3 of My Favorite Things. Christmas Movies, and a free printable!

Our fireplace decorated and ready for a warm crackling fire!

A little fun post…have seen this going around so thought I would play along.

1.My 3 favorite books (besides the Bible)(truly impossible to narrow down to 3 books. I have read SO many that have touched me or are just plain good reading. I love biographies, fiction, non-fiction, politics, history)

• Little House books ALWAYS my Favorite
• I Have Lived a Thousand Years
• Alicia: My Story

2: My 3 favorite TV Shows  (we don’t watch many tv shows, these are the only ones usually)

• Alaska The Last Frontier
• Sue: Life Below Zero
• The Blaze

3: My 3 favorite famous people. (really…there are so many more I would love to sit down and talk with.

• Dolly Pardon
• Glenn Beck
• Franklin Graham in a tie with Rabbi Lapin

4: My 3 favorite types of footwear

• My new tennis shoes
• My comfy fashion boots
• Slippers (l live in these in the winter!!!)

4. My 3  or 15 or 20 favorite Christmas Movies *THAT is hard..we start watching our collection of Christmas movies Thanksgiving Weekend…we have a LOT and love them all!

• Wonderful Life
• The Christmas Box / Time Piece
• Christmas Visitor
  • ***At the end of this I will post ALL the movies we watch at Christmas, just in      case you need some ideas!

5: My 3 favorite pieces candy (I don’t eat much candy, NOT because I don’t like it though)

• Turtles
• Ghirardelli
• Twix

6. My 3 favorite dining out places

• Olive Garden
• Logans Steakhouse – who can’t love the 2 full meals for $15.99 YUM
• Panera Bread

But seriously can YOU narrow it down to 3? 🙂

7. My 3  favorite hobbies

• Remodeling
• Painting furniture and walls LOL
• Crocheting and sewing
• WAIT….I have to add reading…love books!

8. My 3 favorite places to visit

• Disney World!! (Our favorite vacation spot, we try to get there every 4 years. So much to do and lovely dining)
• Smokey Mountains (Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg – the fires there broke my heart)
• Downtown Chicago (love the views, Navy Pier, shopping, Cheesecake Factory, and sightseeing!)

*** Below is our list of Christmas Movies  

(Note –  all of them I listed are GOOD! But the starred ones I’m really recommending especially because they might not be as well known)

• Family Man  **
• Elf 
• The Christmas Card  **
• The Christmas Choir **
• A Time to Remember
• The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
• Santa Clause I
• Santa Clause II
• Santa Clause III
• Home Alone I
• Home Alone II
• The Christmas Box / The Time Piece **
• A Christmas Visitor **
• Borrowed Hearts
• A Dog Names Christmas **
• You’ve Got Mail
• The Christmas Miracle **
• What If?
• A Christmas Carol (with George C. Scot…the BEST one) **
• The Grinch (with Jim Carry)
• The Christmas Ornament
• National Lampoon Christmas Vacation
• Preacher’s Wife (with Whitney Houston)
• A Very Merry Mix-Up **
• One Christmas
• Trading Christmas
• Lucky Christmas

…and this is NOT the complete list..since we have the “Feeln” channel this year and have new ones to add for next year! 🙂 Happy viewing!

I found this free printable. Prints out beautifully, I have it framed and on one of my shelves above our TV, framed it in a white frame! Go to this blog for her lovely printable at full size: Deliciouslyyum.com/merry-christmas/

May your Christmas shopping list be almost complete, and your Christmas baking be filling your home with delicious smells (and eating!)