Carnie's blog: "Happy Holidays"

Christmas Themed Gift Basket Ideas CHRISTMAS GIFT BASKET 1 Fill a decorative Christmas box or tin with: assorted home-baked cookies ~ assorted chocolates ~ Christmas ornaments (better if you made them yourself)~ pre-recorded Christmas music ~ tuck in some candy canes or foil wrapped chocolate Santas for a finishing touch. CHRISTMAS GIFT BASKET 2 hot apple cider mix large mugs home made Christmas ornament a letter saying why you love Christmas matching mittens, hat and scarf some mistletoe Christmas music CD home made Christmas cookies - with the recipe included

glitter-graphics.com We have company comming in next week. My oldest son will be here with my grand daughter and his girlfriend. This is only the 2nd time that she has visited Kentucky. So will be lots and lots fo new pictures. I'm excited as well as the boys and we have been trying to get the house ready for company. If for some reason I miss something please leave me a message and know that i will address it as soon as possible. Some of the plans include, building a gingerbread house with Haley, baking and decorating cookies for them to take home. Visiting with my parents and brother and sister that live here. Spending quality family time with all. I'm not sure what else we should do. Maybe make hot cocoa and marshmellow spoons... play, watch tv and maybe the park if the weather is nice.

The Candy Cane Story A candymaker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would remind people of the true meaning of Christmas; so he made the candy cane to incorporate several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure white, hard candy. White to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus, and hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the Church, and the firmness of the promises of God. The candymaker then shaped his cane into the form of a "J" to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to the earth as Savior. It could also represent the staff of the "Good Shepherd" with which He reaches down to to reclaim the fallen lambs who, like sheep, have gone astray. Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candymaker stained it with red stripes. He used three small stripes to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received. The large red stripe was for the blood shed by Christ on the cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life The Legend of the Candy Cane According to legend there was a candy maker who wanted to invent a candy that was a witness to Christ. First of all, he used a hard candy because Christ is the rock of ages. This hard candy was shaped so that it would resemble a “J” for Jesus or, turned upside down, a shepherd’s staff. He made it white to represent the purity of Christ. Finally a red stripe was added to represent the blood Christ shed for the sins of the world, and three thinner red stripes for the stripes He received on our behalf when the Roman soldiers whipped Him. Sometimes a green stripe is added as a reminder that Jesus is a gift from God. The flavor of the cane is peppermint, which is similar to hyssop. Hyssop is in the mint family and was used in the Old Testament for purification and sacrifice. Jesus is the pure Lamb of God, come to be a sacrifice for the sins of the world. So, every time you see a candy cane, remember the message of the candy maker: Jesus is the Christ!

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas
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