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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

It Keeps Coming Back To Christmas...

 All of my pictures...all of my memories of late, still keep taking me back to the season that is
Christmas.
The day was wonderful, 
but I have so many awesome memories from December still floating around my head. 

We kept up with our Advent Calendars...
the blue one had a variety of candy, the hubs loved it and I will get it for him again next year.
The red and white one was mine, Walkers Shortbread Cookies.
It was fun, 
I liked the design and the pictures but I would not get it again.
I love shortbread cookies but these were terrible...very dry, with no flavor.
Next year, I will pick something else.

On December 8th I spotted this red truck all decked out for Christmas.
It is a different truck than the one I featured here.

We saw this car several times and I was able to speak with the driver while we were both getting gas.
Such a nice, young, happy guy...he had on his pj's and a santa hat.
He waited so I could take this picture.

Santa came to the neighborhood on his fire truck to visit the kiddos.
He always visited us on Christmas Eve when my boys were little and seeing the truck
brought back some really happy memories.

I purchased three of these "Merry Builders Blocks", one for each of us to keep us busy 
Christmas Eve Morning.
I had the "Snowman" and even with Mike's help, I was not able to put this together.


The hubs had an "Elf" and is always the prankster...

Mike had "Santa", he finished first.

Here is "Santa" and the "Elf" 
 humor me for a minute as I provide a little background about these.
They looked like legos, the pieces were so small you really did need a magnifying glass to see them,
the box said they were easy to build...it took the boys close to 3 hours each for them to finish theirs. 
You be the judge.

Looking up and looking out the front door...
I saw this rainbow on December 19th...

and then the sky turned to this on the same day.


We saw this beautiful sunset on Christmas Day...

and this one on the 29th!


I have not been to the alpaca farm, Arrow Acres Farm, the farm I usually visit to see the alpaca.
I have however been able to see them on YouTube.
Liz and Leanne have a vlog...@cocktailhouratthecoop5454.
They talk about their lives, knitting, crocheting, family and life on the farm.


This is the closest I got to New York City this Christmas, and I thought this picture was beautiful.

18 comments:

  1. Beautiful christmas photos. I wish you a happy and healthy 2026

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  2. Such a lovely Christmas! I hope 2026 is a great year for you and your family, Debbie.

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  3. I love all your December photos! But then I have loved every single photo you have EVER posted! I feel like I am right THERE seeing what YOU are seeing! You have a gift for taking these and then we get to experience each one!

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  4. Debbie, where did you get your chocolate advent calendar?

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    1. i got it on amazon from a small business which i liked. Evas Gift Universe...Assorted Chocolate Advent Calendar (Countdown to Christmas Calendar), Selection of 24 Delightful Chocolates, Christmas Gift Idea for Men, Women, Friends, Family, it was filled with very good, name brand chocolates!!

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  5. Beautiful sunsets! I've never seen itty bitty teeny tiny "legos" like those. My grown son is a lego freak; he complains about his fingertips hurting when he completes a big set. Where did you get the little ones? Linda in Kansas

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    1. i ordered these online, i think i was on instagram. 6 for about $ 40.00, i think. i ordered these during the end of october with the thought i would wrap them and we would each open one on christmas eve. it took forever to get them and when they came, each of the boxes were crushed. for 6 weeks i kept contacting them, asking just for new boxes. they answered every email but i never got new boxes. i don't think i would recommend them...they were so hard to put together, they had directions but they were so small they were hard to read!!

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  6. Beautiful photos, I love alpacas. The sky images are lovely.
    The Christmas blocks are cute. I wish you and yours all the best in 2026, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  7. Happy New Year Debbie! And yes, that last picture is great!

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  8. Enjoyed all your photos. Those "Legos" are so cute. It's a shame you didn't get good customer service. Love the alpacas. Have a wonderful New Year, I look forward to your posts for 2026.

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  9. Dear Debbie, your photos are absolutely stunning! Happy New Year to you!

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  10. Your photos are always a joy to see. Wishing you and yours a very happy, joyful and healthy 2026! Cheers, Virginia

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  11. These are great photos Debbie, and I thought those Merry Builders Blocks was a clever and fun idea, and enjoyed seeing your Advent Calendars. Loved seeing hubby with his magnifying glass, and those alpacas. Thanks for that link. So many cute memories here. Happy New Year to you all!

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  12. You had a lovely Christmas 🎄 wonderful pictures
    Happy New Year
    Cathy

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  13. I'm stopping by to wish you a fabulous New Year, Debbie. I've been crazy busy getting ready for our daughter and family to arrive from Chicago tomorrow. Your red sky photos are incredible.

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  14. Those tiny building sets should have come with tweezers and magnifying glasses included😏Did yours ever get completed, Debbie? Wishing you and the hubs a 2026 of new adventures. NYC is colorful at Christmas but very crowded.

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  15. Well nice one of you liked your calendars, I am surprised i think Walkers is a very big brand name, or maybe that is just how they make theirs. Wow I can't imagine the work to get all those bulbs on that car and keep them on. Love when those good memories coming flooding back. They use to do that on base when we lived at McGuire there in New Jersey too.
    I had to laugh about the building blocks, Greg got some too, can't remember the characters he got but he hasn't tried putting them together yet. Gorgeous sunsets you had.

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