Merry Christmas Cats

<a href="http://s1127.photobucket.com/albums/l626/dotty34/?action=view%C2%A4t=merry_christmas_cats-11421.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l626/dotty34/merry_christmas_cats-11421.gif" /></a><br /><br />Ho Ho Ho and Jingle all the way!! I laughed when I saw these adorable little cats! I hope they make you smile today too!! <br /><div class="zemanta-related"><h6 class="zemanta-related-title" style="font-size: 1em; margin: 1em 0px 0px;">Related articles</h6><ul class="zemanta-article-ul"><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://rock-kool-dadie.blogspot.com/2010/10/popular-merry-christmas-songs.html">Popular Merry Christmas Songs</a> (rock-kool-dadie.blogspot.com)</li></ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=0e5f4dd2-429e-4d2e-86c0-79854fb9a9e1" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; float: right;" /></a></div>

Merry Christmas Cats

Ho Ho Ho and Jingle all the way!! I laughed when I saw these adorable little cats! I hope they make you smile today too!! Related articlesPopular Merry Christmas Songs (rock-kool-dadie.blogspot.com)…

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Vampire Diaries Episode 8 Rose Pictures

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b>Vampire Diaries Episode 8 Rose: Pictures</b></span><br /><b>Caroline help Tyler dealing with his new life as a wareworlf. Stefan and Damon both rescue Elena, for more details check those pictures form the 8th episode of the Vampire Diaries:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="71899 485553364082 167678004082 6995970 8242744 n Vampire Diaries Episode 8 Rose: Pictures" height="265" id="myphoto" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs906.snc4/71899_485553364082_167678004082_6995970_8242744_n.jpg" title="Vampire Diaries Episode 8 Rose: Pictures" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="37122 485553379082 167678004082 6995971 4877736 n Vampire Diaries Episode 8 Rose: Pictures" height="265" id="myphoto" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs136.snc4/37122_485553379082_167678004082_6995971_4877736_n.jpg" title="Vampire Diaries Episode 8 Rose: Pictures" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="73830 485553394082 167678004082 6995972 834508 n Vampire Diaries Episode 8 Rose: Pictures" height="265" id="myphoto" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs945.snc4/73830_485553394082_167678004082_6995972_834508_n.jpg" title="Vampire Diaries Episode 8 Rose: Pictures" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="67541 485553409082 167678004082 6995973 7045288 n Vampire Diaries Episode 8 Rose: Pictures" height="265" id="myphoto" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs795.snc4/67541_485553409082_167678004082_6995973_7045288_n.jpg" title="Vampire Diaries Episode 8 Rose: Pictures" width="400" /></div></div>

Vampire Diaries Episode 8 Rose Pictures

Vampire Diaries Episode 8 Rose: PicturesCaroline help Tyler dealing with his new life as a wareworlf. Stefan and Damon both rescue Elena, for more details check those pictures form the 8th episode of the Vampire Diaries: …

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Time to get serious!

 <a href="http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZKxdm143YYUS" sizcache="1212" sizset="1" target="_blank"><img alt="String Of Lights" border="0" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/8/8_2_98.gif" /></a>   Well, today is Halloween. For me tomorrow is the start of the race for the holidays. I've decided it's time to get serious about the house cleaning in preparation for the three big holidays that are ahead. I went out and bought a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.bissell.com/" rel="homepage" title="Bissell Inc.">Bissell</a> scrubber to clean my carpets and furniture. I have three pets and it really needs done! I will probably be shocked when I see what comes out of the carpet! So I have a busy day ahead of me. I'll turn on my television Monday morning and I think they will be playing <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_music" rel="wikipedia" title="Christmas music">Christmas music</a> on the Sounds of the Seasons channel. They usually do right after Halloween. So now it's time for me to get serious about cleaning my house!! Busy, busy, busy! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.smileycentral.com/dl/index.jhtml?partner=ZSzeb095_ZKxdm143YYUS&utm_id=7923" sizcache="1212" sizset="2" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.smileycentral.com/sig.jsp?pc=ZSzeb095&pp=ZKxdm143YYUS" /></a> <br /><div class="zemanta-pixie" sizcache="1212" sizset="3" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" sizcache="1212" sizset="3" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=ec851fef-80b7-49e5-bb2c-fd9b1545d1d6" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; float: right;" /></a></div>

Time to get serious!

