MANGER
From Wikipedia,

Wooden trough
A manger is a trough or box of carved stone or wood construction used to hold food for animals (as in a stable). Mangers are mostly used in livestock raising. They are also used to feed wild animals, e.g., in nature reserves. The word comes from the French manger (meaning “to eat”), from Latin manducare (meaning “to chew”).

A manger is a feed trough found in a stable. In Bible times mangers were made from clay mixed with straw or from stones held together with mud; sometimes they were carved in natural outcroppings of rock. The above photograph was made at Megiddo where this manger was used in the stables of King Ahab

“And she brought forth her firstborn, a son, and wrapped him in cloths, and laid him in a manger…” Luke 2:7

“This will be a sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger…”

We are in-mostly.

I am beyond tired.

I have great pics and stories to share with you—hilarious stories…just wait!

I am blessed far more than I could ever deserve. God is good!

I am going back to sleep now….it is 4:20 AM…and it is not wise to write too much at this hour of the day…embarrassing things may slip out.

I pray that YOU have the very best Christmas ever! May your homes be filled with love and laughter and sweet memories…old and new.

Forgive me for not visiting each of you with a personal message, just think of me surrounded by mountains of STUFF…perched on a BOX…to get to my computer. OK, quit thinking…it’s not THAT funny!

Good Morning…see you after THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

Tonja

I bet you do, too. I happen to like a lot of different things…so, therefore…more stuff!

Now, if you don’t have enough stuff….this is the store for you!

We girls have a lot of stuff…hair stuff, nail stuff, skin stuff, makeup stuff, dressy stuff, casual stuff, etc. Stuff for everything we do…which is, of course, as it should be.

I didn’t even know about this…but apparently it’s true…because there is a book about it…and a blog! If I was not white, I would write my own book.

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A FEW FACTS ABOUT STUFF

1. We have more stuff than we need.

2. Yes, that ‘we’ includes YOU.

3. We have stuff we don’t even know we have.

4. Stuff accumulates very easily…and very quickly!

5. No one has ever actually seen it happen, but stuff multiplies!

6. I know this is true, because it has happened to me. Upon commencing the packing process…I was surprised, shocked, and overwhelmed by the stuff that has appeared unbeknownst to me.

7. When the day comes that you realize the awful truth about your stuff…be prepared to act swiftly. You must rid yourself of the stuff with no looking back. if you hold on to it, it becomes yours. You actually begin to feel ownership of it even though it may not be yours, technically.

8 Once you feel this ownership…you’re a goner. You have crossed over. This amazing amount of stuff is yours….and now you must either find a place to display it…. or store it….or move it.

9. One of the best ways to ‘pass along’ your stuff to others, is to hold a garage sale, a yard sale, a tag sale, a moving sale or whatever you wish to call it. It seems that at these sales, other folks who like stuff actually will come to your house and take it off your hands and add it to their collection…for a very low fee…certainly not what it is worth! FYI…I’ll be having a huge MOVING MY HOUSE AND GARAGE SALE IN MY YARD very soon! It will all be tagged. Great stuff!!!

10. All these facts are true. I know from experience. I am living it even as we speak…or read and write. And I will be moving it in a few hours.

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“HOME…a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff!”
George Carlin

Yes, I started moving today!

Yes, it was exciting!

Yes, I made pictures!

Yes, we got a lot accomplished!

Yes, we will start again in the morning!

Yes…Yes…YES, I am exhausted!

Yes, I’ll tell you about it soon…but not tonight!