One Week To Go!

One week to go before Christmas is here. Are you ready? I’m sure not. I haven’t done any baking yet, and only two people on my list received hand crafted ornaments. On the plus side, my shopping is almost done, but I still have five presents to get.

So I don’t know about you, but I need some serious Christmas videos to get me in the Christmas spirit.











Have Merry Christmas everyone!

Two Week Warning

Can you believe Christmas is going to be here in just two weeks? How the heck did that happen? I have so much to do it’s not even funny.

Anyway, it dawned on me that I’ve dropped the ball (or Christmas ornament). Normally this is when I start flooding you with Christmas videos and I haven’t even posted one! So, guess what you’ll be getting here for the next two weeks. LOL

But first, I thought I’d share how big the kittens are getting.

This is them when we first got them:

And this is them now:

And I might point out that’s a laundry basket they’re stretched out in now. These guys are getting huge! And man can they eat. I think I’m spending almost as much on kitten food as I am on people food. And I really have to start stock piling. A week ago the pet food store was out of their brand of wet kitten food, so I tried a different brand and Dinsdale was NOT a happy camper. This one was all chicken and the other was pork and chicken. Khaos, however, did not care. She happily ate his share as well as her own. :-)

On to the Christmas videos. To start, I thought I’d share funny ones to give the Christmas spirit a lift.

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Okay, it’s not really. We had a little bit of snow on the weekend, but it warmed up again so it’s pretty much gone. *sigh*

But here are some more of my favorite Christmas videos to help with the Christmas Spirit.

Happy Wednesday

As you may have noticed, I didn’t manage a spice post last week. What can I say? Time got away from me. December is a busy month for me, and I don’t necessarily mean writing wise. I have a lot on my plate right now so I’m going to suspend the spice posts until after the new year.

But never fear! I have something else in mind to keep you entertained on Wednesdays. Traditionally, this is the time of year I post Christmas music videos. So here you go with the first batch. Hope you enjoy.

You have to be a certain age to remember this one from 1984, Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas.




Mariah Carey does it with style, with All I Want For Christmas.




Nothing beats the dulcet tones of Bing Crosby. And you can sing along, too.




Best version of Feliz Navidad I’ve seen yet!

Mantic Monday

mantic ~ of, like or pertaining to divination; prophetic; divinely inspired

Last week I shared a few of my favourite humorous Christmas videos, this week I’m sharing a few of my more serious ones. Have a Merry Christmas everyone!

David Bowie and Bing Crosby - Little Drummer boy


Emerson, Lake and Palmer - I Believe In Father Christmas


Faith Hill – Where Are you Christmas


Imperial March/Carol of the Bells


Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Christmas Eve in Sarajevo

Ho Ho Ha Ha

I missed the Wednesday poetry post, so I’ve got nothing to repeat here today. However, I also made some mention (on one of my blogs) of switching from poetry to Christmas videos seeing as we’re so close to Christmas and all, so that’s what I’m doing today.

Today you get the funny ones, next week the more serious ones. Hope you enjoy. :-D


I'm Climbing Up the Christmas Tree




12 Pains of Christmas




Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire




I Am Santa Claus

Christmas Prelude

So ... a week or so ago I made the off hand comment that I'd be posting the occasional Christmas video and it's been brought to my attention that I haven't done so yet. Oops! My bad! But even though I'm knee deep in Christmas baking and crafting, I figure I should get on that. 'Cause you know, Christmas is coming! ;-)

First, I thought I'd start with the traditional tree picture. Aside from the Hello Kitty on the top, the lights, and the two cats jockeying for space underneath it, all the ornaments are hand made. This was a tradition started many years ago by my daughter and I - we'd make a new craft each year and sometimes we'd even make enough to give to friends.

For my first Christmas video, I present the other reason we have hand made, and far less fragile, ornaments:



These others are just for fun. :-)

Merry Christmas

I apologize if you've come here looking for the next installment of my Space Opera - it's been unavoidably delayed until at least tomorrow. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy a few of my favorite Christmas videos.

I didn't even realize there was a video for this one, it's truly a Christmas Classic.


I was disappointed I couldn't find a video of Nat King Cole singing this, but at least you get to hear his angelic voice.


This is a newer Christmas song, but another favorite.


And of course, what would Christmas be without my all time favorite, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.