Christmas 2010 has come and gone. How do you feel about that? Happy? Relieved? Sad? Tired?Labels: Christmas, decorations, gifts
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Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.
Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.
Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.
Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.
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morning Diann!
I had to laugh at that pic you put up on this post! :)
I think you can carry CHRISTmas in your heart all year long ! the decorations and gifts is just a plus ! we bought a small fiber optic tree, this year. And all ya have to do in plug it in and ya got lights , so I might just keep it up, and just turn it on when i need a pick~me~up! :)
may ya have a VERy BLESSED new year!!!!!!!!
That picture is PERFECT! And it's just what my house looks like after the big party. LOL that wasn't even here, but the kids and the laundry and the stuff. ACK!!
I used to always leave the tree up until Jan 2nd. But this year, I'm ready for it to be over, even this though Christmas was one of the best.
GIve up on the tiny ceramic tree, Di. I tried a table-top tree, a 3 footer when we got Shadrach. He was too interested in the decorations, thus the table-top. But my family rebelled. So last year, after Christmas, the hubs bought a 7' pre-lit tree.
I must say it's nice, but I can't leave it decorated and simply put a bag to store it. No, it requires un-decorating, which means I have to decorate it again next year.
I loved hauling out an already decorated tree, plugging it in, and shouting, "Let Christmas begin!"
Oh well.
Scrooge here...I didn't even hang out a wreath this year. Yeah, nasty me. And for the second time in my adult life, I did not sing the Christmas cantata with the choir--no practices, no stress. Mel worked, so no Christmas party, and I slept until noon and then went and visited with my mother for an hour. No gift exchange. Nothing. It has been the most peaceful season I can remember. Being sick does have its good points sometimes!
I do understand, Cheryl. I didn't sing in our Christmas musical this year, and I have to say it was nice not worrying about all those practices, etc. AND I enjoyed listening from the audience.
Having that said, I DID miss being a part of it all. I missed my church choir family, interacting and laughing together, complaining over hard music, all that. LOL
I guess we each have to do what we have to do. When hubby had a heart attack a few years back, we did very little to celebrate Christmas. After my nod toward eternity this year, I was prepared to enjoy Christmas this year to the fullest--and I did! Loved every single moment of it, even the hustle-bustle!
I'm sorry you haven't felt well, Cheryl, and hope you're tip-top again soon!
You're right, Jel, we can carry Christmas in our hearts all year long. Love that attitude!
Isn't it the truth, Kristin? Our house always looks like a cyclone hit it after Christmas. Hubby took down the decorations for me today so I could work on my edits. Wasn't that sweet?!
Ane, I think our kids would complain, too. But notice who is NOT here when everything has to be put up and taken down? ;-)
We Catholics celebrate Christmas until Epiphany which is Jan. 6th. In our family we leave the decorations up until then. Sometimes I would leave them up through the entire Christmas season which lasts 40 days, or until Feb. 2. However, DH decided that looked a bit dorky to our neighbors, so we take the tree down on Jan. 6th. I LOVE being a Catholic...it means a looooonnnngggg Christmas season!!!
Ruthie, I didn't know that about Catholics. That's very interesting! My SIL is Catholic and so is my niece, so you gave me a little insight into their world at Christmas.
It's been a wonderful season!
I am with you! As soon as we got back from being out of town, the tree and all the decorations were dismantled! When I was a kid, we took the tree down on New Year's Day, but I like to start the New Year fresh without any remnants of that chore left to do. My husband laughs at me at how quickly I want the stuff gone. I love it all when it's anticipation, but once the gifts are opened, I'm so done.
Hi~ This year? I am taking that tree down! I had my accident and surgery last year and my husband didn't get the boxes back down from the attic so the tree stayed up the whole year. I love my old fashioned tree, but I am SO ready for it to be down. This weekend, it will come down one way or the other!!!
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I'm with you, Diann. The only thing I like better than having the Christmas tree twinkling in the darkened house, is having it packed away for the season! My kids tease me about the year I took the tree down on Dec. 25th after we'd opened our gifts. Most years it comes down by Dec. 27 or 28 at the latest. The only thing I leave up longer is the wreath on the front door.
I've been known to drive around town and yell at people who still have their Christmas lights up (and plugged in!!) after January 2. Okay, I don't roll the windows of my car down, but still! Come on people Christmas is over!
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