CHRISTmas

O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;

It is the night of the dear Savior`s birth!

Long lay the world in sin and error pining,

Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.

A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices,

For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!

O night divine, O night when Christ was born!

O night, O holy night, O night divine!

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,

With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.

So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,

Here came the wise men from Orient land.

The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger,

In all our trials born to be our friend!

Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!

O night divine, O night when Christ was born!

O night, O holy night, O night divine!

Truly He taught us to love one another;

His law is love and His Gospel is peace.

Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother

And in His Name all oppression shall cease.

Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,

Let all within us praise His holy Name!

Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!

O night divine, O night when Christ was born!

O night, O holy night, O night divine!

teeth. tooth. ugh.

12 down, 8 to go.
my poor little man is having a rough go of teething this round.  his last one year molar just broke though today, and i see now (when he lets me look in his mouth... which is usually only when he`s crying haha) his bottom eye teeth or cuspids are coming in..
poor little man.  he`s been an absolute trooper though, he doesn`t usually make much of a fuss unless he`s cutting multiple teeth.  last night his face was bright bright red and he was super cuddley.  and also into everything, which takes enormous talent.

12 down, 8 to go.

Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss

Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile

fresh from heaven

home stretch

my 30 day challenge is almost done!  since we were super busy this weekend with all the wedding stuff going on (our friends got married!) i wasn't able to post, so now i'll get caught up.

Day 25 - A picture of your day

Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you

Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member

Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of

Day 25 (Friday)

decorating for a beautiful wedding

Day 26 (Saturday)

me and J.. he definately means alot to me

Day 27 (Sunday)

me and G

he ain't heavy.  he's my brother.

Day 28 (Today, Monday)

i'm deathly afraid of snakes.  and i'm not ruining a perfectly good blog by putting a picture of one of those on it.  

Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change

ha!  where do i start??!?!?

winter.

Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book

goodness.  this is really hard.


i'm the type of reader that can sit down and read just about anything.  i even asked my mom what my favourite book was when i was a kid, and she couldn't tell me that either cause we read so much.
when i was pregnant with C i read the twilight series in about 2 weeks, but i wouldn't call them my favourites.  


when i was in junior high, we were all obsessed with reading Christopher Pike.

remember these books?  I probably have about 50 of them in my parent's basement.  sorry mom.


after high school i started to read the "left behind series". 

 that probably took about 4-5 years to read the whole thing because i had to keep waiting for the next book to be written.

i guess i'm more of a series or specific author favourite book person.  i've been reading alot of james patterson, and nora roberts lately, but there's not one single book that i read over and over and over again.

unless, this one counts.

this book is C's favourite.  We have read this book so much i had to order a backup copy in case his gets so destroyed we can't read it anymore.  it's also the inspiration behind the name of my blog.  

"llama llama red pyjama, reads a story with his mama..."

Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at

this is actually not something i wish that i was better at.  this is something i wish i could do.  i even have one.  in my closet, still in the box.  i wish i could play any instrument, but guitar is one of my favourites.  i wish that i would have been paying more attention in high school to all my guy friends that played guitar and gotten them to teach me.  

3 for the price of 1

i neglected my blog this weekend, and we spent the better part of the weekend outside. when it's november and you can go out in a t-shirt, why would you be inside stuck in front of your computer?  

so today, it's 3 posts in one.

i'm not quite sure what's going on with the font here and why it's so squished...

Day 19 - A picture and a letter

Dear Cuba, 

I miss your beautiful blue water.  I miss your white sandy beaches.  I miss your palm trees and sunshine.  I miss your warmth.  I miss your friendly people, music and your rum.  Jason misses your cervesas and your cigars.  Please become free so I can come visit you again.

Love, 

Miranda.   

Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel

Venice, Italy

Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget

I really don't think there's anything i want to forget.  Everything that has happened to me,

 has happened for a reason, and i became the person i am today because of it.  I have

learned from all my experiences and moved on from them, but i'll never forget them :)

Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity

Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently

Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you

who inspires me?


  i've been sitting here for the past 11 minutes trying to figure this out.


i think there's different people who inspire me for different things.  for example, characters on tv shows i watch inspire me to be in better shape (or to have a shape other than round).  to play an instrument.  to sing better.  to try a new product.  to treat someone better. to have a new hairstyle.  


but then there's people who are actually in my life that live outside of my tv (gasp) who inspire me to love unconditionally.  be a better mom.  get out and be more active.  realize the importance of family and being there for one another.  to be a better christian.  to realize that life is short, and it doesn't always work out the way you planned.


so i guess today, there's no picture, but alot to think about.

Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die

phew, half way done this challenge!  i must say that i'm proud of myself for sticking with it!  i didn't realize how much i missed blogging until i started again!


i'm hoping i don't wait until i'm on my last legs before i do this, but something that is definately on my bucket list is to travel to Peru to meet my world vision child.  

