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Happiest of Holidays, TOD Family!
Happy birthday again Gazelle!!!!!!
Am off to shake a leg or two! Much love!
First, yet another b-day gift!
Happy birthday Gazelle - on the other side of the world it is Christmas Day & little people wake very early :)
Happy Christmas, 99ts, enjoy! Wishing you all the joy in the world!
ty :) Christmas starts early with the little ones - lasts all year :)
So, true, 99 - my little great grandson talked to me on the phone more tonight than usual (he’s always so busy playing!), because I happened to mention Santa had called ME to make sure HE was still in Florida. He was amazed! Have a good Christmas with your little one.
Would love that they would stay amazed forever. It started raining - just as we were heading outside to ride the bike - but now it has cleared, so we’ll head out shortly.
Christmas wishes to you & your family
Thanks!
Happy Birthday Gazelle!
<3 :bear: <3
LIVE!
Will FLOTUS help with the tracking of Santa today or tomorrow?
The funny thing or not funny thing is that the majority of the people that will vote for Trump probably couldn’t survive under his regime.
I want to wish TOD family a Very Merry Christmas!
And the very same to you, nathkatun!
Same to you and all of TOD!!
And Christmas Wishes from down under
Oh my goodness, it’s you, nath! Merry Christmas!
Chipsticks 😄😄😄😄😄
You make me crazy, but I ❤️ You
Has the music stopped yet?!?! :lol:
I’m at home now and I’m NOT going back to the previous Post! :D
Just make sure you don’t post that link again! You know, this one:
STOPPPPPP!
I have visions of that damn link taunting me - “Push Play GGail, Push Play”
Push play GGail ……… push play :evil:
GO AWAY SCROOGE
Full disclosure - I am afraid to play it on my home computer for fear of what may happen. I won’t even click on the link you provided.
I’ll just hum to myself :-)
Here is a song, Silent Night by the Temptation and Every Year, Every Christmas by Luther Vandross.
Best Christmas song EVER !!
Great selections - thanks anniebella
Ahhhhhhhhhh - got that wrong
So, following in the steps of our catered Thanksgiving, my elder brothers are having Noche Buena catered as well. Lechon, arroz y frijoles, yucca, and platanos fritos all coming from El Rincon Criollo in Culver City. Probably the best Xmas gift Mama de LL has ever had.
Mmmmm, LL sounds scrumptious. Enjoy & we’ll see you Saturday.
The Cuban cuisine is strong with this one.
Christmas Greetings from down under
Happy Christmas 99ts!!! Did Santa come?
He woke someone up about 5am - almost time to go back to bed :)
New bike in corner - helmet will be worn forever - and slept with :)
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaw, sweet!!!!! I’ve asked for a new manager for Manchester United, so cannot wait to see who I find under the tree in the morning :-)
Ooooh - knowing Santa - as I do - he’ll send a 66 year old woman - that will sort out ManU
Well, that would make my Christmas - can I be your assistant?
Oh me too!
Merry Christmas 99ts!
And to you GGail - gooooooals coming up
We’ll whip them into shape
I Love It! Goooooal 😃
BABY ALERT!!!!
OOOoooops! Sorry for the dupe!
LOVE!!!
THIS BABY DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TO THINK…..I’M WORKING ON ART PROJECTS THAT I HAVE NOT FINISHED AND TOMORROW IS A JAMA DAY…THEREFORE I WILL CATCH UP ON EVERYTHING!
Have to leave you with this amazing group of Howard University music majors, who’ve captured our hearts as they play around the City to raise money for their tuition. And they’re so damn good!
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My kinda Christmas.
Happy Christmas Shipmate!!!!
Aye, aye. Same to you Admiral..
Christmas Wishes sailor - may whoever you sent that card to - agree with the sentiment :)
If they don’t I’ve always got me rhum….I see by the news that you have a lot of Santas on surf boards down there.
Always amazed when any news from Oz reaches the US - so enjoy the surfing :)
Annieb, you asked earlier about FLOTUS - well, I see on our sidebar (see WH Flicker) a picture of FLOTUS, and it looks like she’s on the phone.
Thanks GGail let me check that out. :)
Maybe if I call to see where Santa is FLOTUS might answer. I wish. :)
Go for it 😉
:)
Merry Christmas, TOD!
Happy Birthday Gazelle!
Ditto……Blow out the candles Gazelle. :-)
Happy Birthday.