    Well, today is Halloween. For me tomorrow is the start of the race for the holidays. I've decided it's time to get serious about the house cleaning in preparation for the three big holidays that are ahead. I went out and bought a Bissell scrubber to clean my carpets and furniture. I have three p…

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Organize to Get Your Holiday Cards Out On Time

<span class="zemanta-img separator" sizcache="926" sizset="0" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Julekort.jpg" sizcache="925" sizset="0" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Christmas cards with angels, scandinavian “nis..." height="394" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Julekort.jpg/300px-Julekort.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Julekort.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></span>   Here's an interesting article I found at <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/">EzineArticles.com</a>.<br /><br />Some of you may have taken our advice in July and already snapped up Christmas cards on sale, but if you skipped over that article while sipping lemonade, don't worry. We're here to tell that you a little planning now will keep you from freaking out once December rolls around. We're not saying that you need to actually mail the cards now, but taking a few steps to get yourself ready will definitely save you some time, and a headache, later.<br /><br /><br />Sarah on "making traditions work for us" <br /><br />"My husband and I both have large families, so I always groan a little when I realize that Christmas is coming. Between all of the parties and gifts, we've decided that trying to get out cards is impossible. The problem is, my husband and I love creating our card and sharing it with family, so we decided that doing away with the tradition isn't going to happen. Instead, we're starting our own new tradition and sending out New Year's cards instead. After the holidays, January can be quiet, so it's a perfect time to sit down and do our cards. We're finding that people pay more attention to them after the holidays because they actually have the time to look at them."<br />Alicia on "card craziness"<br /><br />"I am a sucker for anything festive and so is my husband, so we take our cards very seriously. Each year, we try to outdo ourselves from the previous year. We do a different theme each year, so the year we moved to California we superimposed our faces on the bodies of Malibu Beach Barbies (my husband's head was superimposed on Ken's body). Everyone got a kick out of it and it was a fun way for us to mark the year's transition. I'm not telling what we're doing this year - you'll have to wait and see!"<br /><br />Three ways to Get Organized in October:<br />1. Select Cards or Photo.<br />Unless you have a tiny infant, you're not going to change much between now and December. If you're creating a photo picture, take your photo now and have it ready. You can even order the cards this week and have them ready to go in early December.<br /><br />2. Get that Address List in Top Shape.<br />Now is the time to gather those scraps of paper with new address labels and put them all together in one spot. It's ok if you're not putting them in an Excel spreadsheet, but just be sure that all of the addresses are together in one place.<br /><br />3. Address the Envelopes.<br />Don't stamp them, since postage rates can change, but it's ok to go ahead and address the envelopes to the people on your list. Not only will you be ready to pop them in the mail before most people have even started thinking about Christmas, but you might even have legible handwriting since you won't be rushing!<br /><br />Buttoned Up is dedicated to helping stretched & stressed women get organized. Co-founders Alicia Rockmore & Sarah Welch team up with a group of Gurus to give you tips & products for all your messy, stressed needs & introduce "imperfect organization." Visit <a href="http://getbuttonedup.com/">http://getbuttonedup.com/</a>to see which Guru matches your style & get info on Everyday Life, Life Essentials & Life Events<br /><br />Article Source: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Alicia_Rockmore">http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Alicia_Rockmore</a><br /><br /><div sizcache="925" sizset="1"><a href="http://www.smileycentral.com/dl/index.jhtml?partner=ZSzeb095_ZKxdm143YYUS&utm_id=7923" sizcache="925" sizset="1" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.smileycentral.com/sig.jsp?pc=ZSzeb095&pp=ZKxdm143YYUS" /></a></div><div class="zemanta-related"><h6 class="zemanta-related-title" style="font-size: 1em; margin: 1em 0px 0px;">Related articles</h6><ul class="zemanta-article-ul"><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/diy/my-diy-christmas-cards-131405">My DIY Christmas Cards</a> (apartmenttherapy.com)</li></ul></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" sizcache="925" sizset="2" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" sizcache="925" sizset="2" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=af9da41b-0cba-48cc-9146-6ea37d0bddf4" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; float: right;" /></a></div>

