Monday, December 17, 2007

Jesus & Santa

Hi there!! i hope your weekend was TERRIFFIC, as ours was, busy but WONDERFUL! We passed out cards at the swapmeet and got the rest mailed out to our families. Got the tree decorated and gifts wrapped (whew! i told you we were busy lol) Even got the outside lights up (way to go DH )lol We still have a few more gifts to buy and of course one of them is Bumblebee Transformer for a little boy we know, this weekend we found out, this may NOT be an easy task! lol i am beginning to believe that the 'yellow car' is about as popular as Cabbage Patch was years ago!lol We have a few more days to look though.
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This weekend we found more bargains, of course. At one stand, they started a section where they have ANY 3 items for $1.00!! i LOVE that section and was sooo surprised this time to see some REAL treasures lol here are 3 i picked up:
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it's a string of arch lights, table runner (no snags or holes, yay!!) & that AWESOME MUSICAL Santa that stands about a foot tall! Cool, huh? i LOVE that place!
We also went to a thrift store where i found this unusual piece. Hence, today's title
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now i am not sure how this makes you feel, but when i picked it up, DH said yea i saw that and thought how wierd it was, i asked why, his reply was since it was Jesus' birth, Santa would not yet exist. hmmm, well, i thought a bit different, the way i see it is, the minute Jesus was born, is the minute Santa began to exist, IN OUR HEARTS!
i would LOVE to know how this makes you feel! Do you like it? Does it upset you? Please let me know, especially in today's age with society talking of taking Jesus out of Christmas.
Thank you so very much for your visit and i hope you have a PERFECT day :D hugs!

3 comments:

Robbi and Mike said...

Hi there - OMG your treasure finds are wonderful. I love those lights and your musical Santa is great(the runner looks really in great shape too!) I too thought that was a bit weird, after thinking about it too...Doesnt bother me, but I'm with your Dh, but then I hear what you are saying too. Isnt it awful what they are trying to do now-a days, Unbelievable, its just not right!
Oops, there I go again. Hope you dont overdo it and have a great week before Christmas - Hugs~

Sharon aka Scrapcat4914 said...

Awesome finds Shirley!!!!!
I can see both points of view but see it as Santa's first child he ever visited and being thankful for the birth of Christ!
I finally updated my blog last evening & uploaded my Christmas tree photo's & Foxy!!!!!
HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I have enjoyed your blog rantings. I love the figurine. I think Santa came alive this Holy Night.
I have always wondered about that song. This clears it up. Thanks!