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The Twelve Days of Homeschool
(sung to the tune of Twelve Days of Christmas, please let me know who deserves credit for this widely circulated ditty!)

On the first day of homeschool, my neighbor said to me...

1. Can you homeschool legally?
2. Are they socialized?
3. Do you give them tests?
4. What about PE?
5. You are so strange.
6. Why do you do this.
7. How long will you homeschool?
8. Look at what they're missing.
9. I could never do this!
10.They'll miss the prom!
11. What about Graduation?
12. Can they go to college?

Christmas Carol Quiz

Guess the Christmas Carol and scroll down to check your answers:

1. Move Hither the Entire Assembly of Those Who Are Loyal in Their Belief

2. Embellish Interior Passagways

3. Vertically Challenged Adolescent Percussionist

4. First Person Singular Experiencing An Hallucinatory Phenomenon Of A Natal Celebration Devoid Of Color.

5.Soundless Nocturnal Period

6. Majestic Triplet Referred To In The First Person Plural

7. The Yuletide Occurance Preceeding All Others

8. Precious Metal Musical Devices

9. Omnipotent Supreme Being Elicit Respite To Ecstatic Distinguished Males.

10. Caribou With Vermillion Olfactory Appendage

11. Allow Crystalline Formations To Descend

12. Jovial Yuletide Desired For the Second Person Singular Or Plural By the First Person Plural.

13. Commence Auditory Reception The Announcing Cherubs Vocalize

14.Kris Kringle Will Be Arriving In The City In the Not Too Distant Future

15. Bipedal Traveling Through An Amazing Acreage During The Period Between December 21st and March 21st In The Northern Hemisphere

16. Its Arrival Occured At Twleve O'Clock During a Clement Nocturnal Period

17. Exclamatory Remark Concerning A Diminutive Municipality in Judea Southwest of Jerusalum

Answers:

1. Oh Come, All Ye Faithful
2. Deck the Halls
3. Little Drummer Boy
4. I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
5. Silent Night
6. We Three Kings
7. The First Noel
8. Silver Bells
9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
10. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
11. Let it Snow!
12. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
13. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing OR Angels We Have Heard on High
14. Santa Claus is Coming To Town
15. Walking in a Winter Wonderland
16. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
17. O Little Town of Bethlehem

Version 2: Guess the Christmas Carol:

1. Bleached Yule
2. Castaneous-colored Seed Vesicated in a Conflagration
3. Singular Yearning for the Twin Anterior Incisors
4. Righteous Darkness
5. Arrival Time: 2400 hrs - Weather: Cloudless
6. Loyal Followers Advance
7. Far Off in a Feeder
8. Array the Corridor
9. Bantam Male Percussionist
10. Monarchial Triad
11. Nocturnal Noiselessness
12. Jehovah Deactivate Blithe Chevaliers
13. Red Man En Route to Borough
14. Frozen Precipitation Commence
15. Proceed and Enlighten on the Pinnacle
16. The Quadruped with the Vermilion Proboscis
17. Query Regarding Identity of Descendant
18. Delight for this Planet
19. Give Attention to the Melodious Celestial Beings
20. The Dozen Festive 24 Hour Intervals

Answers:

1. White Christmas
2. Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
3. All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth
4. O Holy Night
5. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
6. O Come, All Ye Faithful
7. Away in a Manger
8. Deck the Hall
9. Little Drummer Boy
10. We Three Kings
11. Silent Night
12. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
13. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
14. Let it Snow
15. Go, Tell It on the Mountain
16. Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
17. What Child is This?
18. Joy to the World
19. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
20. The Twelve Days of Christmas

If you know who deserves credit for the Christmas Carol Quizzes, please let me know! I received them via dozens of forwarded e-mails over the past few years!

THE CHRISTMAS ALPHABET

A is for Angels, appearing so bright,
Telling of Jesus that first Christmas night.

"And suddenly there was with the angel
a multitude of the heavenly host."
Luke 2:13

B is for Bethlehem, crowded and old,
Birthplace of Jesus by prophet foretold.

"But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah,
out of thee shall he come forth unto me
that is to be ruler in Israel."
Micah 5:2

C is for Cattle, their manger His bed,
There in the stable where He laid His head.

"And she brought forth her firstborn son,
and wrapped him in swaddling clothes,
and laid him in a manger."
Luke 2:7

D is for David and his ancient throne
Promised forever to Jesus alone.

"He shall be great,
and shall be called the Son of the Highest;
and the Lord God shall give unto him
the throne of his father David."
Luke 1:32

E is for East, where shone the bright star
Which Magi on camels followed afar.

"Behold, there came wise men
from the East to Jerusalem,
saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews?"
Matthew 2:1 & 2

F is for Frankincense, with myrrh and gold,
Brought by the Wise Men as Matthew has told.

