That’s Christmas to Me

WARNING! THIS BLOG POST WILL MOST LIKELY MAKE YOUR WANT TO LISTEN TO CHRISTMAS MUSIC! IT IS ALSO A REPOST FROM 2 YEARS AGO. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

This is an interpretive picture to lyric reading from one of my favorite Christmas songs, “That’s Christmas to Me” by Pentatonix.  I will be adding a picture for every line or two of the song.  Not only will you reading the beautiful lyrics to this song, but you will also be seeing the decor around my apartment.  Enjoy!

That’s Christmas to Me by Pentatonix

The fireplace is burning bright, shining all on me

Fireplace

Fireplace

I see the presents underneath the good old Christmas tree

Presents

And I wait all night ’til Santa comes to wake me from my dreams

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Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

I see the children play outside, like angels in the snow

No Snow

While mom and daddy share a kiss under the mistletoe

Christmas Woodsy Star

And we’ll cherish all these simple things wherever we may be

Christmas Wreath
Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

I’ve got this Christmas song in my heart

That's Christmas to Me
I’ve got the candles glowing in the dark

Candles

I’m hanging all the stockings by the Christmas tree

Stockings
Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

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Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

I listen for the thud of reindeer walking on the roof
As I fall asleep to lullabies, the morning’s coming soon

Reindeer blanket

The only gift I’ll ever need is the joy of family

This Home is Built

Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

I’ve got this Christmas song in my heart

Eiffel Tower Ornament
I’ve got the candles glowing in the dark

Poinsettias and Candles

I’m hanging all the stockings by the Christmas tree

Stocking

Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

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Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

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Oh, the joy that fills our hearts and makes us see

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Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

I’ve got this Christmas song in my heart

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I’ve got the candles glowing in the dark

And then for years to come we’ll always know one thing

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That’s the love that Christmas can bring

Pink and White Tree

Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

Christmas Tree

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Christmas Gift Ideas for All Ages

We’re in November! Have you started Christmas shopping yet? There are only ? many more days of shopping! I’m not sure how many days, but I know I already have a few people shopped for. My family draws names for Christmas and this year we used a new online service called Drawnames.com. It’s been great! No more drawing out of a hat and getting your own name! You can even set it up to block certain people from getting another family member, like spouses getting spouses. Plus your lists go right on the site with links included. We will definitely be using this again.

After seeing what people are asking for and what seems to be popular, I decided to make a family gift guide.

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Little Girls

We have a couple of little girls, ages 3 and 5, in our family. So fun to shop for!  Here are some of the items on their wish list.

Fingerlings

My niece received this for her birthday. She wasn’t too sure about it, but all of us adult girls loved it! It’s so cute!

Baby monkeys love to grab on to things…. especially fingers!

Finger monkey responds to sound, motion & touch and will let you know when they like what you are doing!

Put them to sleep or make a loud noise and watch them get excited! hang them upside-down by the tail and watch them monkey-around

Swing them around for even more fun. Blow them kisses and they will kiss you back! collect them all!

Hatchables

My niece’s have these by the dozens! They love them! And they come in all different sizes.

Hatchimals Glittering Garden is the newest hatch batch straight out of Hatchtopia! Who’s inside? It’s a surprise! Each sparkling egg contains one of two interactive Hatchimals with twinkling wings and soft, shimmering fur. Love and care for yours inside the egg and its eyes will light up as it makes cute sounds, telling you how it’s feeling! Once you’ve played with the egg enough, you’ll see rainbow eyes – that means it’s time to hatch! Hatchimals can’t hatch on their own. Your touch encourages them to peck their way out of the egg! It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Now you get to raise your glittering Hatchimal through 3 stages, from baby to toddler, to kid. Your Hatchimal sings “Hatchy Birthday” each time it enters a new stage! Teach yours to walk, dance, play games and more! It will even repeat what you say in its own voice! Hatchimals Glittering Garden — Who Will You Hatch?

