tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post7974900569546962669..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: Slog Along DayMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-49283382655755689472011-11-28T16:45:40.529-06:002011-11-28T16:45:40.529-06:00judy - Well, you know all people handle grief in a...judy - Well, you know all people handle grief in a different way. Perhaps your brother just isn't ready to face his loss just yet. As you say, he may not be ready until after the holiday season when things settle down.<br /><br />Susan - Do you think it's getting dark earlier this year than it ever has before? I really think so. If that's a fact . . . uh-oh.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-53750650968870640792011-11-28T10:26:26.124-06:002011-11-28T10:26:26.124-06:00I am late on the uptake here, but am glad you deci...I am late on the uptake here, but am glad you decided on a little tree. I would love to have one, but it would be unstrung and down to kindling in an hour with the Boyz. Our daylight lasts about an hour and a half. I do not like it one tiny bit.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-2237809546409334082011-11-27T05:52:43.447-06:002011-11-27T05:52:43.447-06:00not until yesterday after a bit of shopping at sea...not until yesterday after a bit of shopping at sears,did I get a smidgen of Christmas spirit and they are playing Christmas music already on the radio,oh ,if I could exchange 2 min. of your lovey peace and quit ,only 2 tho,after that I might not think I'm at home without all the commotion.my brother seams to be holding up so far but thats just because of the season and all the hunting gang,the day after thanksgiving they were in his walk-in freezer to process deer they all caught,even down to mixing the ground meat and making homemade sausages,huh,who says money can't buy happiness.well me for one,I won't be in that same place when Jerry decides to leave me-[ I DID SAY CAUGHT THE DEER,BOY AM i A SEASONED HUNTER-ha ]judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11818275450006660503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-60725875441964429642011-11-26T21:27:58.589-06:002011-11-26T21:27:58.589-06:00Mama Tea - Ha-ha! Oh, dear sweet Mama Tea, you ha...Mama Tea - Ha-ha! Oh, dear sweet Mama Tea, you have obviously been under waaaay too much stress lately. Tree? What tree? I sure do wish I had our tree up, but we haven't even ventured out into the woods yet to find one! (I prescribe a nice, big mug of hot chocolate with a jolt of something alcoholic in it. I just had to tease you about this one!)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-37047892633897541822011-11-26T19:31:28.272-06:002011-11-26T19:31:28.272-06:00I think your tree is just lovely. I am enjoying s...I think your tree is just lovely. I am enjoying seeing people's Christmas things up. I think our Christmas things will get up very late this year, so I'm enjoying living through all of your decorations!Amy Dingmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955555538158746355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-38420903171320428482011-11-26T18:00:03.711-06:002011-11-26T18:00:03.711-06:00Leigh - Christmas truly is for children and you...Leigh - Christmas truly is for children and you're in for some fun years with your little granddaughter! She won't remember this first one, of course, but you'll have the pictures of her and all the festivities. How fun!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-18761610945506429372011-11-26T17:04:26.703-06:002011-11-26T17:04:26.703-06:00I hate those kind of nights. I usually end up gett...I hate those kind of nights. I usually end up getting up and doing some writing at the computer. Sounds like you had a big task list at hand. And I know what you mean about putting up a Christmas tree. This year though, we have our very first 6 month old granddaughter, so when it comes to a tree, I'm motivated!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-78171761694828075492011-11-26T10:42:10.186-06:002011-11-26T10:42:10.186-06:00Trailshome - Thanks for the gentle encouragement t...Trailshome - Thanks for the gentle encouragement to put up a small tree. I think I'm gonna cave and do it.<br /><br />Judy - Ha-ha! You and are on the same page regarding the decorations. Putting them away is THE PITS!<br /><br />Erin - Man, nothing like a small lecture to shape me up. Alright, alright, I'll do a tree! Geesh.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-83539497272290128502011-11-26T10:35:32.086-06:002011-11-26T10:35:32.086-06:00dr momi - We did sleep better last night. Thanks!...dr momi - We did sleep better last night. Thanks!<br /><br />Claire - None of our trees outside are small enough to decorate. One year we cut a special tree, put it on the deck and decorated it for the birds. That was fun but we wished we'd put lights on it for when it was dark. Hmmmm, that's an idea for this year . . . <br /><br />Jane - You don't know how close to the truth we think that is! (Arrrgh.)