Christmas Random Stuff!

Well, just some little things to remind me of the time of year we are now in.  So here are some recent pictures!

So yes, it snowed it Utah and then after the snow storms, the temperature dropped to super low.  That made it icy and slick conditions.  Because it was so cold I have not taken the train to work since.  I can't stand waiting in the cold, wind or snow.  It's too hard for this grandma!

At work it's starting to look like Christmas, too.  The people in the book order dept. brought over goodies.  Notice there isn't much left. 

Heidi does all our decorations, each year.  This year we have a Scandinavian Christmas tree.  She always does a wonderful job of decorating.  Glad that is her job and not mine!

Above is my little cube Christmas!  Since I have to live here as my home away from home, I like a little festivity!

 This is part of the largest set of nativity pieces ever.  It must be the whole town of Bethlehem!

Here is one of the many nativity sets on the B-1 Floor.

The annual office Christmas party went through several changes of plans before we finally ended up doing what we have done over the years.  Lunch at the Lion House with a wild and rollicking game of "White Elephant"  and somehow we really get some very "white" elephants.  This year was no exception.  I often wonder what the Lion House people think of our rowdy little group of people!

Here we are at Timberline Jr. High waiting for Tyson after his DANCE performance!  Yes, that's right, Tyson danced!  It was for the program of a class he was in.  He isn't a Brecklyn, by any means, but he held his own and it looked like he was having fun.  They performed in 2 numbers.  As Jamie said, I bet you never thought you would be coming to something like this!

And here come "the boys".  All 4 of them!  Sorry it's blurry, my cell phone isn't the steadiest, or is it me???

Then last nite, because I had gotten the random ticket win for the Motab Christmas Choir, we went first to the Lion House, that is Jamie, Tyson, Brecklyn and myself and had a nice little dinner.  Tyson seems to enjoy Salmon.  The rest of us no.  The rolls were fresh, and tasty! 

Breckie had the kid's meal of chicken strips and mashed potatoes, rolls and RED JELLO!
And as maybe you can see, or not, she will be singing the famous Christmas song "All I want for Christmas is my 7 front teeth!"  Yes, it is a wonder this child can even eat!  But, better now than later.  And when they come in, "if they ever do" she gets those wonderful things called braces, like her handsome bro!

So here we are waiting for the show to begin.  Notice Tyson making a face for the camera.  Little did he know I would be posting it!  Jamie is preparing a lesson while we wait.  It was a nice program and that is the last week or two in a nutshell.  One more week and I have vacation!  I love having a little time off!  I think we all need it now and then!  Till later!

Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories: Christmas at Work

Christmas at Work

OK, so it isn't December yet, but I had time tonight and won't tomorrow for sure.  Every year the Geneabloggers post Christmas blog articles every day in Dec.  I did it last year and so I thought I would try it this year again.  Except I will try to think of some of my own subject matter.  Today is a quickie, and I thought I would just show some pictures from work.  Christmas at my work is usually pretty nice to look at.  My floor at the Family History Library, is the International Floor where we represent countless countries in Europe, excluding the British Isles and the US. 

We always have a pretty ancestor tree: 

Here I am standing in front of my ancestor who is hanging from the tree.  It's my dad and I will show a close up below.

All the little ornaments are pictures of someone's ancestor.  In my case, a very recent ancestor!

Here is a close-up of my dad on his first day of school in Freiberg, Germany.  Notice the sack of treats which is a German tradition!

And here's Heidi, and her parents.  They are the "ornament" 3rd from the top.  Heidi is the famous floor decorator.  And she does a fantastic job every time.

We have displays of many nativities.  This one from Poland! 

I am not sure where these are from, but they are sure nice to see!  I think that they all belong to Heidi.  I wonder what else she has at home!

And last, but not least my own little corner of the world.  My tree, my nativity and my candy bowl! And my first card of the season, to boot!  I love Christmas, even the hustle-bustle, but most of all I love happy faces of my four grandchildren who delight in everything they see!  It's worth every second and it is great to have a 4-generation family within the same block in town.  What could be better than that???

Advent Calendar Grab Bag at Temple Square Dec. 9

I wasn't sure what subject to write about until I went to an early morning class at the LDS Church Office Building.  I had to walk over about 8:00 am.  And this is what I saw:

This picture of the Salt Lake Temple was so unusual to me.  It looked as though there was a light in the one tower.  It was just the natural sunrise.  Isn't it pretty?  The Nativity from the first picture is at the bottom of this picture.

This is looking towards the new Conference center where the sun is also shining on the buildings.

The shepards are biding their sheep on Temple Square.

Here is a Japanese Nativity scene.  There are scenes from many countries as you walk up to the temple.  It is so beautiful at night when everything is lit up.  The pics above were with my cell phone and not of the best quality, but it was all I had with me at the moment.  And so I did the best I could with what I had.  If you are ever in Salt Lake City for Christmas, this is one of the wonderful places to see.  The lighting ceremony is the Friday right after Thanksgiving.  I see them putting up the tree lights months in advance and it takes months to put them all away.  I sometimes wonder why they don't leave them up, like some people we know!

So I took some more Temple Square shots.  Don't have any night shots, but that's OK, it's too cold for my blood!