Organize to Get Your Holiday Cards Out On Time

Image via Wikipedia   Here's an interesting article I found at EzineArticles.com.Some of you may have taken our advice in July and already snapped up Christmas cards on sale, but if you skipped over that article while sipping lemonade, don't worry. We're here to tell that you a little planning now w…

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Kourtney Kardashian with Scott Disick in NYC

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kourtney Kardashian with Scott Disick in NYC</b></span></div><br /><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kourtney Kardashian was spotted with Scott Disick, her boy freind an the father of her son Mason, while hanging out in New York City<i> </i> (on October 28, 2010)</b><br /><img alt="kourtney scott 102810 8 Kourtney Kardashian with Scott Disick in NYC " height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/k/kourtney-scott-102810-8.jpg" title="Kourtney Kardashian with Scott Disick in NYC " width="250" /><br /><img alt="kourtney scott 102810 6 Kourtney Kardashian with Scott Disick in NYC " height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/k/kourtney-scott-102810-6.jpg" title="Kourtney Kardashian with Scott Disick in NYC " width="250" /></div><br /></div></div>

Kourtney Kardashian with Scott Disick in NYC

Kourtney Kardashian with Scott Disick in NYCKourtney Kardashian was spotted with Scott Disick, her boy freind an the father of her son Mason, while hanging out in New York City  (on October 28, 2010)…

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Keira Knightley Eva Mendes in Rome 2010

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Keira Knightley & Eva Mendes in Rome</b></span></div><br /><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Enjoy the new pictures of Keira Knightley and Eva Mendes in Rome, Italy (October 28) at the “Last Night” press conference.</b><br /><img alt="keira eva 102810 20 Keira Knightley & Eva Mendes in Rome" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/k/keira-eva-102810-20.jpg" title="Keira Knightley & Eva Mendes in Rome" width="250" /><br /><br /><img alt="keira eva 102810 18 Keira Knightley & Eva Mendes in Rome" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/k/keira-eva-102810-18.jpg" title="Keira Knightley & Eva Mendes in Rome" width="250" /><br /><img alt="keira eva 102810 17 Keira Knightley & Eva Mendes in Rome" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/k/keira-eva-102810-17.jpg" title="Keira Knightley & Eva Mendes in Rome" width="250" /></div><br /></div></div>

Keira Knightley Eva Mendes in Rome 2010

Keira Knightley & Eva Mendes in RomeEnjoy the new pictures of Keira Knightley and Eva Mendes in Rome, Italy (October 28) at the “Last Night” press conference.…

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Aishwarya Rai HDLI India Culture Week – Mumbai

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Aishwarya Rai HDLI India Culture Week – Mumbai</b></span></div><br /><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Enjoy the pictures of the beautiful Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai at the HDLI India Culture Week in Mumbai on October 06, 2010</b><br /><img alt="aishwarya rai 100610 7 Aishwarya Rai HDLI India Culture Week Mumbai " height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/a/aishwarya-rai-100610-7.jpg" title="Aishwarya Rai HDLI India Culture Week Mumbai " width="250" /><br /><br /><img alt="aishwarya rai 100610 6 Aishwarya Rai HDLI India Culture Week Mumbai " height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/a/aishwarya-rai-100610-6.jpg" title="Aishwarya Rai HDLI India Culture Week Mumbai " width="250" /></div><br /></div></div>

Aishwarya Rai HDLI India Culture Week – Mumbai

Aishwarya Rai HDLI India Culture Week – MumbaiEnjoy the pictures of the beautiful Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai at the HDLI India Culture Week in Mumbai on October 06, 2010…