<br /><br />Sparkless - Boy, don't I know sleep is important! I used to be able to get such good sleep. I would wake up every morning refreshed and ready for anything the minute my feet hit the floor. Those are the night's sleep I want to recapture!<br /><br />Sue - Our weather has been almost as warm. Hubby and I were talking just yesterday about when we first moved up here nearly 40 years ago, by Thanksgiving we had a LOT of snow and the temps were very cold. Times do change!<br /><br />Stephanie - So far our temp has stayed high enough that we're only getting rain with no freezing. We're glad of that!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-66620703719799726612011-11-26T10:12:05.870-06:002011-11-26T10:12:05.870-06:00Get some sleep, and then get that tree up on the s...Get some sleep, and then get that tree up on the shelf! I am looking forward to your little tree, and you are right, I think Chicken Mama would pitch a fit if she heard of this.... :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-7097952919818799872011-11-26T08:13:46.520-06:002011-11-26T08:13:46.520-06:00Sorry you were dragging yesterday. I HATE it when...Sorry you were dragging yesterday. I HATE it when I'm tired but can't sleep- kind of like an overtired child. I hope you both got better sleep last night and that Papa Pea is feeling better. <br />A tiny tree in the corner would be fine. I'm kind of dreading pulling out the decorations- it just means that I have to put them away later... sigh....<br />Have a restful but productive weekend.<br />JudyJudy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-34342364305269278672011-11-26T07:46:44.760-06:002011-11-26T07:46:44.760-06:00Sometimes it feels like you get too tired and rest...Sometimes it feels like you get too tired and restless to sleep, somehow. I have those nights too, and usually try to curl up in the living room with a good book and put in a good hour that way until I can relax enough to go back to sleep.<br /><br />I hope tonight works better for you. And I agree, a very small tree in that window would be a pretty thing, and raise your spirits too. Christmas does come, even when we haven't the energy for it.Trailshomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091315786366864065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-27947331567258784342011-11-26T06:09:04.559-06:002011-11-26T06:09:04.559-06:00So sorry to hear that you both weren't able to...So sorry to hear that you both weren't able to get the rest you needed, after all that hard work on the house. Hope you get some soon!<br />I am not ready to pull out the Christmas decorations, but I know the kids will be soon....We will put the lighted houses on the mantel soon, but the tree will NOT go up until at least a week before Christmas lol. Family tradition is Christmas Eve, but the kids get antsy waiting that long, even though they are teens now.<br />Be safe with that bad weather coming in:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-41648342487934737332011-11-26T03:33:48.819-06:002011-11-26T03:33:48.819-06:00I was looking through old photos today and came ac...I was looking through old photos today and came across one from 2008 where we had close to 2 feet of snow. I hung laundry out yesterday--it was breezy and FIFTY degrees. Strange. I find it hard to start the Christmas decorating when it's like that outside. I did get the stuff put up out there though--I'm not a total idiot. No fun doing that in the sleet and snow. (I was a total idiot in years past!)<br />:DSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-62136363302867638282011-11-25T22:45:53.743-06:002011-11-25T22:45:53.743-06:00We have a very small living room and we buy a shor...We have a very small living room and we buy a short tree and put it on top of a table. The presents all get stuffed under the table. After awhile you don't even see the table and it looks and feels like we have a 6' tree. At least I think it does and it keeps the cats out of the branches of the tree.<br />You should have had a sleep in today, both of you. Sleep is important for good health and most people don't take it seriously enough.Sparklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806553694200529082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-30575776381490037702011-11-25T21:26:43.902-06:002011-11-25T21:26:43.902-06:00Ha, you can't handle having a day off! It got ...Ha, you can't handle having a day off! It got you all out of whack :)Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-55872648516835999682011-11-25T21:14:22.882-06:002011-11-25T21:14:22.882-06:00What about decorating a tree outside? It would lo...What about decorating a tree outside? It would look so beautiful whenever you came home or came outside to do chores, etc. Like a little special, Christmas surprise!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04959920540469457941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-59480344198566444452011-11-25T20:59:17.400-06:002011-11-25T20:59:17.400-06:00That is a perfect spot for a little tree!! You mu...That is a perfect spot for a little tree!! You must have a tree! Hope Papa Pea is feeling better. And may you both sleep hard tonight.....dr momihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com