Christmas doings and an old card...

Hello there everyone.. 

Welcome to the Blessed Hearth today.. 

I hope you are having a great week.. 

It is kind of messy here at our house today.. 

This morning I picked out the boxes that I needed Terry to bring upstairs to start a bit of decorating.. 

I thought I might get away with doing just fresh decor but no... 

I started remembering some things I had that were a bit special and decided it would not be a normal Christmas without a few of them.. 

A vintage Christmas cat that has been around for years.. smile.. 

Several totes were hauled upstairs and a pail of trees and......

An Old Father Christmas had to be hung where he usually hangs since Shonda gave him to me and a snowman that Trevor made.. 

And an angel that was a gift from Dustin... 

|And so on... 

I decorated all day... 

The fireplace is finished, the hutch is done and the kitchen windowsill... 

There is still much to do but at least it is beginning to look a little like Christmas now... 

Yesterday, I did a spare room just in case someone stops by and found this dear old card .... 

I had bought a box of antique ones at our antique dealers (Julia's) many years ago and always string them across the window.. 

Then I look through the rest of them as they are in the drawer of the dresser.. I love old cards and such.. Do you?  

Anyway..

I thought you might enjoy this one as I always do... 

It is a homemade one.. 

They typed the words there on the bottom,..

CHRISTMAS EVE IN THE "GOOD OLD DAYS". 

They are holding a hot water bottle in their hand and have mitts on as you can see.. 

Along with scarf, earmuffs and what have you.. grin.. 

They glued some stars on it and coloured it with a coloured pencils, I think.. 

This is the inside.. 

Trying to get warm in front of the fireplace before they hit the sack, I would say.. 

Here is the verse.. 

Can you imagine?  

The Christmas of 1942.. 

And wishing them a prosperous new year of 1943... 

Peace on earth and victory.. 

Victory did come in 1945 thank the Lord.. 

What a great attitude they had during those terrible years... 

So thankful for all they did for us... 

Not only the soldiers but the families left at home to cope with the shortages and lack of everything... 

We are so blessed here in Canada .... 

I want to love the season this year.. 

To have joy and celebrate the Christ of Christmas... 

To put a little extra into the preparations and enjoy it all.. 

To look forward with hope... 

What a wonderful gift God gave to this world... 

How he loves us... 

Well, I am a bit slow compared to many people getting ready for the big day but I love the days leading up to it all.. 

Making and baking and such.. 

Even if it takes me at least 3 times as long then it did a few years ago.. 

This is a pic that Google sent me.. 

The same bedroom that I decorated yesterday.. 

Well, dear hearts this is it once again... 

Hope you are enjoying the season...

Any of you Keepers out there that read the blog and are not busy on Saturday we could use your help to decorate the church and make cookies and such... 

Please let me know if you can come.. 

At 10 am at the church on Fredericton Road.. 

Love to have you... 

Looking forward to hearing from you... 

GOD BLESS...