Oh, Dearest Mother, Sweetest Virgin of Altagracia, our Patroness. You are our Advocate and to you we recommend our needs. You are our Teacher and like disciples we come to learn from the example of your holy life. You are our Mother, and like children, we come to offer you all of the love of our hearts. Receive, dearest Mother, our offerings and listen attentively to our supplications. Amen.



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Posted: Nov 08 2007 at 2:42pm | IP Logged Quote margot helene

Hello Everyone,
I hope this is all right to post this here. I'm afraid my blog does not get a lot of traffic. I had posted there about the shipping details for Christmas Mosaic, but I've been getting emails asking about it and thought I might post here to help people understand.

I'm very sorry for the delays in shipping! I am overwhelmed by the sheer volume of preorders we got for this book (Bless you all!). I am getting through them in the order I received them, so do not fear, your order will arrive. My husband has promised to help me tomorrow (after I cried, literally, that I thought I could never get through the pile, etc etc )and so I hope to get through the entire pile of preorders by then. So if you ordered by Nov. 1 your order should go out this week, if you haven't already received it. Then I will continue to work the other orders in the order I received them.

Thank you all for your patience. It's been an incredibly busy time for our family and I haven't been able to take school time off because I coordinate the home schooling of 3 other families as well as my own. I guess I should have given them a fall break!!

We hope the book will be worth the wait.
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Edited to add: All preorders have now shipped However, mail holiday Monday .
Thank you all for your patience!!
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Posted: Nov 08 2007 at 3:16pm | IP Logged Quote Helen

Thanks Margot for the update.
Don't worry - we'll patiently wait!

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Posted: Nov 08 2007 at 3:18pm | IP Logged Quote Mary Chris

Mine just came! My cute little leprechaun brought me down a nice big package to open! I am so glad I bought Christmas Mosaic!!!!! I just flipped through the pages and read essays by Dawn, Elizabeth, Kathryn, Margot and recipes contributed familiar names also! I can't wait to curl up with our old Christmas favorites....and now we have some new ones to enjoy!

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Posted: Nov 08 2007 at 3:23pm | IP Logged Quote KackyK

Thanks Margot for the update!



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Posted: Nov 08 2007 at 3:33pm | IP Logged Quote folklaur

Got mine today! I was little glad that my dh was at work today, as I sat in my living room surrounded by piles and piles of books to pack....and then the Postman brought me more .
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Posted: Nov 08 2007 at 8:58pm | IP Logged Quote KC in TX

I received mine today too and am waiting for my toddler to go to bed so I can sit down and read. The booklist will help me to get Amazon fix.   

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Posted: Nov 09 2007 at 1:36am | IP Logged Quote joann10

I can't wait!
Thanks for the update.
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Posted: Nov 13 2007 at 4:47pm | IP Logged Quote LisaR

I got mine today -well worth the short wait!!! just beautiful, and I am so looking forward to putting this to good use. I know there are online resources out there, but, oh, how I love to cozy up with a wonderful resource in hand and a steaming mug of coffee or tea- nothing better! THANK YOU ALL!!


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Posted: Nov 13 2007 at 6:46pm | IP Logged Quote msclavel

It arrived today! So beautiful! What a treasure and blessing for our family. Thank you so much Cay (and Margot) and everyone who contributed.
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Posted: Nov 13 2007 at 6:55pm | IP Logged Quote PDyer

LisaR wrote:
oh, how I love to cozy up with a wonderful resource in hand and a steaming mug of coffee and tea- nothing better! THANK YOU ALL!!


Guess what I found on my doorstep today, and guess what I'm doing tonight!   

Thanks to everyone involved!   

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Posted: Nov 13 2007 at 7:47pm | IP Logged Quote cvbmom

Mine arrived today, and it is BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for the hard work    
You are appreciated

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Ditto!

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Posted: Nov 13 2007 at 10:22pm | IP Logged Quote KackyK

This is SO wonderful! Thanks so much!!!

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Posted: Nov 14 2007 at 7:31am | IP Logged Quote Mare

Thank you, Cay and Margot!   

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Posted: Nov 14 2007 at 8:59pm | IP Logged Quote Cay Gibson

Thank you all for your kind remarks on Christmas Mosaic.

We did find a wee problem with the first printing. A "wee" that is not so "wee". But it is not anything earthshaking. I think the beauty of Christmas with the wrappings of Christmas Mosaic can continue without much ado.

In the original manuscript all the preschool books were marked in bold print. I did this on purpose. With Catholic Mosaic many readers asked which books were better suited for preschoolers. So, with Christmas Mosaic I intentionally made note of all books that were preschool-appropriate and I bolded them. By the time the cyber-Pony Express got the edited version back to me, through no one person's fault (afterall, I was the final person to see the edited copy ), the bold print got lost in the pony-dust.

Anyone who has already purchased a copy can email Margot and she will send them a revised booklist with the bold print.

What I would do is open my Mosaic book, get a highlighter (whichever color you prefer) and highlight the titles listed below. Simple?

So I thought it might help all those with preschoolers to see all the preschool titles in one place.

Mosaics open? Highlighters ready? Artist's beret on?

