Out with the old...

Ring Out, Wild Bells
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809 - 1892)
England's Poet Laureate from 1850-1892

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.

Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.

Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here we see no more,
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.

Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife;
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws.

Ring out the want, the care the sin,
The faithless coldness of the times;
Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes,
But ring the fuller minstrel in.

Ring out false pride in place and blood,
The civic slander and the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.

Ring out old shapes of foul disease,
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.

Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
Ring out the darkenss of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.

This makes me feel warm & fuzzy &...

well...a bit OLD too...
I love it! Hope it puts you in the Christmas spirit, too!

For the kids

Cute Animal Christmas Song @ Yahoo! Video

Pretty Kitty

Ok, ok...I don't intend this to become a cat-lady blog...but isn't this a great shot?

The Card Photos

It's that time of year!Even at ages 8 1/2 & almost 10...

Nearly impossible to get a snapshot of both kids looking sane and cheerful...

They are cute none the less, though...
The Christmas Cards will be going out as soon as I pick up the copies from the photo mart!
Hopefully they'll all be to their destinations prior to 12/25!
For those of you who will be receiving cards, I've not posted the "winning" shot!
Merry Merry!

Midnight Update

Our kitten, Midnight...

Midnight in the Stable - she just knocks the Holy Family right over - how naughty!
Contemplating the next naughty move...

Speaking of "naughty"...I've been a bad, bad, blogger...
Things have just been so very hectic, and just as life began to settle a bit, and the boxes were all broken down and on the curb for Waste Management...THE HOLIDAZE arrived!
And SO...my intention is to be fully back "on track" with our daily routine and my blogging as the new year begins! In the mean time, I'll do my best to pop on here as I'm able with photos & some posts on our day to day stuff...
Above is our kitten, Midnight Sprite. She's about 10 weeks now, and a real terror!
She had us all fooled when her sisters and brother were yet living with us...we thought she was the "mellowist" of the bunch...HA! I'm hoping to get some good video of her in full on "insane-mode" soon...She is darling, but very, very, naughty...

Fun with Freddy

I'm Freddy. I'm the boy H's best friend. We do everything together - we're a team of two! H thought it would be fun for me to have a blog entry.
This is me showing you the "talk to the hand" sign.


















This is me doing the French Acrobatics!




















This is me also doing the French Acrobatics!!



















And this is me spending time with Santa Claus - we're dancing!
Thanks for spending some time with me and remember...
TALK TO THE HAND!