The Twelve Days of Christmas & Cathedral Windows

by | Dec 29, 2013 | Advent and Christmas, Christmas 2013, Christmas Baking, Puzzles, St. Thomas Becket, Twelve Days of Christmas | 8 comments

This is the third 1,000 piece puzzle we have completed this month… 
I think I need an intervention! 😉 

Twinkle Toes and I just started working on this puzzle last night! 
The solid red border was definitely challenging, but after that we made quick progress… 
It was such a fun puzzle to assemble! 
We were able to complete it this morning after Mass…

… and, of course, everyone swooped in joined the fun at the end! 😉 

They kindly let Twinkle Toes add that last piece!

Speaking of The Twelve Days of Christmas…  
I’m hoping to have another Twelve Days of Christmas Dinner Party on Twelfth Night
I ran across these cute 12 Days of Christmas Cupcake toppers that might make a fun addition for this year.  (I fell in love with the Meri Meri products when I ordered a few for Rose’s birthday.) 
I actually found them from this Amazon seller at 54% off with Free Shipping and I am hoping they arrive in time.  If not I’ll save them for next year.  I also ordered a Christmas Cupcake Gift Set (complete with an apron!) for only $8.99 and it was originally $29.95.  (There is still one or two left, if anyone is interested.) 

Well, I’m off to start our next puzzle – Heaven on Earth complete with stained glass windows!!! dinner…  I also made some Cathedral Window Cookies in honor of St. Thomas Becket for dessert.   I hope you are all having a Blessed Sunday and Feast of the Holy Family! 

To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others. ~ Bl. Pope John Paul II

8 Comments

  1. melanie

    Puzzle swoopers are the worst! Lol….it is a beautiful puzzle though!

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  2. 9peasMom

    Truly beautiful puzzle! I love that your family puts these together, we love them as well!

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  3. Anonymous

    Love how your eyes are always on heaven!

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  4. Anonymous

    Looks like y'all always have great family time. 🙂

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  5. Krista

    LOVE this puzzle! The carol is one of my daughter's favorites and I created a copybook for her to do during these 12 day of Christmas this year – she copies the verse for the day on some really colorful Christmas notebooking paper and I will bind it with a spiral spine when she's done and I added a brief history of the carol and the "code" for the religious meanings behind each of the "gifts" (we also did a copybook for "A Christmas Carol" as well). I may need to get this puzzle for next year to have as something new! We also have the Jesse Tree ornaments for our little artificial table-top tree, too! LOVE this time of year! Thanks for sharing your pictures and links!

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  6. Kimberlee

    Blessed Christmastide to you and your beautiful family, Jessica! We love seeing these peeks of your family enjoying these special days together. We have a number of new puzzles here too – they are so fun to put together as a family, and so interesting how everyone's personality comes out in their various puzzling ways.

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  7. Rachel

    I saw you mentioned St Thomas Becket, one of my favourite heavenly friends. I am staying in Canterbury where my brother lives and yesterday went into the cathedral to pray at St Thomas' shrine, the spot where he was martyred. I prayed especially for your family there and lit a candle for your intentions. It is a very powerfully prayerful spot; the cathedral is 1000 years old. With love and prayers to you all!

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  8. Unknown

    Greetings,
    A friend of mine forwarded your link to me. I would like to invite you to visit our website – http://www.LiveTheTwelveDays.com. I am the author of the book, " Our Father Gave To Us The 12 Days of Christmas. Likely, A Very Catholic Story For All Christians." I rewrote the traditional song to reflect the spiritual meanings and I interviewed the Byzantine Priest who orignially found the 17th Century letters in the Georgetown Library. Happy 9th day of Christmas!
    Peace and Blessings,
    Rebecca Even

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