One more from the DuPont Brass Band (aka our Howard Boys), hope it posts:
http://datab.us/zmgJG9ZAKOo#DuPont Brass-Killing Me Softly/ Like A Star
Christmas in Australia - middle of summer - the menu rarely changes
Grandma’s fish cakes (cold)
BBQ Chicken (cold)
Baked ham (cold)
green salad
egg salad
tomato salad
potato bake (hot - just doesn’t taste the same cold)
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fruit salad
strawberry icecream
whipped cream
Christmas Pudding (hot)
Brandy sauce (hot)
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2 hour sleep thereafter
Sounds wonderful! Greetings from Montana. We are having a White Christmas!
Unless climate changes in the opposite direction - I doubt I’ll ever see a white Christmas. Have a wonderful day marilyn.
I want to wish my TOD family a very Merry Christmas. May your celebrations be beautiful just as all of you. I love you all dearly. HZ
Christmas wishes to you HZ
And we love ya more HZ, endless endless endless endless love and hugs!!!
A very Merry Christmas to you, HZ! Love you back!
Merry Christmas Eve everyone :) Happy Holidays to all & Hugs all around~
Wanted to join everyone here in sending good wishes for a Merry Christmas, if you celebrate. If not, then good wishes anyway for a wonderful weekend…and Peace. I wish for Peace. Everywhere for Everyone.
Praying for a World filled with Peace…Love…Tolerance
Much love <3 to the TOD village!!
yes, pf:) Peace…Love…Tolerance.
I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of this guy!
Can someone that understands more about this immigrant deportation than I do, please explain it for the rest of us….doesn’t look ok to me on the surface. I don’t like this.
https://www.nilc.org/raids.html
The man who married Putin’s daughter and then made a fortune
By Jack Stubbs, Andrey Kuzmin, Stephen Grey and Roman Anin
Filed Dec. 17, 2015, 7:33 p.m. GMT
The story of Kirill Shamalov, the celebration of his wedding to the Russian president’s younger daughter, and the loan from a politically well-connected bank that helped make him a billionaire
IGORA, Russia - The wedding party dominated a ski resort nestled in the hills about an hour’s drive north of St. Petersburg. No expense was spared and everyone was sworn to secrecy. The happy couple rode in a traditional Russian sleigh drawn by three white horses, said one of the workers who described the scene to Reuters.
The bride wore a long pearl-tinted wedding dress, the groom wore a dark overcoat, said another person who attended. The newlyweds were Katerina, younger daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Kirill Shamalov, son of an old friend of Putin.
Their wedding celebrations took place in February 2013, at Igora, a small ski resort that combines beauty and discretion, five people who were there told Reuters. Set amid woodland with a picturesque lake, the resort is co-owned by the family of Yuri Kovalchuk, another old friend of Putin, and a Cyprus company with undisclosed shareholders.
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At the time of the wedding, Kirill – a tall, dark-haired man with rimless glasses - was a rising star of Russian business, but still only 31. His fortunes began to skyrocket soon after his wedding to the president’s daughter, a competitive acrobatic dancer who is now helping to oversee a $1.7 billion expansion of Moscow State University.
Within 18 months, Kirill acquired a large chunk of shares in a major Russian oil and petrochemical processor called Sibur - a stake now worth an estimated $2.85 billion, based on the value of recent share deals. He also quit his job as a business manager and set up a company to run his personal investments.
How did such a young businessman go so far, so fast? A Reuters examination of Shamalov’s career shows that in the summer of 2013, months after he married Putin’s daughter, Kirill opened discussions about buying shares in Sibur from one of the president’s wealthiest friends.
A year later, he was able to borrow more than $1 billion, judging by the published accounts of his investment company. The loan came from a bank headed by another longtime associate of Putin, and where Shamalov’s brother holds a senior position. The money was used to make an investment in Sibur that within months proved highly profitable for Kirill.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE AT TOD!!
Merry Christmas to you, rikyrah!
Dear TOD family… May you all have an awesome,blessed and peaceful holiday season.
Miss CHIPS, thank you for all you have done in creating this space. You are one of a kind.
Having Barack Obama as our President is one of the best Christmas gifts that we all have gotten.
Love you all very much.
I hear that Christmas guns are a big seller this year….
How sad. :(
A first Christmas without Darlene Love on the David Letterman Show, which is no more … I miss hearing her!
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-12-14/darlene-love-christmas-without-david-letterman
Merry Christmas, Friends. Peace on Earth. Good will to all beings.
New post
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/12/24/happy-christmas-tod-3/