Rosie posing under the Christmas Tree (Again)

My cubicle all dressed up for Christmas

I took this picture with my new iPad and then tried to create a post and add the picture. This doesn't seem to be possible with the iPad. Instead, I had to send the picture to my email and then work on this post from my computer at work. With all the things the iPad can do it seems strange that it can't do this basic thing. I'm going to investigate further.

Rosie In Her New Red Sweater

Rosie With Her Reindeer

Waiting For Santa

The Children Were Nestled All Snug In Their Bed

The Decider Having a Holly Jolly Christmas

More Christmas Pictures

These pictures were taken in Houston, New Orleans, and Bryan, TX and are in no particular order.
The black and white cat is Dixie, who came with our house in New Orleans.
The little Emenee Organ was probably my favorite Christmas gift ever. I still have it and it still plays as well as the day I got it in 1959.

Christmas (The Early Years)

Christmas 2010

Official Santa Tracker

For over 50 years, The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has been protecting North American airspace from aerial attacks. The same technology that is used to protect us is also used to track the annual Christmas flight of Santa Claus and his reindeer. According to NORAD, a network of 47 radars tell them when Santa's sleigh leaves the North Pole and infrared satellites track his flight. Once the sleigh lands there are "Santa Cams" that can track his deliveries. For more information go to noradsanta.org which has videos from last years tracking of Santa, interactive games and activities, information about Santa Claus, information about NORAD, and a link to track Santa in 3D using google earth. There are also daily updates from Santa's staff. Today update: "NORTH Pole staff have advised NORAD that it is the final day to send Santa an email because Santa and the elves will begin loading the sleigh later today. This is such a huge task that they will not have time to check emails!"

This is a pretty fun website!

Oh Christmas Tree

I've been decorating ever since I got home today and am finally finished. I even managed to walk the dogs too. See if you can find the little Democratic Donkey on the tree with a flag on his back. He's a new ornament my neighbor gave me.

Bad ideas

This is from the web site
http://www.goingjesus.com/cavalcade1.shtml
and was brought to my attention by my friend Kee. It features pictures of Nativities that are probably not good ideas. One of the comments on the original post "I don't know about you, but I never want to have to decide if I should eat the baby Jesus feet-first or head-first."

When Santa Turned Green

I just found this great book by Victoria Perla online. HCPL doesn't have it and there is no record in OCLC but it is available at several major bookstores.

Here is a synopsis from the Barnes & Noble website:

"It's November up in the North Pole. Everything's going along smoothly at Santa's workshop, until he discovers a leak in his roof. Santa soon learns that this little leak is connected to a far bigger problem -- global warming! Faced with the reality of what this could mean for Christmas, not to mention the planet and the future, Santa is determined to turn things around."