Comments on: A Homemade Christmas

By: JOJO

JOJO — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:54:12 +0000

Sorry about the spelling–it isnt because I have been in the egg-nog, just didnt have the lamp on!

By: JOJO

JOJO — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:51:46 +0000

I know this is am older Christmas posy, but I love re-reading it and looking at the picture of Morgan holding the cookies, my how she has grown.
I have to say I have not been near a mall for 3 years and dont do the Christmas shopping either, I laugh at the ads on tv and it the newspaper. Can you beleive stores opening at 1AM for holiday shopping?? I dont miss it one bit, I love the idea of a real old fashioned Christmas and getting back to the real meaning of Christmas–how close are we to losing that? I am so happy to see some of the younger posters taking their families to where they should be. Some times I feel like I have shut out the outside commercial world, and it feels so good.
Thank you for helping us all to remember when….

By: Sheila

Sheila — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 02:53:17 +0000

I enjoy making homemade things myself , I would love to make those cookie ornaments and popcorn garlands but I’m afraid either my dog would eat them or my cat would destroy the tree trying to play with them LOL.Not to mention we sometimes have mice (and I don’t think I wanna go there LOL).But you definately know the true meaning of christmas suzanne , you are a truly blessed woman and like everybody here , I say god bless you and yours and may he keep you safe. Merry christmas and may you have a blessed new year .

By: carol

carol — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:28:15 +0000

I am the baby of my mother’s three daughters. My dad passed away when I was less than two years old and Mama had a rough row to hoe when it came to making a living for us in the 1950′s. She was a waitress and I remember, when I was maybe four or so, every night starting in November, Mama would come home and separate her tips…she kept the quarters, my oldest sister Bobbie Jo got the dimes, Mary got the nickels and I, being the baby, got all the pennies! This was our Christmas money and it’s what we bought gifts for each other with.You couldn’t buy much with pennies but we didn’t need much. Like your family doesn’t need much, Suzanne. And I believe, like me and my sisters, your children will grow up knowing what is truly Christmas.

By: Kim

Kim — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:53:45 +0000

Suzanne,I live in Wild and Wonderful West Virginia and in years past we would take our son into the woods and let him pick out a tree for Christmas.He now has a son and last week end the two of them went in the woods in search of a tree and came home with a “wild”tree just as you described.I have not put a tree up in the house in many years.After my grandson was born I wanted to do something different with him so what we do is: Collect pine cones out of the yard and roll them in peanut butter and birdseed tie a string on the end and Dec.21 ( The Winter Solstice and my Birthday) We hang them in a white pine that I can see from my kitchen window. My grandson really enjoys doing this.And the birds love it! Kim J

By: DeeBee

DeeBee — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:05:36 +0000

I’m pretty sure if I hung real food on my tree that my cats would eat it. I have weird cats.

By: Estella

Estella — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:35:55 +0000

Can’t wait to see your tree all decorated!

By: Heidi533

Heidi533 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:10:00 +0000

I love homemade decorations. I can’t even begin to imagine how amazing your tree smells.

By: NorseCookie

NorseCookie — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:59:17 +0000

Suzanne, your tree pictures are awesome. I can almost smell the spices and evergreen from here! … and I’m guessing – just guessing – at some point, there might be a helpful kitty adorning a branch too. A couple more ideas for people working on their own trees: when I was a kid, we would make these (although admittedly not this pretty) http://www.diyalert.com/node/4090, and if you’re one of those people with precise folding skills, origami stars would be very pretty. Cheers and hope you’re staying warm!

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:16:28 +0000

Suzanne I think you are such an AWESOME person who can do anything
Love the tree