Christmas Photos

Took the kids downtown and took a bunch of cute Christmas pics.

Scrooge

Mom and I love the move Scrooge.  We like a lot of the Christmas Carol type movies, but this one is our favorite.  I guess the more I watch it, the more I think about weird parts.  I always thought Albert Finney was old when he did the role, but he was only one year younger than myself 34.  I also didn't get the part about the bells ringing, until I became a Downton Abbey freak.  I just didn't think of Scrooge eating his dinner where the servants would be instead of is "up stairs" areas.  The bells on the wall would have been downstairs where the servants where, not upstairs where the family lived.  At least that's my take on it. 

Offical Christmas Spirit Log

The books I will link back to my book blog, and movies, or kid's books I will just list, since I don't keep up with them in my book blog.  As I looked at the links others posted I realized it would be hard for the person running the challenge to keep up with out this one post to list and link it all together.  So here goes.

Books Read during the Christmas Spirit Challenge:
1. Christmas Bliss
2.Christmas Carol Murder
3.The Gift
4.The Christmas List
5.Finding Noel
6. Grace 
7. The Christmas Shoes 
8. The Christmas Promise
9. The Christmas Blessing
10. Skipping Christmas
11. Xmas Spirit (Ghostgirl #3.5) 
12. The Christmas Box 
13. Blue Christmas
14. Lost December  
15. Christmas: Lost & Found: Rediscovering the True Spirit of Christmas 
16 . The Christmas Secret
17 . When Christmas Comes 
18.  The Christmas Wedding

Movies Watched:
1. Scrooge 11/27
2. Santa Claus 11/29
3. Elf 11/30
4. Frosty the Snowman 12-7, 12-8
5. Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas 12-7
6. Christmas Vacation 12-7
7. Jack Frost  12-23
8. Elf Bowling 12-23
9. Deck the Halls 12-24
10. Miracle on 34th Street 12-24
11. Jingle All The Way 12-24

Christmas Books Read to the Kids:
1. Thomas's Christmas Delivery (Thomas & Friends) by Wilbert Awdry 
2. Texas Night Before Christmas by James Rice 


Last Edit: Jan 4th, I am finished with this challenge.  I know it goes until the 6th, but I'm all Christmas' out.  Granted the tree is still up, it's naked, but I just haven't put the tree up, or the snowman in the yard.  Yet, my Christmas spirit is all gone.

Christmas Spirit Challenge

I decided to join this Christmas Spirit Challenge 

2013 Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge - Details and Sign Up!

It's time! The 5th year of the Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge! Like last year, there are multiple levels for participation, like children's books and watching Christmas movies...and I have an extra special twist this year...so read on!

Details and sign up:

• challenge will run from Friday, November 22, 2013 through Monday, January 6, 2014 (Twelfth Night or Epiphany).
• cross over with other challenges is totally permitted AND encouraged!
• These must be Christmas novels, books about Christmas lore, a book of Christmas short stories or poems, books about Christmas crafts, and for the first time...a children's Christmas books level!
• Levels:

            --Candy Cane:  read 1 book
            --Mistletoe:  read 2-4 books
            --Christmas Tree:  read 5 or 6 books (this is the fanatic level...LOL!)
          Additional levels:
            --Fa La La La Films:  watch a bunch or a few Christmas movies...it's up to you!
            --Visions of Sugar Plums:  read books with your children this season and share what you read
          *the additional levels are optional, you still must complete one of the main reading levels above

• New this year! It's the Christmas Spirit Read-a-Thon to kick us off the weekend of Friday, November 22 through Sunday, November 24! Details and sign-up for the read-a-thon are over at my read-a-thon blog, Seasons of Reading, HERE.

• the most important rule?  Have fun!!!
• I will have a review linky posted as a page the day the challenge starts.  You will find it at the top of the left sidebar.
• Sign up in the linky below (link to your post with your reading list...you can change up your list during the challenge...I just want to be able to stop by to welcome you and see what you plan to read).

One final note:  I am going to do a giveaway of one mystery box of Christmas books to participants in the U.S. I will also pick an International winner who will win $5.00 to spend at Amazon.