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Vanessa Hudgens with Josh Hutcherson on the set of their new movi

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vanessa Hudgens with Josh Hutcherson on the set of their new movie</b></span></div><br /><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Check the new pictures of the beautiful actress Vanessa Hudgens with Josh Hutcherson on the set of their new movie “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” on October 21, 2010</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="vanessa hudgens 102110 4 Vanessa Hudgens with Josh Hutcherson on the set of their new movie" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/v/vanessa-hudgens-102110-4.jpg" title="Vanessa Hudgens with Josh Hutcherson on the set of their new movie" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="vanessa hudgens 102110 3 Vanessa Hudgens with Josh Hutcherson on the set of their new movie" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/v/vanessa-hudgens-102110-3.jpg" title="Vanessa Hudgens with Josh Hutcherson on the set of their new movie" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div></div>

Vanessa Hudgens with Josh Hutcherson on the set of their new movi

Vanessa Hudgens with Josh Hutcherson on the set of their new movieCheck the new pictures of the beautiful actress Vanessa Hudgens with Josh Hutcherson on the set of their new movie “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” on October 21, 2010…

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Eva Mendes in Rome Pictures hot 2011

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Eva Mendes in Rome: Pictures (October 30)</b></span></div><br /><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>View the lastest pictures of Eva Mendes in the red carpet on Saturday (October 30, 2010) at the 5th International Rome Film Festival in Italy</b></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="eva mendes 103010 25 Eva Mendes in Rome: Pictures (October 30)" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/e/eva-mendes-103010-25.jpg" title="Eva Mendes in Rome: Pictures (October 30)" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="eva mendes 103010 24 Eva Mendes in Rome: Pictures (October 30)" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/e/eva-mendes-103010-24.jpg" title="Eva Mendes in Rome: Pictures (October 30)" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="eva mendes 103010 23 Eva Mendes in Rome: Pictures (October 30)" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/e/eva-mendes-103010-23.jpg" title="Eva Mendes in Rome: Pictures (October 30)" width="250" /></div></div></div>

Eva Mendes in Rome Pictures hot 2011

Eva Mendes in Rome: Pictures (October 30)View the lastest pictures of Eva Mendes in the red carpet on Saturday (October 30, 2010) at the 5th International Rome Film Festival in Italy…

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Nicole Scherzinger the Rocky Horror Picture Show

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>For all the fans of the beautiful singer Nicole Scherzinger, check her new pictures at the Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary (October 28, 2010)</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="nicole scherzinger rocky horror 102810 21 Nicole Scherzinger @ the Rocky Horror Picture Show : Pictures" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/n/nicole-scherzinger-rocky-horror-102810-21.jpg" title="Nicole Scherzinger @ the Rocky Horror Picture Show : Pictures" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="nicole scherzinger rocky horror 102810 22 Nicole Scherzinger @ the Rocky Horror Picture Show : Pictures" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/n/nicole-scherzinger-rocky-horror-102810-22.jpg" title="Nicole Scherzinger @ the Rocky Horror Picture Show : Pictures" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>

Nicole Scherzinger the Rocky Horror Picture Show

For all the fans of the beautiful singer Nicole Scherzinger, check her new pictures at the Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary (October 28, 2010)…

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Aishwarya Rai with Abhishek Bachan in New Delhi

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aishwarya Rai with Abhishek Bachan in New Delhi: Pics</span></b></div><br /><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The the Indian Beauty Aishwarya Rai was spotted with her husband Abhishek Bachan at 57th National Film Awards Function in New Delhi (on October 22, 2010)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="aishwarya rai 102210 1 Aishwarya Rai with Abhishek Bachan in New Delhi: Pics" height="256" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/a/aishwarya-rai-102210-1.jpg" title="Aishwarya Rai with Abhishek Bachan in New Delhi: Pics" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="aishwarya rai 102210 2 Aishwarya Rai with Abhishek Bachan in New Delhi: Pics" height="256" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/a/aishwarya-rai-102210-2.jpg" title="Aishwarya Rai with Abhishek Bachan in New Delhi: Pics" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div></div>

