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Ornament #1

These two ornaments go together.  The first one was made for Dan and me as a first Christmas married ornament.  The second one was made for JoNathan's first Christmas (he was 2 months old).  The ornaments were made by a woman named Nita Gleaton.  She had been the organist at the church I grew up in in Kilgore, Texas.  She has since passed away and did not live to make any more for our other children.  Her husband still lives there and has remarried.  We often get to see him when we go see my parents.

Ornament #2

This ornament is one of five that we were given back in 1999 by my MIL.  She is a professional calligrapher and wrote our names on each ball and gifted us with these treasures.  The are MAGNIFICENT!!!

Ornament #3

These two ornaments represent all the ornaments on the tree that the children have made over the years.  We make a new ornament every year together.

Ornament #4

This ornament represents all the ornaments on the tree made by my Meemaw.  She crocheted little ornaments all the time and when she passed away my Mother divided them up between all three of us (my brothers and me).  They are true treasures!

Ornament #5

This ornament is one that my Mother made when I was a wee little lassy.  She painted a whole set of Nativity ornaments and some stained glass ornaments.  They are always a Christmas tree staple in our home!

Our tree is not perfect with it's messy decorating and no ornaments on the bottom 1/4 of the tree because of Josh and the cat but it is our's and we LOVE IT!!!!!

Blessings and stay tuned for more COOKIE MADNESS...