Collecting Memories

There are those unexpected magical moments that happen, when you least expect it and need it the most. Last night was one of those rare glimpses into magic. As Tim arrived home safely after slip sliding away on the roads, he was greeted with Hot Cocoa made by his son. The squash and meatloaf were scenting air. Curled up in front of the fireplace were Timmy and Kaylee snuggling with Victor the dog. I packed Tim into HIS chair and KayLee popped the Movie Prancer into the player. It somehow became movie night with Prancer followed by the Polar Express and the Snowman. The stress over car accidents and tight budgets just faded away as we gathered as a family and just enjoyed each other. Dinner infront of the fireplace, passing around the box of chocolates, and giggling together. The best gift this Christmas was the gift of time.

Is there anything better than a fireplace, family, a holiday movie, and a snoring Daddy?

Packing Snow

Remember the good stuff...The snow that packs into nice snowballs. The kind that you can roll into snow people. The stuff holiday cards show?? Today on Christmas Eve we have it=packing snow the good stuff. Playful snow!

Best Wishes from Arctic Michigan

and Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas in Many languages

Afrikaans: Geseënde Kersfees

Argentine: Feliz Navidad

GaghandAzeri: Tezze Iliniz Yahsi OlsunBahasa

Malaysia: Selamat Hari Natal

China: (Cantonese) Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw

Danish: Glædelig JulDuri: Christmas-e- Shoma Mobarak

Dutch: Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! or Zalig Kerstfeast

English: Merry Christmas

Eskimo: (inupik) Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!dFinnish: Hyvaa joulua

Flemish: Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar

French: Joyeux NoelFrisian: Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!Galician: Bo Nada

Gaelic: Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr!

German: Fröhliche Weihnachten

Greek: Kala Christouyenna!

Haiti: (Creole) Jwaye Nowel or to Jesus Edo Bri'choHawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka

Hebrew: Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tovaHindi: Shub Naya Baras (good New Year not Merry Christmas)

Hawaian: Mele Kalikimaka ame Hauoli Makahiki Hou!

Hungarian: Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket

Icelandic: Gledileg

Iraqi: Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah

Irish: Nollaig Shona Dhuit, or Nodlaig mhaith chugnat

Iroquois: Ojenyunyat Sungwiyadeson honungradon nagwutut. Ojenyunyat osrasay.

Italian: Buone Feste Natalizie

Japanese: Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto

Navajo: Merry Keshmish

Norwegian: God Jul, or Gledelig Jul

Polish: Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia or Boze Narodzenie

Russian: Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom

Welsh: Nadolig Llawen