tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post4398459180470022979..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: MERRY almost CHRISTMASLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-74740612829496107552015-12-16T16:14:09.439-06:002015-12-16T16:14:09.439-06:00Those are some very warm memories for you, Tracy. ...Those are some very warm memories for you, Tracy. My eyes couldn't help attaching to the word Champaign. I would love me some of that.<br />My dad and I used to tramp out into the forest to get the live Christmas tree. Pop always like pine because he liked the smell best of all. One year we were cold, hungry, and tired of getting snagged by the blackberry briars, so we chopped the first tree Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-86681024255777983852015-12-15T22:37:50.350-06:002015-12-15T22:37:50.350-06:00This year will be a bit different for me. We will ...This year will be a bit different for me. We will celebrate by going to church for candle light service like we do every year, but then we will all meet at my daughters home to snack on goodies and open presents. The big difference this year is we won't be having Christmas Eve at my house. I cherish the memories of Christmas' past and am so thankful to have such great memories'. I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-18287979827660922992015-12-15T12:36:48.030-06:002015-12-15T12:36:48.030-06:00Great post. As children, my brother and sister and...Great post. As children, my brother and sister and I prepared a Christmas Eve program that included the Bible story, reading "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," and singing Christmas carols. Christmas Day it was a big dinner with extended family. I always knew when the food was about ready when the mixer started. It meant they were mashing the potatoes.<br /><br />Robyn Echols w/a Zina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-71294589188435676172015-12-14T23:37:16.921-06:002015-12-14T23:37:16.921-06:00When I was a child, we always spent Christmas Day ...When I was a child, we always spent Christmas Day with my mother's family. When my grandparents passed, Mother kept the tradition for my two siblings and me. When I married, we spent Christmas Eve with my husband's family and still went to my parents' on Christmas for dinner and gift opening. Now that my parents are gone and I'm alone and my one child has a family of her own, my Agnes Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12200562452027669994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-25845947280960824282015-12-14T21:08:03.502-06:002015-12-14T21:08:03.502-06:00Tracy,
When I was growing up, my dad's side o...Tracy,<br /><br />When I was growing up, my dad's side of the family always got together Christmas Eve for exchanging presents and a supper of chicken noodle soup, vegetable beef soup, and oyster stew with pies and various finger foods (always this menu). Christmas morning was spent at our individual homes opening gifts from Santa. Then my dad's family would gather again for a ham and Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-76132333133178157582015-12-14T10:52:42.077-06:002015-12-14T10:52:42.077-06:00Same here, Doris. Merry Christmas!Same here, Doris. Merry Christmas!TracyGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432297803219920111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-29412734108960730822015-12-14T10:12:53.721-06:002015-12-14T10:12:53.721-06:00Tracy, I have enjoyed reading about how people cel...Tracy, I have enjoyed reading about how people celebrated the season in my research. They made do with what was at hand, and seemed to relish the time spent together. For me, it's more about friendships and connections than gifts, but the gifts are nice. Have a wonderful Christmas. Doris Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.com