Hello, Kittens & Dawgs! For the first time in a loooong time I can say, Thank God it’s Friday! Whoo-hoo! Yes, this is the first full week for DH to be at his new job. Now the weekends have a new meaning for me once again. Let’s get the show on the road with a few giggles. Let’s kick the weekend off with a bit of Redneck Christmas humor.
After DD#2 moved out, she told me about her best friend’s tradition of burning his Christmas tree. Up until that time I’d never heard of such a custom. I reckon some consider it to a reckneck thing, as it came up in my search. Enjoy!
Believe it or not, burning your Christmas tree isn’t a redneck thingy but actually has a spiritual origin, which you can read about it here. Also, you might wanna read The Night Before a Redneck Christmas just for laughs.
Next, I’m sharing with my weekly SWF contribution!
Last week, I shared a phenomenal Christmasy night shot of The Wheel at The Island in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. On the same day, I took that photo we were in Bryson City, North Carolina earlier and I captured a beautiful blue sky over the Swain County Heritage Museum.
Let’s continue the fun with Friendly Fill-Ins with Annie and Ellen. How does it work? Every Thursday four fun and easy blank statements are posted for us to borrow, complete, and share on our site. The point is to simply have fun linking, reading, and meeting others who enjoy this sort of thing.
Here’s my response to this week’s fill-ins:
- My favorite Christmas Song(s) is/are just about everyone, so how can I name a single one, but I could do without hearing anything remotely by Miley Cyrus ever again.
2.My most meaningful Christmas ornament/decoration is naturally my Fontanini Nativity scene because it reminds us during the holiday season of our Savior’s lowly birth and the reason He came to this world.
- My favourite holiday treat is nearly everything because I enjoy baking cookies and cakes or making homemade candies at Christmas. It’s hard to say one’s my favorite but if you force me to pick then I’d say my Chocolate Covered Cherries.
- A holiday tradition in my house is to go see the lights around town and/or in the Smoky Mountain communities like Dillsboro, North Carolina. There’s something magical about seeing festive colorful lights.
Beginning next week, I am off from blogging until after January 1st. I’ve scheduled my regular posts but anything requiring special attention such as the Friendly Fill-ins segment I plan to not include. I’ll be back and may you have a joyful Christmas celebration! 😉
I’m joining Lexa in Celebrate The Small Things. Here’s my list of celebrations!
I’m celebrating…DH’s first week on his new job. Yay! It’s wonderful to resume a normal routine again and I see the delight on DH’s face each morning as he headed off to work. We’re not just celebrating but count our blessings every single day for God’s goodness. Another thing I’m celebrating is I finished that DIY project I mentioned in one of blog posts. I can’t say what it is at the moment because it’s actually a surprise for someone and I never know when that said person, may read my blog. However, I will share more after the new year.
What are you celebrating?
See what others are celebrating this week below and if you want to join the linky, then visit Lexa!
Let’s begin celebrating with Friendship Friday and Friday Features linky parties where you’re sure to make new friends and get lots of inspiration!
That’s a wrap for now, but if you like music then I invite you to come back for Saturday Songsuasion. Until next time, have a fototastic weekend!
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Yay for your husband’s new job! Congrats on finishing the DIY project. I laughed really hard at the funnies this week. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas!
Lexa, thanks for the word of congrats regarding DH’s new job. We’re excited and hope it turns into full-time employment. I can now tell you want the DIY project was, vintage homemade Christmas stockings. I will share photos of them on the 30th, as I didn’t know when I was going to give these to them or else I would have incorporated it into this Friday’s post. I’ve learned to roll with the flow when it comes to our kids. Our get-togethers are unexpected due to their schedules. I appreciate you stopping by. I will be over to visit soon. 😉
You always have such fun Fridays! Thank you for sharing and being a part of Friendly Fill-Ins! HUGS! Merry Christmas!
Thank you, dear Annie! I’m glad you enjoyed the laughs!
Since I grew up a little bit country, I can so relate LOL. although I don’t think we ever burned the Christmas tree.. just dragged it back out to the woods to decompose and feed the earth. We did target shooting at beer bottles like normal rednecks. LOL
Beautiful shot. Love how you got the decorated tree just at the side of the frame.
Congrats to DH and best wishes for a Merry Christmas together!
