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The Twelve Things of Christmas

*Clears throat*

*Tunes imaginary instruments*
 
 
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
Twelve eggs from ho-ome
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Eleven colored windows
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Every year we alternate colored lights and candles. One year is traditional, one year a little more modern. This year we’re back to modern.

 
Ten boughs of fresh pine (from out backyard)
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We do them on the stairs and on the lights in the hallway every year. Mom and I go out into the back yard and cut the pine ourselves.

 
Nine Christmas bo-ows
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All made up by Mom the Magnificent.

 
Eight Christmas cookies
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Also all hand made by Mom the Magnificent.

 
Seven(ty two) feet of garland
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And it’s still not enough to do the entire railing and stairs at the same time.

 
Six shelves of tooown
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First, six shelves and then…THE WORLD!

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…I mean the rest of the landing.

 
Five sto-ock-ingggs
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We used to hang them on the railing to the right but there’s a kitten in the house again so we found a cooler alternative that’s a bit more out of her reach.

 
Four meowing cats
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Merry (like the Hobbit Meriadoc Brandybuck, not like Christmas)

 

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Lila, our newest little edition whom we rescued from outside.

 

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Samantha (Sammy) our grumpy old lady.

 

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Pippin, (like the other Hobbit Peregrin Took. Get it, Merry and Pippin?)

 
Three tall trees
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6ft

 

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7 1/2ft

 

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9ft (We’ve gotta get a ladder out to decorate this one, but eleven years after buying our giant Santa tree topper we finally have a tree big enough to put him on!)

 
Two hyper goats
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Raven and Starling, always hungry.

 
And a fuz-zy alpaca named Hope
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Alpaca selfies!

(Oops…make that two)

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Hope’s new friend Bella.

Happy Holidays!

Comments

  1. Susie says:

    I love your Christmas cheer!

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