we put up our christmas tree and decorated it today!!!
here it is in all its glory!!!.
the kids helped pick out the ornaments and decorate, they did a great job.
Ang:
I sit on the floor and hand them their ornaments one by one. They all end up clustered in one aread at their eye level. It cracks me up that they do this every year. After they go to bed I totally re-do the tree. The kids never seem to notice but I do notice the favorite ornaments get moved frequently to a more visible spot for the kids.
we put up our christmas tree and decorated it today!!!
here it is in all its glory!!!.
the kids helped pick out the ornaments and decorate, they did a great job.
In defense of the Christmas spray:
It smells really nice if you just spray a little! Zoe sprayed tons!
christmas lights remind me, that we're closing in on the second anniversary of our disassociation.. two years ago, around this time, "gifts in men" from our old congregation paid us a visit regarding our christmas display.
we invited them in, ushering them slowly past our decorated tree, and seated them at our dining room table.
they said that it had come to their attention that we appeared to be celbrating christmas..."indeed we are," i saiid, "as we have for the last four years.
jimbob:
along with my blow up Santa...
That's just wrong.
When you drive home from work after dark, 'round that last corner, and see your home aglow, do you get a nice lift from that, too?
I guess I should be more diligent about turning the lights on before you get home, eh?
i'm looking for new biographies to give as xmas gifts this year.
anyone have suggestions or ones they have enjoyed recently?.
sincerely,.
speaking of books I sent my kids Flat Stanley.. And speaking of which *LOL* Did postcards from Texas arrive?
They did! Thanks so much for helping Flat Stanley in his travels. He didn't raid the "cookie" jar did he?
i love to get into the whole christmas spirit thing, but i never take it to the point of lying to or deceiving children about it.
i try to teach kids that it is the spirit of christmas that matters... then i saw this thing.
parents are actively trying to deceive their kids by offering them "proof" that santa is real.
Personally, I think this was a bit rude:
I was also very much against the idea of me working my ass off to get the money for something and a fat old white guy getting the credit for it.
Santa deserves more respect.
i love to get into the whole christmas spirit thing, but i never take it to the point of lying to or deceiving children about it.
i try to teach kids that it is the spirit of christmas that matters... then i saw this thing.
parents are actively trying to deceive their kids by offering them "proof" that santa is real.
I wish with all my heart that we had given our children the magical Christmas memories that our grandchildren are experiencing now.
You know, I just don't have any regrets about not having Christmas. I think the realization that I never would have met Steve if we hadn't been Witnesses is just enough to make me grateful for the life I've had. Don't feel any regret for what I missed out on because what I have gained as a result is truly amazing.
We had so many great memories from other occasions that far surpassed the magic of Christmas. Our 1980 Hawaii trip is the first thing I thought of when you mentioned that.
The kids love Christmas but it's not what they talk about when they are remembering really fun times. They talk about family trips to Orcas or the holiday trip to Hawaii in 2002. Family is where it's at.
FWIW, I don't think you were being rude before either. If we could just dump all the JW mindset once and for all, these issues would be a thing of the past.
eh well i got all my xmas shopping done for the kids today and didn't even step out of the house.
once again sassy would be proud of me as i now own several million dollars worth of mattel stock, eh well it feels like it anyway...*lol* i mostly used amazon, but i still have some gifts to buy for others so i thought i would ask...what are some of your favorite places online to shop for stuff?.
sincerely,.
Well, Ebay for starters. I bought two Nintendo DS game systems at Target a few weeks ago. One for Rhys and the other to sell on Ebay as I was pretty sure most stores would sell out quickly. Looks like I might be right on that one.
I bought some cool "Life is Good" stuff at a place called JB Goods. There prices were normal and I received the goods in two days. I love that. Shipping was a flat $8 plus $1 for each additional item. I bought four items and paid $11 shipping.. The mailing label showed the actual cost was $16+. That's pretty nice from an online company.
I just bought some stuff this afternoon from www.paragongifts.com. They sent me a catalog with some pretty cute stuff so I bought some online. I also just customized a photo album at www.ofoto.com . I upload all my digital pics there so it was easy to create an album of our year's adventures.
Ebay is still my fave though.
Not buying any Barbies this year. We are so done with that, thank dog.
we met a jw at the supermarket.. he is the guy who my hub pioneered with for a few years.
they were "big shots" together when they went where the "need is greater" back in the early nineties.
so when we saw him he did that really annoying thing.
I totally understand your rant, that stuff is irritating as hell. Witnesses don't talk to me so I haven't experienced that scenario. Given the opportunity I would launch into a long story of exactly what I'm doing now and why it's 100 X better than when I was a dub.
But that's just me.
Shake it off and carry on. You know your life is better for it.
i'm looking for new biographies to give as xmas gifts this year.
anyone have suggestions or ones they have enjoyed recently?.
sincerely,.
I just started reading the autobiography of Santa Clause. I found it at Costco and thought it looked interesting. It tells the history of Santa Clause starting in Lycia in the third century.
I really enjoyed the autobiography of Queen Noor of Jordan too. I read it a couple years ago...gave me a totally different perspective on the middle east situation.
christmas lights remind me, that we're closing in on the second anniversary of our disassociation.. two years ago, around this time, "gifts in men" from our old congregation paid us a visit regarding our christmas display.
we invited them in, ushering them slowly past our decorated tree, and seated them at our dining room table.
they said that it had come to their attention that we appeared to be celbrating christmas..."indeed we are," i saiid, "as we have for the last four years.
Any other holiday displays out there? Can you post pictures?
We want pictures!
I love Christmas lights. Can't wait for them to go up after Thanksgiving, can't wait for them to come down after New Years!