Melissa and Doug

All of Melissa and Doug’s toys are great quality and great to play with! I like to buy this for my preschool class too.

  • Sturdy wooden food set featuring items from the five food groups for healthy pretend play
  • Includes watermelon, corn, milk, cheese, cereal, fish, eggs, and more
  • Stores neatly in four wooden crates
  • Fun and educational whether as a stand-alone or as part of a play kitchen
  • Ages 3 years and up

Peppa Pig

Peppa is big in the preschool, grade school age kids! They love Peppa!

“Peppa Pig” follows the adventures of the titular, anthropomorphic animal along with her family and friends. Each of her friends is a different kind of animal — with a last name matching the type of animal each is. Although they are humanlike in many ways, the characters still display characteristics of their species — such as the Rabbit family being fixated with carrots.

Women

Since we draw names for our family, we have all age groups to buy for. Here are some of the wishes for this year.

Make-up organizer

What woman wouldn’t want this for all her make-up?

  • Use high-grade materials and exquisite gift box,Acrylic is clear as glass, looks exquisite. Unlike ordinary cheap plastic,Cq acrylic® Only production and sales exclusive high end product and is undoubtedly a long term investment to keep your expensive makeup safe.
  • MULTI FUNCTH ORGANIZER:size 9.5″ X 7.5″ X 6.1″-Inch ,Our storage box can be used to organize both jewelry and cosmetics together. This allows you to be more organized at home or while traveling. With four drawers and 16 slots , you have more room than ever to keep all your favorite things close at hand.
  • EASY TO CLEAN: Unlike other cosmetics or jewelry boxes that retain stains or colorization from your makeup, rings, or earrings, organizes all your makeup and cosmetics into a dazzling personalized beauty counter, our acrylic boxes are easy to clean and won’t discolor over time.
  • SATISFACTION GUARANTEE: our team make the best service, the best use of acrylic, if quality and Transport damage problems can choose a replacement or refund, no problem, which is why it come with a 30-day satisfaction guarantee.

Or this one? Nice and compact!

  • 360 DEGREE ROTATION: Perfectly organizes and stores your cosmetics and accessories; easy access to all of your makeup products
  • EXTRALARGE CAPACITY: Accommodates at least 30 makeup brushes, 20 skincare products and other accessories including lipsticks, nail polish, eyeliner and more
  • GREAT CARRYING CAPACITY: Steady baserotates smoothly and silently and ensures cosmetics stay in place;thick, durable trays are strong enough to bear heavy products  

Anthropologie Gifts

I bet these smell amazing and the mercury glass is perfect for the holidays!

 

I love this glassware set! The gold is so cool and perfect for your holiday party!

Men’s Gifts

Like the ladies, we have several age groups of men to buy for.

Beanie Hat with Bluetooth

This beanie will keep you warn and plus play your favorite music!

  • V3.0+EDR Bluetooth version,available for most of devices with Bluetooth function.
  • Protects you from cold winter and will also allow you to listen to music and talk while doing variety of other activities.
  • Set-in MIC, available for cell phone to transmit the speaking phone to your audio devices directly so that the user can hand free.
  • Knitted material,fashion and keep warm with answer the phone in winter. You will look great and keep warm while litsening to your favorite music.Keep the sound track to your life playing all the time.
  • You will look great and keep warm while listening to your favorite music.Keep the sound track to your life playing all the time.

Good Day, Bad Day Glasses

These glasses are great after a long day or a great day! Funny! Add a bottle of something special and your have the perfect gift!

MADE IN AMERICA from durable, quality glass featuring a heavy base
~ Holds 11 oz of your favorite whiskey, scotch or bourbon
~ Engraving is on one side of the glass
~ Etching is permanent and DISHWASHER SAFE! (because there are better things to do than the dishes)
~ It’s the perfect, funny yet unique gift for Dad, Grandpa, a boss, co-worker, friend, relative or anyone else that like to enjoy a drink to unwind.

