planning to go shopping on the day after Thanksgiving. That should be a big headache and a lot of fun. Hopefully, I'll be able to update a few times on my aunt's computer while we're away. Just in case I don't get the chance, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!