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posted by
Tanga
on December 12, 2006 at 11:30 AM
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Thank you Star
posted by
bel_1965
on December 12, 2006 at 7:57 AM
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posted by
star4sky5
on December 12, 2006 at 7:51 AM
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Rumored
We have been talking about taking Pam by train to Toronto next year. I have never been on a train.
posted by
bel_1965
on December 12, 2006 at 7:46 AM
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Chrome
LOL they are so cute at that age!
posted by
bel_1965
on December 12, 2006 at 7:45 AM
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Corbin
How much damage have you caused with that chemistry set. NO WAY will Carl ever be allowed to have one!
posted by
bel_1965
on December 12, 2006 at 7:44 AM
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Corbin
Thank you so very much for understanding.
I know you started out as the prime target and then it bled into other areas. What I witnessed around here was a bit too familiar to a time in my own past with a family member. Watching someone crash and burn and knowing you are helpless to stop it but feeling that you should be able to stop it....let's just say it brought some some of my own past demons.
posted by
bel_1965
on December 12, 2006 at 7:43 AM
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Ms
what a lovely story!! Sometimes at 10 we don't appreciate what will be in the years to come.
posted by
bel_1965
on December 12, 2006 at 7:39 AM
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bel, when I was a kid my Mom and I went to my brother's place in
Quebec for Christmas..by train, and for a 10 year old that was an adventure in itself..and I have never seen so much snow.
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lots of other memories with our family, but I dont want to write a book..
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posted by
Rumor
on December 12, 2006 at 6:58 AM
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bel
My favorite Christmas memory is of my son's first Christmas. He was 7 months old and a TOTAL hoot!
posted by
Butterball
on December 12, 2006 at 6:36 AM
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My favorite Christmas memory was the last year........I got a toy!
it was a chemistry set...but nothing simple.......ahead of me was the yearly sea of clothes.....I was no longer a child like my younger friends.....but that was OK.....I could slip out and play with there when the urge hit me.....
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Bel, I agree....we have been through so much.......it's time to let it go and move on. There's a lot of dead horse kicking going on now. As you said it time for Christmas!
Do You Remember: "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"
You've got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith or pandemoniums
Liable to walk upon the scene
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on December 12, 2006 at 5:28 AM
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My favorite Christmas was actually one that at the time I wasn't happy about. lol My parents and I were living in Brazil and in an effort to celebrate in a traditional way they set out to buy a live tree, only to find that none of the traditional trees were to be found. So, instead, they bought this really leafy little tree that looked nothing like a Christmas tree and sprouted pink flowers (remember Christmas there falls in the middle of the summer). So we had to decorate this little potted tree, which of course at 10 I pouted about, but now those are some of my favorite pictures ever. We planted the tree later and just last summer I visited the people who now live in my house and the tree is so beautiful and now makes a beautiful memory as well as a story. :)
posted by
msugatinha
on December 11, 2006 at 10:04 PM
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LOL Shelly
the kids would love them!
posted by
bel_1965
on December 11, 2006 at 8:30 PM
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Awww Timmy
Is that anything like the sand Carl used to get in his eyes last year?
posted by
bel_1965
on December 11, 2006 at 8:22 PM
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hahahahahaha, now if I can just find them. LOL
posted by
shelly_b
on December 11, 2006 at 8:20 PM
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LOL Shelly you need those boots for tommorow
posted by
bel_1965
on December 11, 2006 at 8:19 PM
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Babe
Have you checked something like FTD.com? I think that is a wonderful thought.
posted by
bel_1965
on December 11, 2006 at 8:15 PM
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bel
Are you trying to make my eyes sweat?
posted by
TIMMYTALES
on December 11, 2006 at 8:05 PM
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My favorite Christmas memory, huh? Ummm...
When I went to Florida to see my granparents for the first time. I remember my grandfather waiting outside in the pouring rain for us. I miss him. Oh and when I was four..getting my first pair of cowboy boots! I was such a tomboy! LOL
posted by
shelly_b
on December 11, 2006 at 8:03 PM
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Last year was pretty good. I don't really have anything to do for Christmas so was invited to a friend's house. Her name is Holly and her birthday is Dec. 25. I tried to find a holly plant but all the florists were out of them so I gave her another kind of plant. I'm still looking for that holly.
posted by
babe_rocks
on December 11, 2006 at 8:01 PM
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It's true Timmy
I know you have all been through a great deal but you have never wavered in your love for them. There is no greater gift.
posted by
bel_1965
on December 11, 2006 at 7:59 PM
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Holy Grail
I am so very sorry for the loss of your best friend.
posted by
bel_1965
on December 11, 2006 at 7:59 PM
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It was 5 days before Christmas actually, but it counts! I adopted my old dog Montana who I had for 7 years. He was the best gift I ever got, for Christmas or otherwise. This will be my first Christmas without him since that happy time.
posted by
Holy_Grail
on December 11, 2006 at 7:58 PM
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bel
WOW........What a nice thing to say......thank you
posted by
TIMMYTALES
on December 11, 2006 at 7:54 PM
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Timmy
Your children are very blessed to have you for a dad.
posted by
bel_1965
on December 11, 2006 at 7:51 PM
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bel
I have tried to instill in my kids the magic of Christmas.......I have never had a bad one
posted by
TIMMYTALES
on December 11, 2006 at 7:47 PM
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Thank you Star
posted by
bel_1965
on December 11, 2006 at 7:45 PM
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posted by
star4sky5
on December 11, 2006 at 7:45 PM
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Thank you so much Justi
posted by
bel_1965
on December 11, 2006 at 7:44 PM
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bel
I don't remember a good Christmas memory. I loved yours about marrying and his homecoming and having a family. That is such a joy. Yes I have a wonderful husband and I know what it means to just have better and better days with him but Christmas is not so good for many people.
posted by
Justi
on December 11, 2006 at 7:36 PM
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Joe
I'm looking forward to that post. And nothing comes close to Carl coming home. The day I married him was wonderful and I never imagined there would be a happier day, but the day he came home did outshine even marrying him.
posted by
bel_1965
on December 11, 2006 at 7:26 PM
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Wifey. . , I can't tell you about my favorite
Christmas memory (I plan to blog about it). But, I can tell you it doesn't hold a candle up to Carl coming home.
posted by
Joe_Love
on December 11, 2006 at 7:24 PM
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