A Fun Read

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I was watching the World

News the other night and

heard a spot on this book.

After listening, I Googled

it to find out more.

It is written by Colleen

Christian Burke--she

received a personal

invitation from First Lady

Laura Bush to help decorate

the White House of Christmas

of 2008.

She writes of the traditions that

each First Lady decided on during

their time in the White House.

It begins with the Kennedy's and

continues through the Obama's

I have read the first chapter and

now I am moving on to the

Johnson's term.

This would be a great book for

someone who has an interest in

the White House, the First Ladies,

history and traditions. Each chapter

ends with a special treat for the reader.

I purchased this for myself for

Christmas and I am really enjoying it!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Thanksgiving Fun

image: Country Living As we are preparing for our Thanksgiving feasts, I thought I would share some interesting tidbits regarding THE big day. This was a poll from BHG for their Facebook readers. When asked what one item would be missed on Thanksgiving if it wasn't served. 58%---Stuffing 18%---Sweet Potatoes 16%---Cranberry Sauce 8%---Pumpkin Pie Now I know that I am in the minority when it comes to these things, because I wouldn't miss any of them! I don't care for any of it. I would miss: Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Green Salad/Green Beans, Apple Pie What would you miss if it wasn't served for Thanksgiving??? ~Keep on Dreaming~

Sinterklaas

Yesterday was Saint Nicholas

Day. A festival for children in

many European countries.

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Our American version

Santa Claus, the Anglo-

Canadian and the

British Father Christmas

are derived from Saint

Nicholas.

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Santa is depicted as a short

round man who lives at the

North Pole with Mrs. Claus

and brings gifts to good boys

and girls.

He is also known to have

elves helping him with "THE

"LIST" plus a sleigh with reindeer.

"Santa Claus" is also derived from

the Dutch--Sinterklaas.

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In the beginning Father Christmas

was not known to pass out gifts

but as times have changed it is

said that he too is a gift giver.

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This is a small bit of information

on Santa and the story behind him.

As always the net is full of fun info

on the Jolly Elf. Start a new tradition

with your family and find out more

about Santa, Father Christmas, and

Sinterklass. ENJOY!!!!!

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If you missed the fun we had on

our anniversary---checkout the

previous post. :)

~Keep on Dreaming~