Nanyhel was born sept 25, 2002, and i've been sponsoring him since he was about 3 months old.  it would be such a dream to meet him and see how a measly little 30 dollars a month has changed his life.

why put this as my status?

I Believe in Jesus Christ. One of my facebook friends challenged all believers to put this as their status. In the Bible it says, if you deny me in front of your peers, I will deny you in front of my father,at the Gates of Heaven. This is a simple test. If you love God and you...are not afraid to show it, copy and paste this.


i'm copying and pasting it here.  where it'll live on day after day, and not get buried in a newsfeed.  

Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without

we're definately going to have a multi picture day today.  i can't just pick one person i couldn't imagine my life without when there's so many people who are very important to me.  so, i might as well get started.

love this guy right here.

"Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like Northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent just passing through
I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there you understand
It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true"

i waited all my life for a sweet little face like his

my brothers (minus RAH, but he's in the next pic) are the best any sister could ask for

in fact, if you ask them, they'll tell you i'm their favourite sister

my favourite older brother, sister in law and my nephew

and my dad and mom

i love you and honestly could not even begin to imagine my life without you

love, your favourite daughter

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist

my favourite band or artist is kind of hard to narrow down.. i listen to sooo many different genres of music during the run of the day it's hard to pick a favourite!!

in the morning, it's something like this: Hot Dog Dance

then mid morning could bring something like this: JB's wedding song i'm practicing

lunchtime sounds more like this:  franny

midafternoon:  ellen

supper: handy manny

then if i jump in the car to head out anywhere.. go to music: anything glee related

Day 12 - A picture of something you love

today's post was easy.  my two loves.

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate

hate is a really strong word.  i can think of alot of things i dislike very much, but hate?no.  
just on the curious side, i googled the meaning of hate.  i love googling things.  google is a funny word.  google.  googling.  googley.  lol.

Hate (Hate) (?), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Hated; p. pr. & pr. & vb. n. Hating.]
[OE. haten, hatien, AS. hatian; akin to OS. hatan, hat¿n to be hostile to, D. haten to hate, OHG. hazz¿n, hazz¿n, G. hassen, Icel. & Sw. hata, Dan. hade, Goth. hatan, hatian. ¿¿¿. Cf. Hate, n., Heinous.]

1. To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike intensely; to detest; as, to hate one's enemies; to hate hypocrisy. "Whosoever hatethhis brother is a murderer." 1 John iii. 15.


wow.  those are pretty strong words.  i know that i use the slang "hate" alot.  "oh i hate that!"  i probably use that sentence everyday.  but do i want something "evil" to happen to the person i'm talking about?  no, probably not, i just want them to stop what they're doing because i don't like it.  
so, no picture today, but a lesson on hate.  i'm going to be more aware of how much i say it, and make an effort to stop.

Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the craziest things with

i can even begin to talk about all the crazy things i've done with this girl.  so i won't. 

"we're not friends, we're cousins"

yes, those are bathing suits we're wearing.  and yes, that is snow.  

i didn't say we did the smartest things together.  i said we did the craziest things together.

i had forgotten all about this picture, and P reminded me of this little gem.  it definately needed to be added to this post.  we'll never tell what we burned, which resulted in an impromtu marshmellow roast,  will we, P?

last words

today is a hard day.  one year ago today, nana passed away.  i remember the last time i saw her.. 
 i took c up to visit her and grandpa in the nursing home and we sat beside each other, and she reached over to me and held my hand. 
 we had tea with mom, aunt b and some of the other residents.  
when i was getting ready to leave, my last words to her were "love you nan" and hers to me "love you too dear"
there's alot of things that i miss about her, the way she sat with one arm crossed over her belly, and the other touching her face.  that she always had a kleenex tucked in her sleeve.  even short sleeves.  the warmth of their house and the "hi... oh it's you"  that greeted you when you came thru the door.   i miss her smile and her laugh.. the instant coffee with canned milk.  i miss her cooking (a little burnt around the edges).  i miss her collection of angels and all the rings on her fingers.  
there's not a day that's gone by in the last year that i haven't thought about her, and although i know she's in a better place, i sure miss having her here...


love you nan.

Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most

You can see it in their eyes,
in tender hugs and long good-byes,
a love that only moms and daughters know.

You can see it in their smiles,
through passing years and changing styles,
a friendship that continually seems to grow.

You can see it in their lives,
the joy each one of them derives,
in just knowing that the other one is there...

To care and to understand,
lend an ear or hold a hand,
and to celebrate the memories they share.
- Anonymous

Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh (or two)

Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item

how fitting the topic is for today, that just about a year ago (on Nov 3, 2009) my nana passed away, and something i got from her became my most treasured item.  her Bible, or more specifically, her last Bible.  

she always wrote her name in every book

 i remember visiting her one day, i was probably 8 or 9 and i helped her put the tabs on to mark the different books.  although i miss her very much, find peace is knowing that she is fully restored and in the presence of our Lord, and i will see her again someday...