Monday, December 8, 2008

My Christmas Ornaments

Jen at Unglazed did a fun post on her 8 Christmas ornaments and challenged us to show the following ornaments: 1. Favorite, 2. The Oldest, 3. The Funniest, 4. Most Memorable, 5. The Ugliest, 6. The Reddest, 7. The Greenest, 8. The Tree Topper. I didn't get all the categories (I forgot to take more ornament photos while I was at the log cabin) and I also put a few spins on my categories - but here they are. Let's see your ornaments too!


This is memorable because it reminds me of our builder who built our log cabin! He really looks like this guy! Except he's thinner (sorry Randy - I was not implying you were jolly!)


















This is the reddest ornament on my tree!













This is Marvin the cat's favorite ornament. Marvin has taken this moose off the tree at least 5 times to lick him to death.
















This is one of my favorite ornaments. Reminds me of our family's love of the great outdoors.












This is the funniest ornament I could find. (By the way, my husband says this is not funny and he takes this ornament seriously. Ha,ha!)















This ornament reminds me of Jen at Unglazed! She did a wonderful post on the reminder of Joy and her blog also reflects Joy! Go visit her!

23 comments:

Betsy Banks Adams said...

They're great, Shelley!!! Glad you enjoyed my list also. I love that plaque---but mine would say: There's nothin' better in life than EATIN' and SLEEPIN'.... ha ha
Hugs,
Betsy

Lady of the Mote said...

They are adorable!

Catherine Holman said...

Shelley, Your blog looks amazing! Love all the changes. I'm decorating our lodge room either tonight or tomorrow. It's my favorite to decorate and is as close to a log cabin as we'll probably get.
Hugs,
Cathie

George said...

I like all of your ornaments -- I just hope Marvin isn't too hard on his favorite. You must have a beautiful tree.

Linda - Behind My Red Door said...

What a neat post! Thanks for inviting me over. I am off to look around!

violetlady said...

Great ornaments, Shelley. The cabin is looking very festive. All that snow! Lucky you!

Lolosblog said...

Love all your ornaments. Maye I will get around to joining in before I take my tree down.

Jen said...

This is great! Thanks for sharing your sweet, funny and sentimental thoughts all rolled into this post.
You're the best! ox

tincanlily said...

Today I am catching up on reading all my favorite blogs. Happy belated birthday!
Glad you are okay after your five hour ordeal!
That moose is so cute, no wonder your cat likes it so much!
Love the new look of your blog.
have a great week!
denise

Michelle said...

I love all of the ornaments. I also loved how you decorated the stairs in your other post. Glad you got to the cabin ok.

Tammy ~ Country Girl at Home ~ said...

Well that was fun! Thanks for sharing! I thoroughly enjoyed it! I think I might take the challenge too!

I loved all your ornaments too, by the way! :)

Have a great evening, Shelley!
Tammy

Carol said...

Great ornaments Shelley! I especially like the Santa!
Smiles,
Carol

Cedar ... said...

I love this topic! Unfortunately my tree isn't up yet so this will have to wait for me another week. What a great idea for a topic!

Monica said...

Hi Shelley, this blog is beautiful, too!! You live such in a PARADISE!!!!!!

And I absolutely love your ornaments!...

Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog- see you soon!

Keep warm!!

Monica.

Dawn Marie said...

those are cute! I like this idea..I might have to do this, this week. baldyman and I went thru our ornamens last night and hung up all the ones the kids made or had when they were little. I didnt h ang them on the tree this year-instead we hung them from the garland between the dining and living rooms. turned out pretty neat!

Shelley said...

Betsy - I like your plaque idea better!

Lady of the Mote - thank you!

Catherine - glad you like the new blog look! Can't wait to see your lodge room!

George - next year I'm going to give Marvin his own tree - lol!

Linda - thank you so much for coming by! I enjoyed your blog!

Violet - thank you!

Brandi - I imagine you must have some fishing ornaments on there...

Jen - I loved this idea - thank you!

Picket Fence - thank you! Glad you're back!

Michelle - thanks! I'm hoping my next ride up will be uneventful...

Tammy - I'm sure you have some great ornaments to show us!!

Carol - I'm glad you liked my old world Santa - I have a few of those!

Cedar - better late than never! :)

MOnica - thank you - please stop by again!

Dawnie - hanging them on the garland sounds very nice!

Leedra said...

You did Jen's idea justice, lovely post.

Alex and Alicia said...

What a fantastic post! I can see why Marvin is incredibly fond of the Moose that adorns your tree - he is simply adorable.

Thanks for taking us on a tour of your Christmas tree and all of your lovely ornaments.

Any word on the garland and lights yet? I'm dying to know if it's a no or a go! :)

NCmountainwoman said...

I loved all the ornaments. Nice post.

Anonymous said...

LOVE LOVE your home. Thanks for stopping by my page. Your home is so gorgeous and I will be back to visit.

Shelley said...

Leedra - thank you! I was so mad at myself for not taking more photos of my ornaments before I left the cabin.

A & A - I will be adding the lights! :-) We hope to steal away to our log cabin later this week!

NC - thank you!

Sarah - thanks so much for coming by! Your home is decorated so beautifully!

Kim @ Home Is Where The Heart Is said...

Sweet ornaments...your home is beautiful BTW!

Virginia Janet said...

Nice Christmas ornaments!