This is a painting of the Three Wise Men visiting Jesus, painted by Don Lorenzo Monaco in 1422.
An Amish Christmas
We all know the Amish don't use electricity, automobiles, or telephones. But have you ever wondered what an Amish Christmas is like?You won't find elaborately decorated Christmas trees, tons of presents or Christmas lights on the front of an Amish home.
But Amish homes are often decorated with pine boughs and candles, children exchange simple gifts like paper products or knitting kits, and families will exchange similar gifts with other families. Special cookies and candy are often made as special Christmas treats, and some Amish will send Christmas cards to their non-Amish friends.
The Amish celebrate both Christmas on December 25th, and "second Christmas" on the 26th. Second Christmas is a day for relaxing and visiting with friends and family. Highlights of the Christmas festivities include gatherings at the small one room school houses to showcase craftwork as the children perform Christmas-themed plays.
Now THAT is an old time Christmas.
Holiday Fun
A great way for your kids to enjoy each day of the Holiday season is with an Advent Calendar!Advent Calendars have a door for each day in the month of December, and behind each door is a piece of chocolate with a Christmas-themed image on it.
Your kids will love counting down the days to Christmas every year and getting their piece of chocolate each day!
Some advent calendars have pictures behind the doors, while still others are constructed of wood and have a toy for each day. The kind of advent calendar you get for your family is something they'll cherish for life as a fond Christmas memory.
Poinsettias, Beautiful or Deadly?
Poinsettias are a popular and lovely holiday decoration. But did you know that they can also cause skin rashes? Some people are mildly allergic to poinsettias and the milky sap that they produce when a leaf or stem breaks.You may have heard the rumors that poinsettias are fatal to pets if ingested. Lucky for you, this is a myth! You might want to keep it out of reach of curious canine mouths, because poinsettias can cause mild allergic reactions (similar to the rash it might produce on humans) such as diarrhea or even vomiting in severe cases. But poinsettias are not toxic to pets.
So decorate with this festive and beautiful plant this holiday!
Nintendo Wii Warning
Getting your child a Nintendo Wii for Christmas this year? Check out this "Wii Encounter":
"I was playing on my new Nintendo Wii yesterday, Wii tennis actually, and there were two incidents worth hearing about.
First, you should know that once I get into something I'm into it nonstop until I get sick of it, all day long and through the night.
So I was playing this tennis game for hours, kind of making a joke of the fact that I wasn't paying attention to anyone or anything else. And I was havin' a blast, just laughing and jumpin' around like an idiot for hours.
Now this started to annoy my younger sister, who kept saying she was tryin' to sleep and she had to get up early and blah blah blah. So around 8:30 she comes into the room to see if I'm sick of it yet, and I smack her in the face with my backhand. My tennis backhand, accidentally.
This, needless to say, didn't go over too well.After that I was all fired up, and by 11 PM I had been playing on that thing for almost seven hours straight, so my hands and arms were pretty weak and tired. So in a last ditch attempt at a power serve, I lost my grip on the damn controller and spiderwebbed my 3 month old Hitachi flatscreen. Cracked it like a broken windshield. I haven't slept since.
So anyway, keep the door locked and use the safety straps."
"I was playing on my new Nintendo Wii yesterday, Wii tennis actually, and there were two incidents worth hearing about.
First, you should know that once I get into something I'm into it nonstop until I get sick of it, all day long and through the night.
So I was playing this tennis game for hours, kind of making a joke of the fact that I wasn't paying attention to anyone or anything else. And I was havin' a blast, just laughing and jumpin' around like an idiot for hours.
Now this started to annoy my younger sister, who kept saying she was tryin' to sleep and she had to get up early and blah blah blah. So around 8:30 she comes into the room to see if I'm sick of it yet, and I smack her in the face with my backhand. My tennis backhand, accidentally.
This, needless to say, didn't go over too well.After that I was all fired up, and by 11 PM I had been playing on that thing for almost seven hours straight, so my hands and arms were pretty weak and tired. So in a last ditch attempt at a power serve, I lost my grip on the damn controller and spiderwebbed my 3 month old Hitachi flatscreen. Cracked it like a broken windshield. I haven't slept since.
So anyway, keep the door locked and use the safety straps."
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