Aishwarya Rai with Abhishek Bachan in New Delhi

Aishwarya Rai with Abhishek Bachan in New Delhi: PicsThe the Indian Beauty Aishwarya Rai was spotted with her husband Abhishek Bachan at 57th National Film Awards Function in New Delhi (on October 22, 2010)…

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Christmas Elf Origins

<span class="zemanta-img separator" sizcache="31387" sizset="0" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Godey%27streeDec1850.GIF" sizcache="31386" sizset="0" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Queen's Christmas tree at Windsor Castle 1848,..." height="374" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/Godey%27streeDec1850.GIF" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="240" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 240px;">Image via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Godey%27streeDec1850.GIF">Wikipedia</a></span></span>The modern Christmas elf appeared as early as 1856 when Louisa May Alcott completed, but never published a book entitled "Christmas Elves". The elves can also be seen in engravings from 1873 in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godey%27s_Lady%27s_Book" rel="wikipedia" title="Godey's Lady's Book">Godey's Lady's Book</a>, showing them surrounding Santa while at work. I tried to find an image of this book, but could not. There were a lot of other images of her books, but not this particular one. I am always worried about copyright also. You get a lot of "images <u>may</u> be subject to copyright".  Additional recognition was given in Edward Eggleston's 1876 work "The House of Santa Claus, a Christmas Fairy Show for Sunday Schools".<br /><br /><br />The image of the elves in the workshop was popularised by Godey's Lady's Book, with a front cover illustration for its 1873 Christmas Issue showing Santa surrounded by toys and elves with the caption "Here we have an idea of the preparations that are made to supply the young folks with toys at Christmas time". During this time Godey's was immensely influential to the birth of Christmas traditions, having shown the first widely circulated picture of a modern Christmas tree on the front cover of its 1850 Christmas issue.<br /><br /> St. Nicholas as an elf:<br /><br />In Clement Clarke Moore's 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas (more commonly known today as <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.amazon.com/Night-Before-Christmas-Clement-Clarke/dp/0613997913%3FSubscriptionId%3D0G81C5DAZ03ZR9WH9X82%26tag%3Dzemanta-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0613997913" rel="amazon" title="Twas the Night Before Christmas">Twas the Night Before Christmas</a>), Santa Claus himself is described in line 45 as "He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf". <br /><br /><br /><div class="zemanta-pixie" sizcache="31386" sizset="1" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" sizcache="31386" sizset="1" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=15bb051c-8968-48a2-a57e-747d7a919ea3" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; float: right;" /></a></div>

Christmas Elf Origins

Image via WikipediaThe modern Christmas elf appeared as early as 1856 when Louisa May Alcott completed, but never published a book entitled "Christmas Elves". The elves can also be seen in engravings from 1873 in Godey's Lady's Book, showing them surrounding Santa while at work. I tried to find an i…

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Khloe Kardashian buy Birthday gift for her step-dad Bruce Jenner

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Khloe Kardashian buy Birthday gift for her step-dad Bruce Jenner</b></span></div><br /><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The E! beauty Khloe Kardashian was spotted in a  popular jewelry store on Wednesday (October 27). She buy a birthday gift for her step-dad Bruce Jenner. Take a look</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="khloe kardashian 102710 3 Khloe Kardashian buy Birthday gift for her step dad Bruce Jenner" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/k/khloe-kardashian-102710-3.jpg" title="Khloe Kardashian buy Birthday gift for her step dad Bruce Jenner" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="khloe kardashian 102710 2 Khloe Kardashian buy Birthday gift for her step dad Bruce Jenner" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/k/khloe-kardashian-102710-2.jpg" title="Khloe Kardashian buy Birthday gift for her step dad Bruce Jenner" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="khloe kardashian 102710 10 Khloe Kardashian buy Birthday gift for her step dad Bruce Jenner" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/k/khloe-kardashian-102710-10.jpg" title="Khloe Kardashian buy Birthday gift for her step dad Bruce Jenner" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="khloe kardashian 102710 9 Khloe Kardashian buy Birthday gift for her step dad Bruce Jenner" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/k/khloe-kardashian-102710-9.jpg" title="Khloe Kardashian buy Birthday gift for her step dad Bruce Jenner" width="250" /></div></div></div>

