Happy Birthday, Anderblog!

Happy Birthday, Anderblog!

I'm not sure of the exact date, but I remember being invited to sign up for the family blog a year ago when we were in the Easy Internet Cafe in London. So, thanks, Peter, for the good idea!

This Christmas vacation has not been as interesting as the last, as we've spent it moving furniture. Everything that Norris didn't take with him, we bundled up in garbage bags and boxes and moved to the garage. We are hoping someone will steal it. Then we moved Liv upstairs, Joel and me to Liv's old bedroom, and the computer stuff into our old bedroom. It's certainly good to move every once and a while to get rid of stuff, including the dust. We are having a hard time not throwing ourselves on the floor, thinking it's our bed, and keep walking out to the dining room to check our mail.

Happy Birthday Dad! Merry Christmas to one and all!
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quinirius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register.
So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to the, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angle, praising God and saying,

"Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."

So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in he rheart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

Luke 2:1-20 (NIV)

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Elvish has left the building

No, actually Elvish is probably just coming into its own, now that there are movies that need to provide Westron, I mean English, subtitles for the Sindarin and Quenya dialogue! Liv and I had a great time going to see the Return of the King last Saturday, and in that spirit I offer this seasonal greeting:

(that is "valina nosta heru!" meant to mean "be-happy (at the) birthday (of the) lord")