Nature, FFFF and Feline Friday

Merry Christmas Story from Christmas Past  as told by 

Kit and David staff of Cali, Kat and Rocky

 

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Dear Auntie HiC,

After Mom’s mother passed away in 2001, she couldn’t bear to be home for Christmas. She & Dad spent the next 3 Christmases in one of their favorite destinations, Alaska. 

This is a compilation of the their trips.

They stayed in a beautiful cabin at Taste of Alaska Lodge near Fairbanks. 

The owner cut a small tree for the peeps to decorate in their cabin. 

On Christmas Eve they visited Santa Claus House in North Pole, AK.

Mom even kissed a reindeer! Yuck! 😹

It was brutally cold…

YEP -31 F

But that didn’t stop Dad from cross-country skiing, & Mom from taking a sled dog ride

It was definitely a Winter Wonderland & Christmases they’ll never forget!

 

Ho, Ho, Ho!

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Ho, Ho, Ho!

❤️ Kat, Rocky & Cali

Merry Meow from Madi too

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Thoroughly Thankful and Poetic #242 on Christmas Day 2025

 Thankful Thursday hosted

My Christmas Thankfuls,

Caring, Helpful, Rare, Individals, Sharing,To, Make, All (feel) Special

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Today is Poetic Thursday hosted by our pals Teddy and Angel Sammy at

 Two Spoiled Cats

 

This week's photo challenge

Twas Christmas day,

all thru the house

spirits were gay.

We squealed with delight to see what Santa delivered

on his sleigh.

BUTT

When we saw the gift from our parent's, 

it disrupted our day. 

Neither of us asked for this loud tike.

Maybe next year they will give us

BIKES

Christmas 2013

Wordy Wednesday Christmas Eve Flashback

 We thank our Hostess Sandee at

 Comedy Plus 

I first told this story on December 24, 2020 

A true Christmas  Eve Story from 1956

In case the font above is too small, I have it below in a larger font.

Twas Christmas Eve in NC

Back in the year 1956

with my Annie Ma* we lived.

Next door lived my Aunt and Uncle

and cousin Carol.

Carol was older and she thought wiser.

A few days before Christmas,

She was overheard telling gullible me

That Santa had no sleigh 

and reindeer could not fly?

Oh my what was I to believe...

I was about to cry

My uncle and my daddy were clever men.

No worries, they had a plan.

The Ladies were to keep the

children at the front of the house. 

The men vowed,

we'll be as quiet as a mouse.

Bed time came, stories were read

and we children were tucked snug in bed.

As our eyes became heavy,

and pillows cradled our heads

There was a sound bells ringing  

and a thump thump thump on the roof overhead.

The children asked what is that clatter

The ladies shook their heads

asking what did it matter?

We proclaimed with glee

it must be Santa and his reindeer.

We pulled the covers over our head and 

quickly to dream land we went.

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Side note: Carol age 10 once again became a believer

It was many years before we discovered the source of the 

thump on the roof and the ringing bells.  My daddy was on the roof walking over our bedroom and my uncle was running around the house shaking as set of bells.

*Annie Ma was my maternal Grandmother.  The first grandchild could not

pronounce "G".  Grandma became Annie Ma. 

Happy Tuesday Flashback

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

 

 We thank our Hostess Sandee at Comedy Plus

Yesterday, Monday December 22, 2025, we return from our visit to see our Daughter, SIL and 3 grandkitties who live on the beautiful NC Coast.  Loads of photos that I will download soon.  In the meantime.

Several of you asked if Angel Madi ever got in the tree

Here is her story and she is sticking to it

 I, Madison D Cat, never got in the tree but I did ring the bell on the bottom branch a lot...which was to alert Mom  I was near.

I never had plans to get in just loved seeing mom come running waving her hands in the air.  She was such a loony tune.

Milky-Way da first cat got in the tree every year. According to Mom Milky-Way was a purrfect cat 11 months of the year. 

 Mom and Dad started putting it up a few days early so he could get climbing in it out of his system. 

Toto da mighty mini Dachshund...didn't get in it

However, he was 100% pawsitive the water in the tree stand was for his convenience. And rumor has it he raised his leg cause he thought it needed yellow water. And I might add this was kinda funny according to Mom

because being vertically challenged, long body, short legs he sometimes lost his balance.

Sincerely,

Angel Madi

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Merry Christmas Eve, Eve 12/23/2009 

FLASH BACK

Oh boy does the house smell good. Mom has been cooking

up a storm. She likes for the house to smell good when my Sis (aka 1st family diva) and her hubby arrive so she bakes the day they are due.

ONE word of warning to all puppies and kitties.

DO

NOT

FALL

for

this...it gets me every year!!!

Mom says, Madi come here for some Christmas cheer.

I go galloping over to my dish thinking oh boy I bet it is ham or turkey.

Nope it is orange, I don't eat orange food.

Mom says it is pumpkin.

It is good for your constitution. Well

that is a load of malarky Mom!!!

Since our company sleeps upstairs near the office,Mom and I will be MIA for a few days. We will catch up with everyone as soon as possible because we'll miss you.

We found this pretty candle arrangement we'd like to share with you all

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

our Blogger Friends and their Assistants you have all added joy to our lives

Madi and Mom 

Saturday