My house is decorated and we're going for a Christmas tree this weekend. We'll have all but 3 grandchildren with us to get trees. I have to say, getting the tree is one of my top 3 favorite things about Christmas.
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Last year, we had half of the grandchildren with us. The older boys were given the task of cutting down the trees and packing them back to the truck.
My other two favorite things about Christmas are giving- I love to find the perfect gift and gift people who are not be expecting it.
My other favorite thing about this time of year are the Christmas songs. I have them playing all day long and dance around to the fast paced songs. Many bring back memories of Christmas pasts.
What is one of your favorite things about this time of year?
I'm excited to say, book 4, in the Gabriel Hawke series is available in ebook and print.
Chattering Blue Jay
Killer on the loose.
Tracking Rivalry.
Revenge could get them killed.
Fish and Wildlife Oregon State Trooper Gabriel Hawke is set to teach a class at a Search and Rescue conference in Idaho when a dangerous inmate breaks out of prison. It is believed the man is headed to Hells Canyon.
Hawke is enlisted to find the escapee. He’s paired with a boastful tracker who doesn’t follow directions, making them both targets.
Before the dust settles, the other tracker is dead and Hawke is twisting in the wind for letting the possible killer get away.
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Paty Jager is an award-winning author of 43
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Oregon. Riding horses and battling rattlesnakes, she not only writes the
western lifestyle, she lives it.
Love that picture! It's been years since we trekked into the woods and cut our own tree. I can almost smell the scent of evergreens just by looking at the picture. Good luck with the new book. Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteI thought I replied to this... Hi Joan! I love the scent and the space that is in a tree cut from the woods. I use the extra limbs for decorating around the house. Thanks! Chattering Blue Jay is doing pretty good so far.
DeleteThis sounds like such fun, Paty. Our allergies are too bad for a real tree but we have a lovely artificial one in the living room, a tall skinny one in the family room, and a small one on the dining room table with my little village and train. Plus we have tiny trees throughout the house. You new book sounds fascinating. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteHi Caroline. People with allergies do need an artificial tree. Wow! You have a lot of them around your house! I'll have the real one in the living room and then I put small artificial ones in the bedrooms. Thank you on the book. It was hard, but fun to write.
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