Les, I grew up in southern WV. That’s considered redneck territory but I didn’t even know what a redneck was until after I was an adult. I remember shooting my uncle’s revolver once or at least I think I did. I do know they were using old cans for a target. I was maybe 12 or 13 years old, so my memories aren’t the best. We didn’t have fancy bullseye paper targets that are commonly used by shooting enthusiasts. I’d love to take a shooting class or at least have a place out in the middle of nowhere to practice because my aim is horrible. Let’s hope if I need to shoot a bad guy that he/she is close enough so I don’t miss. lol Thanks for the kind words about my photo and the congrats for DH’s new job. All the very merriest wishes to you and yours this blessed Christmas! 😉
I heard this redneck Christmas and it is funny. I love this one song done by Ivan Rebroff which I showcased on my blog last Christmas. I have kept up traditions that have been handed down by my mom’s side for a few generations…making the Advent wreath and the way I decorate my tree( except for real candles…I don’t want an exploding tree.) I also do St. Nicholas Day and my husband always gets chocolates in his shoe, never a potato:) I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a great New Year!
Glad to hear that all’s well on the work front (may it stay that way for a long time too!) Have a wonderful Christmas!
Awww what a sweet tree topper. 🙂
I bet the Christmas lights all over the mountains are beautiful…what a wonderful drive that would be. I sure hope the fires are over by now.
The Heritage Museum is a beautiful building and you got a great sky shot. 🙂
Have a blessed weekend, a fun break, and a very Merry Christmas, Cathy!
That angel cat is too cute 🙂 Thank you for participating in the fill-ins, great answers. I agree with you on Miley Cyrus. Over 20 years ago, we purchased a Fontanini nativity for my sister-in-law and we buy her a new figure for it every year. I can understand why you treasure yours. I hope you enjoy your blog break. Have a wonderful Christmas and I look forward to your new posts in 2017.
Redneck Christmas, got to love it. Have a wonderful weekend and a Merry Christmas.
Hi, Cathy!
I enjoyed your Redneck Christmas humor. Imagine seeing a VW Beetle suspended in midair as an ornament! 🙂 That Jeff Foxworthy ditty was offered in a band battle yesterday and I got a real kick out of it (and voted for it). However I don’t think I ever heard the one by Ray Stevens. I laughed when he got to the part explaining that buying one present takes care of your cousin and your wife. 🙂 The “three wise men from afar” was another great one and it made me chuckle. I have heard of “the burning bush” and do not doubt that burning the Christmas tree has a spiritual origin, but it seems like the folks in that video were filled with the spirit of Jack Daniels rather than the Holy spirit when they set fire to that tree loaded with fireworks rockets and firecrackers. They’re lucky no one lost an eye that night. It reminded me of celebratory gunfire, a practice that is banned down here in the wake of numerous serious injuries during the holidays. Mrs. S and I love to drive around and view the colored light displays this time of year. It must be extra magical to see the decorations in those small Smoky mountain communities.
I will miss you while you’re away, dear friend Cathy. I wish you and DH a safe and joyous Christmas and a happy New Year. God bless!
Tom, We won’t be having opossum stew but maybe I’ll make opossum gravy to go with the dressing. LOL In rural communities it wasn’t all that uncommon for cousins to marry. Three of my grandpa’s sisters married three brothers from another family. I don’t recall if they were related but this meant their children were double first cousins. However, thinking even further back in time I read how cousins from America would marry cousins across the pond and how that cousin travelled to America to marry. Often times this was a pre-arranged marriage. Although none of us would like that today but in a way that’s kinda a good idea. If you know the parents of the suitor who meets your approval then chances are good the intended wife or husband would be a good choice for your child. It sounds good in theory but again it wouldn’t work in our modern society. It was Michele who used Jeff Foxworthy’s song in her BoTBs. I voted for it as well. The Cheek and Chong’s parody was funny but I prefer Foxworthy’s Redneck 12 Days of Christmas. Oh yeah, those folks setting off fireworks in a pine tree bomb fire must have gotten into the spirited eggnog. That’s just crazy and a little dangerous. I hope no one gets the idea in our area after the wildfires did so much damage. We’re still in a drought despite all the rain we’ve gotten. Christmas lights are dreamy and magical. I don’t know how anyone can not have a softer heart from seeing all these beautiful displays around town. We have yet to drive around town. I reckon we’ll have to do that this weekend. I’ll be around in Blogosphere but my time will be limited. Thanks for visiting, dear friend!