Khloe Kardashian buy Birthday gift for her step-dad Bruce Jenner

Khloe Kardashian buy Birthday gift for her step-dad Bruce JennerThe E! beauty Khloe Kardashian was spotted in a  popular jewelry store on Wednesday (October 27). She buy a birthday gift for her step-dad Bruce Jenner. Take a look…

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Emma Roberts Escada party 2010

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Emma Roberts Escada party – October 21, 2010</b></span></div><br /><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Enjoy the pictures of the teenager star Emma Roberts form Escada party on Thursday October 21, 2010</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="emma roberts 102110 2 Emma Roberts Escada party October 21, 2010" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/e/emma-roberts-102110-2.jpg" title="Emma Roberts Escada party October 21, 2010" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="emma roberts 102110 6 Emma Roberts Escada party October 21, 2010" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/e/emma-roberts-102110-6.jpg" title="Emma Roberts Escada party October 21, 2010" width="250" /></div></div></div>

Emma Roberts Escada party 2010

Emma Roberts Escada party – October 21, 2010Enjoy the pictures of the teenager star Emma Roberts form Escada party on Thursday October 21, 2010…

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Khloe Kardashian with Lamar Odom Monica Arnold’s birthday party

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Khloe Kardashian with Lamar Odom @ Monica Arnold’s birthday party</b></span></div><br /><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Check the new pictures of Khloe Kardashian with her husband Lamar Odom at Monica Arnold’s birthday party on Sunday (October 24, 2010</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" Khloe Kardashian with Lamar Odom @ Monica Arnolds birthday party" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/k/khloe-lamar-102410-3.JPG" title="Khloe Kardashian with Lamar Odom @ Monica Arnolds birthday party" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" Khloe Kardashian with Lamar Odom @ Monica Arnolds birthday party" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/k/khloe-lamar-102410-4.JPG" title="Khloe Kardashian with Lamar Odom @ Monica Arnolds birthday party" width="250" /></div></div></div>

Khloe Kardashian with Lamar Odom Monica Arnold’s birthday party

Khloe Kardashian with Lamar Odom @ Monica Arnold’s birthday partyCheck the new pictures of Khloe Kardashian with her husband Lamar Odom at Monica Arnold’s birthday party on Sunday (October 24, 2010…

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Anne Hathaway in Vogue magaziner 2010

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Anne Hathaway in Vogue magazine – November 2010</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>View the lastest pictures of the beautiful american actress Anne Hathaway from Vogue magazine photoshoot for November 2010</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="anne hathaway vogue 1110 7 Anne Hathaway in Vogue magazine November 2010" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/a/anne-hathaway-vogue-1110-7.jpg" title="Anne Hathaway in Vogue magazine November 2010" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="anne hathaway vogue 1110 6 Anne Hathaway in Vogue magazine November 2010" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/a/anne-hathaway-vogue-1110-6.jpg" title="Anne Hathaway in Vogue magazine November 2010" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="anne hathaway vogue 1110 5 Anne Hathaway in Vogue magazine November 2010" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/a/anne-hathaway-vogue-1110-5.jpg" title="Anne Hathaway in Vogue magazine November 2010" width="300" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="anne hathaway vogue 1110 3 Anne Hathaway in Vogue magazine November 2010" height="256" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/a/anne-hathaway-vogue-1110-3.jpg" title="Anne Hathaway in Vogue magazine November 2010" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="anne hathaway vogue 1110 2 Anne Hathaway in Vogue magazine November 2010" height="256" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/a/anne-hathaway-vogue-1110-2.jpg" title="Anne Hathaway in Vogue magazine November 2010" width="320" /></div></div></div>

