`Twas the Night Before Christmas, by Beverly Hicks Burch

`Twas the Night Before Christmas

By Beverly Hicks Burch

I’d like to share a little of what has kept me so busy in the last few weeks. Believe me when I say this is “Bev lite”…yep, there’s a lot more somewhere still packed up in boxes sitting out in the garage. I’ve opted NOT to unpack those until the next move. The bonus – and little gift – I received while decorating this year? Well, I uncovered some of those quilts and unquilted tops crammed in with the Christmas decorations…and that Virginia is Professional Van Line packing for you…

…and to all a goodnight…Merry Christmas, everyone…God bless us all!!

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Family Room Christmas 2008

Burch Christmas Tree 2008

A delicate blown glass ornament next to one of the Hallmark Victorian House (series) ornaments

A Father Christmas and the very 1st ornament in the Here Comes Santa Series. There was 25 and I have them all and they all hold special memories.

Store bought (Hallmark lighthouse) and hand-made (a tole painted ornament I made one year for my son’s class when he was in elementary school.

Christmas Magic

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More Christmas Magic

Favorite Holiday Reading

The Little Engine that Could…with Friends

The Burch Dining Table – I couldn’t squeeze in the Christmas tree in the dining room

The “Everyday Stuff” – rule is…we start using this everyday at Thanksgiving until my birthday Jan. 2

Coffee with Santa & Frosty

The Breakfast Table is Ready

Besides the obvious reason, the birth of the Christ Child, this Nativity is special to me because it belonged to a beloved aunt who passed away in 1973