Perhaps a little early to be planning menus, but we did pull out our Christmas decorations this past weekend. Here's a little tour of most of our decorating.
A little touch of Sweden . . . this candle decoration always makes me think of Grandma; I got it at Al Johnson's while shopping with her one time.
And how can it be Christmas without the little brass angel thing that magically turns when you light the candles underneath it? Maybe someday we'll go to Scandinavia and I'll get a lovely painted wooden one like Kirsten's, but until then I'll continue to enjoy this one. :-)
This little guy used to sit up at the cottage; what a nice memory of Grammy Beth and Christmases with the Ryder family.
Erik's mom used to buy him an Official Annual Steelers Ornament; he has several displayed by his desk.
I think I bought this angel shopping with mom; she always makes me smile. I was excited because I figured out how to fix the star on her head, which broke off last year (you can click on the pictures to see them larger).
I got this tea set at an after Christmas sale in the UWSP bookstore.
Here's Erik with our childhood stockings and freshly shaven cheeks.
Most of the rest of our decorations are a collection of favorite Christmas books and nativities . . .
This one I bought with Mom when we were in Spearfish, SD and saw the Passion Play.
I got this Mexican nativity in a little hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant in Plover; Sally has a red one.
This is part of an African nativity I got at through a little fair trade shop in Point. 
And this is the wreath I made at Lady's Craft Day at church this year! The little paper rolls are all Christmas music. And Erik hung icicle lights along the garage and over the porch (picture during the day just doesn't do it justice)--YAY!!
On Monday we got our tree! This completes our light show for the drivers going by as we were able to set it up in our front window. :-DOne of the best parts about decorating is remembering the people associated with all of the decorations--so many ornaments, trinkets and books are associated with important people in our lives.
The pets have been very interested (Pippin and Rosie have been found curled up asleep underneath it more than once, and Rosie now also naps on the couch where she can keep an eye on it) but overall they've been pretty darn good about the tree . . . until last night when the littlest of the bunch went completely bananas!! I had to lock her in her kennel for a while and collect all the ornaments she had strewn about the house; everyone then spent the night locked in the bedroom with me. Today she seems back to normal, so we'll just keep our fingers crossed!There's nothing like a lit up Christmas tree at night . . .
Thanks for taking our little tour; wish you could come over for a cup of Christmas tea!I hope you're enjoying the beginning of this blessed season,
cmr
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I loved the Christmas tour - and wish I could stop in for tea and a visit! The angel "thing" I have is from Lillian Vernon - and not that expensive. I haven't seen one of her catalogs for a long time, but maybe they still have them. I've been thinking of Grandma a lot - 'cause of her birthday. She would love to see these pictures, too. Love you!!! k
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