Posted on 11/19/2004 10:30:49 AM PST by Mo1
YES THERE IS!!
YOU GOT THAT ?!?!?
LOL
Please don't bust my bubble, Mo.
Believe, Carly, just believe...watch when Dana get zip on the 25th.
The kiddies are making christmas cookies for Santa ... they sure are interesting looking *L*
And Carly is all white from the flour
Oh the mess I still have to clean ... groan
.....Westy......
Even the noise Jess is making at her attempt to sound like an Opera singer???
Oh lord help me .. LOL!!!
I think he has and will, just hang in there girl, there is more to come......
......Westy......
Just look at the chef that's teaching them. ;-)
Have a ball with your babies, Mo. Enjoy them while they're there with you.
I admit a few customers have been rude stinkers, but for the most part the people are friendly and smile back when smiled at. If my feet didn't get so tired I would actually enjoy my job ... but the pay is worse than lousy. I'll be looking for something better if they don't renegotiate after New Years.
That's a great picture westy -- love the rich colors.
I am soooo tired of this return to CDT.
I want double, DayLightSavingTime.
Cripes, it's not even 7:30, for crying out loud.
What is it with parents and grandparents these days? It used to be that when a child was in a program, his/her picture was taken before or after the event.
Tonight at my granddaughter's Christmas program, I had my toes trampled on by hordes of parents racing to the front of the stage to get a good pic of their darlings. And that is not to mention the videocam parents who line up in the aisles to record the entire program.
My word, don't parents/grandparents ever relax any more and just see and enjoy the children with their own eyes...without photo lenses.
.....Westy.....
.......Westy......
I had to laugh when I read this, Mo. My mother started the tradition of singing Twelve Days of Christmas during our Christmas Eve celebration. We each have a part and if not enough folks are there, we have two or three parts. But, it is always the oldest woman there who sings "five golden rings". And we always do it in a parody opera style, loud and awful.
Anyway, this year my granddaughter has decided that she wants the part to sing. She has been practicing and sings it very loudly and very off key...in the tradition. I have told her that it is impossible that she get the part until she is the oldest woman in the home on Christmas Eve, but she still keeps begging.
Oh well, I may let her sing with me since she is so insistent, but I am not ready to pass the torch just yet. LOL
By LAURIE COPANS, Associated Press Writer
CANA, Israel - Among the roots of ancient olive trees, archaeologists have found pieces of large stone jars of the type the Gospel says Jesus used when he turned water into wine at a Jewish wedding in the Galilee village of Cana.
They believe these could have been the same kind of vessels the Bible says Jesus used in his first miracle, and that the site where they were found could be the location of biblical Cana. But Bible scholars caution it'll be hard to obtain conclusive proof — especially since experts disagree on exactly where Cana was located.
Christian theologians attach great significance to the water-to-wine miracle at Cana. The act was not only Jesus' first miracle, but it also came at a crucial point in the early days of his public ministry — when his reputation was growing, he had just selected his disciples and was under pressure to demonstrate his divinity.
The shards were found during a salvage dig in modern-day Cana, between Nazareth and Capernaum. Israeli archaeologist Yardena Alexander believes the Arab town was built near the ancient village. The jar pieces date to the Roman period, when Jesus traveled in the Galilee.
"All indications from the archaeological excavations suggest that the site of the wedding was (modern-day) Cana, the site that we have been investigating," said Alexander, as she cleaned the site of mud from winter rains.
However, American archaeologists excavating a rival site several miles to the north have also found pieces of stone jars from the time of Jesus, and believe they have found biblical Cana.
Another expert, archaeologist Shimon Gibson, cast doubt on the find at modern Cana, since such vessels are not rare and it would be impossible to link a particular set of vessels to the miracle.
"Just the existence of stone vessels is not enough to prove that this is a biblical site," and more excavations are needed, he said.
Based on the shards, Alexander believes the vessels found at her site were 12 to 16 inches in diameter — or large enough to be the same type of jars described in the Gospel of John.
Other evidence that might link the site to the biblical account includes the presence of a Jewish ritual bath at the house, which shows it was a Jewish community. Locally produced pottery was used at the simple house, showing it could have been from the poor village described in the Scriptures.
Stephen Pfann, a Bible scholar in Jerusalem, said that while the American dig has generally been accepted by scholars as the true site, the shards found in modern-day Cana raise new questions.
"I think there is ample evidence that both sites are from the first century, and we need more information to correctly identify either site," Pfann said.
Alexander has been digging in modern Cana since 1999.
The current find came in a last-ditch "salvage dig" before a house is built on the site. A Christian Arab family financed part of the excavation, in accordance with Israeli law, before construction can begin.
Alexander believes that with more substantial investment, the site could became a major tourist attraction and pilgrimage destination. "We're really working very hard to save some of this site because what we do have here is a village of Jesus," she said. "And it was here that he carried out the first miracle."
This undated photo from Showtime, shows cast members from the television series 'The L Word' posed in Vancouver, Canada. Pictured in the top row, left to right, are Sarah Shahi, Mia Kirshner, Laurel Holloman, Rachel Shelley and Pam Grier (news). In the bottom row, left to right, are Erin Daniels, Leisha Hailey, Jennifer Beals and Katherine Moennig. The lesbian drama returns for its second season on the Showtime cable channel on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2004. (AP Photo/Showtime, Isabel Snyder)
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Our Christmas Eve traditions....
Children look for the first star to begin Christmas celebration. They always see it, even if cloudy. LOL
Oldest woman lights the Christmas oil lamp.
Stockings are brought down from the mantel and emptied, youngest first.
Jesus birthday cake is lighted and the children sing "Happy Birthday to Jesus".
Now, it is eat, eat, eat from the buffet. The menu changes very little from year to year.
Then the singings and readings. Always, the reading from Luke of the birth. Most other readings are depending on the age and the whim of those here.
And then.....finally....the gifts. The youngest gets to hand them out one at a time. We wait till that person has opened his/hers and then another is delivered.
It takes hours, but if you think that it is too regimental...the kids are the first to notice if something is left out. LOL
Merry Christmas.
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