Let's begin:

MONTH OF DECEMBER:
The Night Before Christmas by Clement Moore/ Tasha Tudor/ Will Moses
B is for Bethlehem by Isabel Wilner/ Elisa Kleven

ADVENT PREPARATION:
Allie, the Christmas Spider by Shirley Menendez/ Maggie Kneen
Country Angel Christmas by Tomie dePaola
Christmas Tree Memories by Aliki (OOP)
Christmas Is… by Gail Gibbons
Christmas Tree Farm by Ann Purmell/ Jill Weber
Deck the Halls by Iris Van Rynbach
Mother Hubbard’s Christmas by John O’Brien
If Christmas were a Poem by Ronnie Sellers/ Peggy Jo Ackley

ADVENT GIVING:
The Shoemaker’s Dream by Masahiro Kasuya/ Mildred Schell
A Small Miracle by Peter Collington
Jingle the Christmas Clown by Tomie dePaola
The Twelve Days of Christmas (various illustrated versions)
The Little Drummer Boy illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats
How God Decorates Heaven for Christmas by Ron Mehl and Melody Carlson/ Lynn Bredeson

SANTA CLAUS:
Santa’s Favorite Story by Hisako Aoki/ Ivan Gantschev
Twas the Night before Christmas by Clement Moore/ various illustrators
Santa and the Three Bears by Dominic Catalano

ST. NICHOLAS
Saint Nicholas: The Real Story of the Christmas Legend by Julie Steigemeyer/ Chris Ellison
Can We Help You, St. Nicholas by Gerda Marie Scheidl/ Jean-Pierre Corderoc’h

FAMILY
Night Tree by Eve Bunting

HANUKKAH
Hanukkah Lights, Hanukkah Night by Leslie Kimmelman/John Himmelman
Hooray for Hanukkah! by Fran Manushkin/ Carolyn Croll

NATIVITY
The Christmas Donkey by Gillian McClure (OOP)
Mortimer’s Christmas Manger by Karma Wilson/ Jan Chapman
The Little Donkey by Gerda Marie Scheidl/ Bernadette Watts
To Hear the Angels Sing: A Christmas Poem by W. Nikola-Lisa/ Jill Weber
The Friendly Beasts illustrated by Sharon McGinley
The Donkey’s Dream by Barbara Helen Berger
The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado/ Liz Bonahm
A Christmas Story by Brian Wildsmith
The True Story of Christmas by Nell Navillus/ Allan Eitzen
Christmas Lullaby by Nancy Jewell/ Stefano Vitale (OOP)
Room for a Little One by Martin Waddell/ Jason Cockcroft
Draw Me a Star by Eric Carle

EPIPHANY
Danny and the Kings by Susan Cooper/ Jos. A. Smith (OOP)
What Star is This? by Joseph Slate/ Alison Jay
Song of the Camels by Elizabeth Coatsworth/ Anna Vojtech (OOP)
The Last Straw by Fredrick H. Thury/ Vlasta van Kampe

ANGELS
Bright Christmas: An Angel Remembers by Andrew Clements/ Kate Kiesler
Angels, Angels Everywhere by Tomie dePaola
Country Angel Christmas by Tomie dePaola
While Angels Watch by Marni McGee/ Tina Macnaughton

CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD
Waiting for Christmas by Kathleen Long Bostrom/ Alexi Natchev





            




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Posted: Nov 14 2007 at 9:05pm | IP Logged Quote LisaR

thanks for this!!
I don't want to mark up my book yet (but it WILL happen !!) so I just printed out the list and inserted it in the front cover.


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Posted: Nov 14 2007 at 10:25pm | IP Logged Quote CathinCoffeland

Its wonderful! And of course is arrived MINUTES before I was supposed to have the whole homeschool group over for a St Martin walk and potluck!

Grumble Grumble Dumb PotLuck making me wait to read!

So I stayed up till midnight afterwards- I had so much fun flipping the pages and nudging sleeping dh "look we have that one...ooh i love that one..Oh Oh! that one looks lovely!" Poor dh.

Thanks Cay and Margot and everyove it is perfect missing bold type and all. and thanks for the list to highlight I was puzzled.

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Posted: Nov 15 2007 at 2:23pm | IP Logged Quote Cici

Mine just came through the mail and I've only just read the essays.

I have to say, Cay, your reflection on Santa Claus and Pawpaw brought tears to my eyes. What a beautiful story.

What a beautiful book. Thanks.

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Posted: Nov 16 2007 at 1:32pm | IP Logged Quote HeatherNY

Cay Gibson wrote:
Thank you all for your kind remarks on Christmas Mosaic.


In the original manuscript all the preschool books were marked in bold print. I did this on purpose.


That's so fun!!! In my copy I read that they should be in BOLD. I looked over the list three times wondering how I could be missing the bold print!!! At least now, I know that I'm not going blind!!!

Thanks for the list!!!

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I've been at my mom's dealing with her breast cancer, and when I returned home yesterday there it was waiting for me! It was the perfect pick-me-up after an exhausting week. Thank you for all your hard work - it's wonderful!

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