tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post8132306206710293125..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: Remembering Christmases PastMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-22780606761621970372010-12-14T10:33:06.187-06:002010-12-14T10:33:06.187-06:00Susan - Guilt, guilt, guilt! That's one thing...Susan - Guilt, guilt, guilt! That's one thing we deprived our only child of by moving way the heck up here to no-man's land. We left all relatives behind and she never experienced (other than short visits) growing up in the extended family I (and hubby, too) did. When all is said and done, we're hoping the benefits out-weighed the negatives.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-60195419644371532452010-12-14T10:23:00.234-06:002010-12-14T10:23:00.234-06:00How wonderful to have a large, close family when y...How wonderful to have a large, close family when you're a child (and any other time of life). Ours is very small and all of our relatives were rather far-flung. At Christmas, it was just the five of us. For every other holiday, too. I had a friend in Jr. High that came from a large Italian family and I secretly wanted them to adopt me.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-78364809208902143152010-12-13T09:16:09.164-06:002010-12-13T09:16:09.164-06:00Kelly - I think for so many of us the large family...Kelly - I think for so many of us the large family gatherings of our childhood are a very fond memory of the past. We can't expect things to stay the same forever (especially with our mobile society) but big family get togethers were/are great.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-5699902543978026322010-12-13T09:15:59.798-06:002010-12-13T09:15:59.798-06:00Kelly - I think for so many of us the large family...Kelly - I think for so many of us the large family gatherings of our childhood are a very fond memory of the past. We can't expect things to stay the same forever (especially with our mobile society) but big family get togethers were/are great.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-83564655701748140672010-12-13T07:26:14.693-06:002010-12-13T07:26:14.693-06:00A wonderful story, thanks for sharing it with us! ...A wonderful story, thanks for sharing it with us! I miss the large family gatherings of my childhood, you just brought down memory lane.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457953816169352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-70999392677116136042010-12-12T11:50:09.188-06:002010-12-12T11:50:09.188-06:00Sue - Boy! Have I got you snookered! :o)Sue - Boy! Have I got you snookered! :o)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-33525133724027104982010-12-12T09:24:53.881-06:002010-12-12T09:24:53.881-06:00So much of our memories is based around food. Some...So much of our memories is based around food. Some of my favorites are! What upsets me no end is the amount of kids growing up literally on JUNK....is that the makings of fine memories? I shudder to think. My mom could whip up the finest meals on little or nothing. When I look back on her cooking, it certainly wasn't anything expensive, but meals were together and filled with laughter and love. Your childhood sounds marvelous, and I'm sure that is much of what shaped you into the fine person you are (don't get a fat head!!)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-59632531098774218292010-12-11T18:34:04.713-06:002010-12-11T18:34:04.713-06:00Jane - I do so wish we cousins could have continue...Jane - I do so wish we cousins could have continued the tradition, but as with so many people these days, we're scattered all over the country. Sometime I do wish families stayed in one location so family ties could remain stronger.<br /><br />APG - Thanks, Di. We're looking forward to some better memories next year. This one's been less than happy in many ways. BUT it's all gonna get better from here on out!<br /><br />Erin - After my grandma died, my mom was the one who "held things together" in the extended family. She and all of her siblings are gone now and I sure miss those times.<br /><br />Don't talk to me about snow. It's all SOUTH of us AGAIN! We are getting none of it. Just cold (8 degrees now) and stiff wind. Forecast is for -25 to -40 windchill tonight. Not nice. Give me snow any day!<br /><br />Freedom - I'd better start knitting a bigger stocking right now!! ;o)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-77381939747514147392010-12-11T17:48:02.141-06:002010-12-11T17:48:02.141-06:00I just love Christmas stories!! Of course my favor...I just love Christmas stories!! Of course my favorite one is about a small baby that was born in a stable many years ago :-) That poor mother - I can't even imagine!!<br /><br />Hoping you get some pretty red batteries in your stocking LOLFreedom Acres Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606668264641600520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-69747772477540504822010-12-11T17:37:20.512-06:002010-12-11T17:37:20.512-06:00I tell you I'm watching all my friends in Red ...I tell you I'm watching all my friends in Red Wing post photos of their snow on Facebook and I can't take it anymore, it's SO beautiful! They have even ordered the plows off the road there's so much and it's still coming down fast... are you having the same up there?Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-47828762001730413372010-12-11T17:36:03.613-06:002010-12-11T17:36:03.613-06:00I almost cried - pretty much the same thing here! ...I almost cried - pretty much the same thing here! My grandma was a big party thrower, and we always did our big event on Christmas Eve, not Day. Even Santa courtesy of my ex-uncle (from a divorce) that refused to leave our family hahaha, he'd show up and we'd hear him stomping the snow off his boots down in the basement! Their basement was the same deal, huge fireplace, 3-4 barrel chairs and tables, full bar, foosball and ping pong tables... oh those were the best memories I have of my grandma, always putting together the whole family and throwing in a dozen good friends for good measure!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-63808106688935462602010-12-11T16:39:07.130-06:002010-12-11T16:39:07.130-06:00Christmas is for making memories! How awesome of ...Christmas is for making memories! How awesome of you to share with us. I felt like I was in the room and on the car ride home even!<br /><br />Hope you have fond memories of recent past as well and that you are blessed with those to come.The Apple Pie Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340020795649093810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-51015716057639397822010-12-11T15:25:18.931-06:002010-12-11T15:25:18.931-06:00What a lovely way to spend Christmas Eve.It was so...What a lovely way to spend Christmas Eve.It was so great your whole family could be together. Early on in my life with my Husband his family would do the traditional seven fishes dinner and we would all go to Midnight Mass. A very very long Mass. But now as the elders have passed on, no one really continues that tradition. Shame.Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.com