"And when they had opened their treasurers,
they presented unto him gifts:
gold, frankincense, and myrrh."
Matthew 2:11

G is for God, who from heaven above
Sent down to mankind the Son of His love.

"For God so loved the world that he gave
his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish
but have everlasting life."
John 3:16

H is for Herod, whose murderous scheme
Was told to Joseph in a nocturnal dream.

"The angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream,
saying, Arise and take the young child
and his mother and flee into Egypt...
for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."
Matthew 2:13

I is for Immanuel, "God with us,"
For Christ brought man back to the Father's house.

"Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,
and shall call his name Immanuel."
Isaiah 7:14

J is for Joseph so noble and just,
Obeying God's word with absolute trust.

"Then Joseph being raised form sleep
did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him,
and took unto him his wife."
Matthew 1:24

K is for King. A true king He would be,
Coming in power and authority.

"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion;
shout, O daughter of Jerusalem:
behold, they King cometh unto thee;
he is just, and having salvation."
Zechariah 9:9

L is for Love that He brought down to earth
That night in the stable in lowly birth.

"In this was manifested the love of God toward us,
because that God sent his only begotten Son
into the world, that we might live through him."
1 John 4:9

M is for Mary, His mother so brave,
Counting God faithful and mighty to save.

"And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord;
be it unto me according to thy word."
Luke 1:38

N is for Night, when the Savior was born
For nations of earth and people forlorn.

"And there were in the same country shepherds
abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night."
Luke 2:8

O is for Omega, meaning "the last;"
He's eternal: present, future and past.

"I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end,
the first and the last."
Revelation 22:13

P is for Prophets, when living on earth
Foretold His redemption and blessed birth.

"I shall see him, but not now:
I shall behold him, but not nigh:
there shall come a Star out of Jacob,
and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel."
Numbers 24:17

Q is for Quickly, as shepherds who heard
Hastened to act on that heavenly word.

"And they came with haste, and found Mary,
and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger."
Luke 2:16

R is for Rejoice. The sorrow of sin
Is banished forever when Jesus comes in.

"And thou shalt have joy and gladness;
and many shall rejoice at his birth."
Luke 1:14

S is for Savior. To be this He came;
The angel of God assigned Him His name.

"She shall bring forth a son,
and thou shalt call his name JESUS,
for he shall save his people from their sins."
Matthew 1:21

T is for Tidings related to all,
Telling of Him who was born in a stall.

"And the angel said unto them, Fear not:
for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people."
Luke 2:10

U is for Us, to whom Jesus was given
To show us the way and take us to heaven.

"For unto you is born this day in the city of David,
a Savior, which is Christ the Lord."
Luke 2:11

V is for Virgin, foretold by the sage,
God's revelation on prophecy's page.

"Behold, a virgin shall be with child,
and shall bring forth a Son,
and they shall call his name Emmanuel,
which being interpreted is, God with us."
Matthew 1:23

W is for Wonderful, His works and words
The King of all Kings, the Lord of all Lords.

"For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given...
and his name shall be called Wonderful,
Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace."
Isaiah 9:6

X is for Christ. It's X in the Greek,
Anointed, Messiah, mighty, yet meek.

"God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with
the Holy Ghost and with power."
Acts 10:38

Y is for Yes, called God's Yes in His Word;
God's answer to all is Jesus the Lord.

"For all the promises of God in him are yea,
and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us."
2 Corinthians 1:20

Z is for Zeal as it burned in Christ's heart.
Lord, by thy Spirit to us zeal impart.

"And his disciples remembered that it was written,
the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up."
John 2:17

Author Unknown

Other interesting Activities:

Dear Abby's Serviceman project, exerpted from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Many veterans can remember those sad holidays when they had to stand in formation at mail call and then walk away empty-handed while their buddies lost themselves in the treasured bounty of letters and packages from home.

You can help ease that sadness by sending letters and cards to servicemen and women at their posts all over the world.

You don't even have to know their names, thanks to newspaper columnist Abigail Van Buren, whose "Dear Abby" column.

Van Buren's project is called "Dear Abby 2000" and for the past 16 years, she has urged Americans to send holiday mail to overseas servicemen and women.

To participate in Dear Abby 2000, send your first-class letter of up to 13 ounces to: Any Service Member, APO AE 09135 for those serving in Europe and Southwest Asia; FPO AE 09646 for those in the Mediterranean Basin; FPO AP 96285 for the Far East; and FPO AP 96385 for those on duty in the Pacific Basin.

"APO" and "FPO" are military abbreviations for Army Post Office and Fleet Post Office.

See the Christmas Table Cloth made by Martha B's children! Click here

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