Anne Hathaway in Vogue magaziner 2010

Anne Hathaway in Vogue magazine – November 2010View the lastest pictures of the beautiful american actress Anne Hathaway from Vogue magazine photoshoot for November 2010…

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Kim Kardashian Perfume Launch 2010

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kim Kardashian Perfume Launch – October 27, 2010</b></span></div><br /><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The E! reality star Kim Kardashian lunches her new fragrance “KK” in New York City yesterday evening (October 27).</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="full kim kardashian fragance 13 wenn5562541 Kim Kardashian Perfume Launch October 27, 2010" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/f/full_kim_kardashian_fragance_13_wenn5562541.jpg" title="Kim Kardashian Perfume Launch October 27, 2010" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="full kim kardashian fragance 12 wenn5562531 Kim Kardashian Perfume Launch October 27, 2010" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/f/full_kim_kardashian_fragance_12_wenn5562531.jpg" title="Kim Kardashian Perfume Launch October 27, 2010" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="full kim kardashian fragance 11 wenn5562532 Kim Kardashian Perfume Launch October 27, 2010" height="400" src="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize_image/images/f/full_kim_kardashian_fragance_11_wenn5562532.jpg" title="Kim Kardashian Perfume Launch October 27, 2010" width="250" /></div></div></div>

Kim Kardashian Perfume Launch 2010

Kim Kardashian Perfume Launch – October 27, 2010The E! reality star Kim Kardashian lunches her new fragrance “KK” in New York City yesterday evening (October 27).…

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Selena Gomez New Pics 2010

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="postcontent"><b style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;">Selena Gomez :New Pics</span></b><br /><b><br />Check out the latest photos of the Disney Channel star Selena Gomez. Last week the beautiful teenager star was promoting her New Album in Madrid‎</b><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="gomez Selena Gomez :New Pics" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-16913" height="443" src="http://akelhawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/gomez.jpg" title="gomez" width="299" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Emily 5T Selena Gomez :New Pics" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-16915" height="443" src="http://akelhawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Emily-5T.jpg" title="Emily-5T" width="299" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="gomez7 Selena Gomez :New Pics" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-16916" height="400" src="http://akelhawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/gomez7.png" title="gomez" width="285" /></div></div></div><br /></div>

Selena Gomez New Pics 2010

Selena Gomez :New PicsCheck out the latest photos of the Disney Channel star Selena Gomez. Last week the beautiful teenager star was promoting her New Album in Madrid‎…

