May your holidays’ sparkle with joy and laughter, hoping you jingle all the way to the new year!
Wishing You All Merry Christmas
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10 Things I Hate About Christmas
- 1. I hate it that original Claymation Christmas stories have gone out of fashion!
- 2. I hate it that I can only find the best candy cane ONLY this time of the year.
- 3. People calling Xmas decorations «decs». Nearly as bad as writing «Xmas»
- 4. I dislike it that we as a family cannot get-together in these holidays.
- 5. Struggling to find the perfect gift for everyone…especially for those who I call the «Perfect Gift People»
- 6. I definitely do not like it that my cats and kitties destroy my tree and tree ornaments EVERY YEAR! (he he… secretely, I LOVE IT!)
- 7. I dislike it that Santa Clause come home only around Christmas Eve. He should work more often, spreading the jolly feeling through out the year!
- 8. I don’t like it that I can only put my snow globes on display one time a year. I mean, I could have them all year round but it’d ruin the magic, huh?
- 9. Since I am a bit impatient, I don’t enjoy wrapping Christmas gifts. It can take a lot of time (lack of practice lol)
- 10. Where do you stand on egg nog: do you love it or hate it?
I hate it. I prefer the Mexican version of it. It is called ROMPOPE and it is delicious!
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all my patients, my website subscribers, contacts, and followers all over the digital world. 🎄🎋🎇🎍🎄🎁
You are a blessing in my life and I wish you and your loved ones a jolly time full of love and perfect health.
Catpurrday Cats for Christmas Funny Memes and a Poem
CATPURRDAY CATS
YOUR GIFT ….. HAHAHA
A Cat Named Frank – Poem by Marilyn Lott
He is a beautiful kitty cat
Frank is his name
And around the barnyard
He has risen to fame
Not only does he have
A coat so warm and soft
He’s quite the little mouser
Even up in the tall hayloft
He has a certain way
About him, it’s a fact
His personality, my friend
Changes how you react
You fall in love so quickly
When Frank comes into the room
For he takes a lot of time
Out of his busy day to groom
He keeps your heart on a string
And this you can take to the bank
When you become a victim of
A charming cat named Frank!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERBODY!!!!
“Please, be kind to yourself. I wish you the best in life, prosperity, happiness, love, and health.” Sincerely, Dr. Martha
3 Best Colorful Delicious Christmas Dinner Ideas
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#1 Christmas Dinner Ideas: Standing Rib Roast
Ingredients
- 6 teaspoons of lemon-pepper seasoning
- 6 teaspoons of paprika
- 3 teaspoons garlic salt
- 2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 bone-in beef rib roast (67 to 8 pounds)
- 4 cups beef stock
#2 Christmas Tortellini and Spinach Soup
Ingredients
- 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) vegetable broth
- 1 package (9 ounces) refrigerated cheese tortellini or tortellini of your choice
- 1 can (15 ounces) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) Italian diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 3 cups fresh baby spinach
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh basil
- 1/4 cup shredded Asiago cheese
Directions
- In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Add tortellini; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir in the beans, tomatoes, salt and pepper; return to a simmer. Cook 4-5 minutes longer or until tortellini are tender.
- Stir in spinach and basil; cook until spinach is wilted. Top servings with cheese.
Berry Beet Salad a Wonderful Dinner Idea
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Happy Saturnalia 2018 … a little bit of History
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HAPPY SATURNALIA
December 17-23 Predating the birth of Jesus by centuries, this Ancient Roman celebration, in honor of the God Saturn, is marked by parties, gift-giving, and role reversals.
The first-century AD poet Gaius Valerius Catullus described Saturnalia as ‘the best of times’: dress codes were relaxed, small gifts such as dolls, candles and caged birds were exchanged.
Saturnalia saw the inversion of social roles. The wealthy were expected to pay the month’s rent for those who couldn’t afford it, masters and slaves to swap clothes. Family households threw dice to determine who would become the temporary Saturnalian monarch. The poet Lucian of Samosata (AD 120-180) has the god Cronos (Saturn) say in his poem, Saturnalia:
‘During my week the serious is barred: no business allowed. Drinking and being drunk, noise and games of dice, appointing of kings and feasting of slaves, singing naked, clapping … an occasional ducking of corked faces in icy water – such are the functions over which I preside.’
Saturnalia originated as a farmer’s festival to mark the end of the autumn planting season in honour of Saturn (satus means sowing). Numerous archaeological sites from the Roman coastal province of Constantine, now in Algeria, demonstrate that the cult of Saturn survived there until the early third century AD.
Saturnalia grew in duration and moved to progressively later dates under the Roman period. During the reign of the Emperor Augustus (63 BC-AD 14), it was a two-day affair starting on December 17th. By the time Lucian described the festivities, it was a seven-day event. Changes to the Roman calendar moved the climax of Saturnalia to December 25th, around the time of the date of the winter solstice.
From around 1583 the Church of Scotland ( Presbyterian) discouraged ‘Yule’ celebrations. The church believed that there was no basis for celebrating the day as it didn’t reflect what was in the bible. There are even records of some people being arrested over unlawful celebrations during
the years it was officially banned.
‘Christmas Day’ only became a public holiday in Scotland in 1958.
When something is just ‘made-up’ the permutations can be endless.
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Dra. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD 