Posted by Christy |  Tagged: Christmas , classic movies | 23 December 2009 @ 11:09 pm

moviesinframes:  Christmas in Connecticut, 1945 (dir. Peter Godfrey) By sogroovynow (that’s me!)

One of the best holiday movies around. I think it’s my favorite, even over It’s A Wonderful Life.

Posted by Christy |  Tagged: Christmas , classic movies | 13 December 2009 @ 10:17 am

moviesinframes:   A Christmas Story, 1983 (dir. Bob Clark)

Posted by Christy |  Tagged: Christmas , holiday movies | 12 December 2009 @ 1:52 pm

Going to watch this in Lifetime tonight…I am actually a bigger fan of this remake than the original.  (6pm CST)

Posted by Christy |  Tagged: Christmas , skin | 5 December 2009 @ 9:57 am

I had last year’s Christmas design up for a week or so, then Tawni at Forever Designs sent me my 2009 decoration for the site. Isn’t it great??

And dig those retro pics over to the right…some of my kiddos when they were younger, and some from my youth. ...

Posted by Christy |  Tagged: Christmas | 25 December 2008 @ 7:08 am

I know I haven’t kept up with the holiday traditions posting…but it has been busy and now the big day is here!

Now to move onto another tradition…watching 24 hours of A Christmas Story while opening gifts then playing with everything!!

I have already gotten several presents from someone special:  House Season …

Posted by Christy |  Tagged: Christmas , music | 16 December 2008 @ 5:16 pm

I don’t know what day we are on now, so I’ll just skip that.  I can’t seem to get around to posting everyday as it is getting down to the wire and time is short with so much to do.

We have had an ice storm here and kids were out …

Posted by Christy |  Tagged: Christmas , music | 9 December 2008 @ 8:50 pm

I am going to participate in the Ten on Tuesday by listing my 10 Favorite Holiday Songs:

Celebrate Me Home – Kenny Loggins
Merry Christmas From the Family – Robert Earl Keen
The Happy Elf – Harry Connick, Jr.
Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me – Elvis
Christmas is Coming (The Goose Is Getting …

Posted by Christy |  Tagged: Christmas | 8 December 2008 @ 8:04 pm

Let’s see…did some shopping on Saturday. Started putting lights up on the house outside. Finished those up last night. Could you get any more tradition-y?

I haven’t really done much today to feel the spirit. Today was the start of a new adventure for me in one …

Posted by Christy |  Tagged: Christmas , music | 5 December 2008 @ 9:52 pm

I wanted to start a new tradition of catching The Brian Setzer Orchestra’s Christmas Extravaganza every year. The closest they come to me is Nashville and the first time I went to the party was in 2006. They did not return to Nashville, but are this year…alas, I …