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Christmas Postage Stamps

<span class="zemanta-img separator" sizcache="7478" sizset="0" style="clear: right;"><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" sizcache="7478" sizset="1" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:20021123_12sant_Latvia_Postage_Stamp.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></span> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" sizcache="7132" sizset="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody sizcache="7132" sizset="1"><tr sizcache="7132" sizset="1"><td sizcache="7132" sizset="1" style="text-align: center;"><div sizcache="7132" sizset="1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs01vpnQbmiTdpUGHp-VVqaJQmZQrFGPlgonKA9D0Z1zx98tLiXl0Qin7MgHIZw3BLdUrpbKjJ8sLdGgYvwHEODRxf067DeiO9zjn_arIDj9eg12O7w-EtoeaIRxODHum-1vqjMWChZupd/s1600/170px-Stamp_CA_1973_8c_Xmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" sizcache="7132" sizset="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs01vpnQbmiTdpUGHp-VVqaJQmZQrFGPlgonKA9D0Z1zx98tLiXl0Qin7MgHIZw3BLdUrpbKjJ8sLdGgYvwHEODRxf067DeiO9zjn_arIDj9eg12O7w-EtoeaIRxODHum-1vqjMWChZupd/s1600/170px-Stamp_CA_1973_8c_Xmas.jpg" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1973 <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_stamp" rel="wikipedia" title="Christmas stamp">Christmas stamp</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><div class="separator" sizcache="7132" sizset="2" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgL8B7UWCkv-utK4APmhaqTItOYH3CGabK70685Ut6-eEoB3wqg_VsCRyIBk2H74X2jDVj5bdMh-gG-l54VPzyeT6oFihePJdxfDNhNWbLKvNWgMwIKbF0JbPf7Sykcifg6ICp6HmDdJ3O/s1600/170px-Stamp_Peru_1970_1_20s_Xmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" sizcache="7132" sizset="2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgL8B7UWCkv-utK4APmhaqTItOYH3CGabK70685Ut6-eEoB3wqg_VsCRyIBk2H74X2jDVj5bdMh-gG-l54VPzyeT6oFihePJdxfDNhNWbLKvNWgMwIKbF0JbPf7Sykcifg6ICp6HmDdJ3O/s1600/170px-Stamp_Peru_1970_1_20s_Xmas.jpg" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" sizcache="7132" sizset="3" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody sizcache="7132" sizset="3"><tr sizcache="7132" sizset="3"><td sizcache="7132" sizset="3" style="text-align: center;"><div sizcache="7132" sizset="3"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvq3tjqmwOzuhUwLuK9_unvbwZMynkrPXPyUzO9nyybJ2bC_abC1M73FbEzUVkQ9enIt_9mllyrATM2wILPuuC9waK8iRxsyq4PR-BnyIpWUB9Xj6XZJN3zPkY932id0IDHXywPzCrPVG/s1600/739px-Himmelpfort-2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" sizcache="7132" sizset="3" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="259" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvq3tjqmwOzuhUwLuK9_unvbwZMynkrPXPyUzO9nyybJ2bC_abC1M73FbEzUVkQ9enIt_9mllyrATM2wILPuuC9waK8iRxsyq4PR-BnyIpWUB9Xj6XZJN3zPkY932id0IDHXywPzCrPVG/s320/739px-Himmelpfort-2004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">German Stamp</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" sizcache="7132" sizset="4" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="232" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBP0QbIsrmnzAgWeJHXBtD247JHAwspFNE4iDX8jxDxPH2h-Ng65s0ggP66w8QmcKScsVLA-l2R_yokQZeOT4X8RHZ_J9ew_8ba4d0oTregL2k2ADDzIOzVoOUny-8OzDPMNjDUuOgvpR0/s320/Stamp_HU_1943_20f_Xmas.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hungarian nativity stamp, 1943</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" sizcache="7132" sizset="11" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody sizcache="7132" sizset="11"><tr sizcache="7132" sizset="11"><td sizcache="7132" sizset="11" style="text-align: center;"><div sizcache="7132" sizset="11"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGlsRW5mGuxQL7SsKUQUXd-vyYLqq_lgzaL_ojAHtVgkT4YnXTDYdUAlVW4Taztffpb1LV1aY4H-ncopZojoGrHSSiegQsqsyrQepVSVxsxNYLXeFPZu717Og7hOvR-yka2UXiLPINPkP/s1600/Stamp_UK_1983_28p_Xmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" sizcache="7132" sizset="11" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGlsRW5mGuxQL7SsKUQUXd-vyYLqq_lgzaL_ojAHtVgkT4YnXTDYdUAlVW4Taztffpb1LV1aY4H-ncopZojoGrHSSiegQsqsyrQepVSVxsxNYLXeFPZu717Og7hOvR-yka2UXiLPINPkP/s320/Stamp_UK_1983_28p_Xmas.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">UK Christmas stamp from a 1983 set of five.</span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>It is not unusual to see leftover stamps appear on regular mail during the first months of the new year, Except in Australia where Christmas stamps are only valid during the holiday season and cannot be used for regular mail, but only Christmas cards. This is because the Australian Christmas stamp is valued 5c lower than regular postage stamps. 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Christmas Postage Stamps

Image via Wikipedia 1973 Christmas stamp German StampUkrain1898Hungarian nativity stamp, 1943UK Christmas stamp from a 1983 set of five.It is not unusual to see leftover stamps appear on regular mail during the first months of the new year, Except in Australia where Christmas stamps are only valid…

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