Parents

We have to give something special to our parents! They have been our biggest champions!

Greatest Parents on Earth Plaque

  • Measures approximately 8.5 x 12.5 inches
  • Features inspirational sentiment
  • Neutral colors to match any décor style
  • Easel backed for easy tabletop display and packaged in box for easy gifting
  • Proudly made in the USA

Personalized Bamboo Cutting Board

I love this Family Tree cutting board! What a great addition to any house or kitchen!

  • Personalization is Free: Please provide your personalized details in the Yellow Custom Now Tab
  • Bamboo Cutting board will read Our Family Like Branches on a tree we all grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one last name wedding anniversary date
  • Safe cutting board prevents knife skipping Laser engraved Personalized cheese fruit cutting board for wedding or anniversary gift
  • Made to last a lifetime Material: size 11″ w x 18″ h x 1/2″ inches VARIATIONS: -Our boards are made from natural bamboo. Due to natural origin of the wood there will be color variations that might be different from what is shown in our listings.

Pets

Did I miss anyone? Oh yes! Our favorite pets!

Cozy Windproof and Waterproof  Reversible Plaid Jacket

Keep your pet warm this winter. I know they would look adorable in these plaid jackets!

  • To better fit your dog,please do measure the size of your dog and compare to the size chart or consult with us before placing order
  • Material:Filler: Polyester fiber. Material: Polyester+TC (terylene/cotton), Water Resistant Outer layer/ Soft and Warm Inner Layer
  • Design Creative: Exquisite stitching,Easy Velcro Closure, Easily put on and take off.Comfortable belly part, Warm fleece lining,
  • Features: durable, fashion, vintage, water repellent, fine in detail, lightweight, wind-proof

Dog Toy Gift Basket Bundle

I know my dogs always like new toys to play with. Here is a whole basket full for them to choose from.

  • Made of cotton fibers that are non-toxic and can clean your dog’s teeth when chewing
  • Durable long lasting and bite resistant for hours of strong play and tug-a-war
  • Colorful bright colors get’s your dog interested and promotes interactive play
  • Bundle of 9 includes knot ropes, figure-8 toy, throwing stick, fetch toys, frisbee, and chewing ropes

 

12 Piece Pounce Toy Gift Set

Don’t forget the kitties! They get their choice too!

  • Fun Toys for Cats – Both kittens and cats will love these toys, some of which make noise and will roll across the floor
  • Easy-to-Wrap Gift Box – This box of kitten toys is packaged perfectly to be wrapped for gift-giving
  • 12 Different Toys – Your cats won’t become bored with this set, as there are 12 different toys included in the box
  • Rolling Balls – Kittens will love chasing the set’s sparkle balls and plastic jingle balls across the floor
  • Catnip Toys – A few of the toys in the gift box, including a Cat Is Good icon soft toy, contains catnip, which your cats and kittens will love.

Wow! That’s a lot to look over! I hope you found a couple of gift ideas here! Happy shopping!

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Drawstring Dishtowel Christmas Gift Bag

Good news!! We closed on our house! Finally! We closed late Friday and have been working on painting and other projects all weekend. We will try to finish a few more things this week and will be moving our stuff in next weekend. I can hardly believe it! I’m excited about the projects I want to do, but it will take awhile to get them all done. But a home is never finished, right? I’m sure there will always be things to do.

So, I won’t be having any Christmas decor for you, but I do have a few crafts. These are all pretty simple and don’t take a whole lot of work, but they look great and add just the right holiday touches.  These bags turned out so cute! I can’t wait to use them next year for my Christmas decorations!

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I found my dishtowels at Hobby Lobby. I bought 2 of the same design, but you could use coordinating ones too.

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I pinned the right sides together and sewed up the 2 long sides and one short side, leaving the top open.

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Keeping the bag inside out, I folded over the top edges and sewed it, making a pocket for the ribbon to run through. Leave a little open at one end to run the ribbon through.

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I used a safety pin at the end of the ribbon to make it easier to thread through the opening. I pushed it through by holding the pin through the fabric, gathering fabric and then pulling the excess back towards the beginning.

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Once your ribbon is through, you can fill up the bag with gifts and other goodies, gather the top of the bag and tie it in a pretty bow!

I love how the sun sparkled in this picture!

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All filled up and ready to go!

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Pretty packages tied up with red ribbon!

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How about a little bit of gold?

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I really like how cute these look. I think they will look great under the tree. They will add a little farmhouse to your Christmas!

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I hope you all have a wonderful week! I’m not sure how much I will be around, but I will try to pop in to say Hello!

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Here are some other post you may want to look at:

Fashion 2015 Pam Red Dot Dress Black       Simmer Pot Stack of Jars

Corner News-I’ve Been MIA!

Hey everyone.

First of all, let me apologize for being MIA for the past two weeks.  I’ve been under some stress with school and work and I haven’t exactly had time for a blog post.

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Second of all, I promise that I will be posting Christmas stuff with my mom during the next few weeks.  Again, because of this stress that I’ve had, I haven’t been able to even think about posting a blog….sorry.

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So, please forgive me for being MIA for the past few weeks.  Again, I promise to post Christmassy stuff over the next few weeks.  See you next week!

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WHAT DO I GET (INSERT NAME HERE) FOR CHRISTMAS???????????

Hey everyone!  It’s the horrendous Black Friday events.  Unfortunately, I am working all day today so I cannot participate in any of the festivities.  But in reality, that is okay with me because I don’t like to be in crowded situations.

So now that Thanksgiving is over and we can continue with the season of ‘Hallowthanksmas’, and we are coming to the end of it.  But if you are like me and still haven’t even started your Christmas shopping, this blog post may be able to help you out!

This blog post does contain affiliate links.  I will be sharing some items from our affiliates that you can go out and buy yourself!  And, it will cost you nothing extra if you click on the links on the sidebar!

List number 1: The Dog Lover (or pet lover)

We all know someone who goes a little overboard with their dogs.  You know those people.  The ones who treat their dogs better than their children?  Yeah…  Anyway, here are some awesome gifts that you can get for your dog crazy friends.

From Best Bully Sticks, you can find tons of different treats for the dogs!  They have lots of odorless bully sticks so you don’t have to smell the bone all over the house!

Next they have a wide of variation of different meats to pick from.  They have everything from beef to chicken to bison to kangaroo.

Kangaroo??????  Really????  Well, here’s some kangaroo jerky you can buy for your pet!

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Finally, for the Christmas season, Best Bully Sticks has some cute treat boxes!  These boxes are filled with an assortment of treats.  And you get a lot of treats for a good price!  There’s three different boxes that you can pick from including Tiny Tim Box, Jack Furost Box, and Abominable Snowman Box.

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If any of these things are things that would make great gifts, click on the link right below.  You will also be able get free shipping if you have an order over $49!  Just a little extra saving for your Christmas season.

Free Shipping on your Order over $49

Next we have some items from Hot Dog Collars.  This website has tons of cool collars, leashes, harnesses and the like to give your dog.  The first item we have is this adorable honeycomb collar.  I love the colors of this!

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The next thing is this super menacing collar.  I think mom’s puppy should have this collar, don’t you think?

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Finally, just because they are called Hot Dog Collars doesn’t mean that they only sell collars.  They also have dog beds!  This one is reversible, so it will go with anything, and it comes in different colors as well.

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If any of these items are appealing to you, all you need to do is click on the link below and it will take you right to the website!

Hot Dog Collars

Alright, so I hope that this helped you guys out when looking for gifts for the pet lover that you know.  These websites have so much more to offer so there is definitely something for everyone!

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