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Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 4:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
What kind is it Wargod? And thanks!!! (And also, what happens when one light goes out on a prelit tree?)

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 6:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Well on ours its just a strand of lights attached to the tree so I believe you just replace the bulb like you would on any other type of strand. I'll check tomorrow and let you know the brand, the box is out in the garage and it's too cold to go out there tonight.


It's six and a half feet tall. The kids desk is up against the other side of the bookshelves and the tree fits into the corner right there. Our old tree was so big around that we'd either have to move our table out of the living room or set the tree in the den where we couldn't really enjoy it all the time so we're much happier with this smaller size.

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LOL Texannie, that's the way it always works isn't it! I decided earlier to make my own wreath and me and Dakota got to work on it. When we got done I went to hang it on the door and realized that my wreath hanger is in the same box as the freaking wreath, lol. I had to go back to the store to buy one!

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 7:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Hey, Great pic of some beautiful Kids & nice tree too Wargod!

Not sure if anyone's looking for an idea for a present for someone hard to buy for, that will pay for itself in no time if you live in cold climates. Last Christmas I bought a bathroom rug for my sister, machine wash & dryable that you cut to fit the whole room. This month I decided to get one for myself because I can't handle the cold lately and it's getting down to the 20's this week, who knows how cold it's gonna hit later. After being in bed sick with a cold, today I bit the bullet and did the ol' chop job. Whew! You wouldn't believe how much warmer my upstairs got instantly. I also have one downstairs (which is on a cement slab) & THAT one REALLY makes a shocking reduction in heat loss!

Anyways, I used to have one of the same when I lived in W. Seattle and that one lasted about 12 yrs. I washed/dried it so often, I couldn't believe how well it held up. They used to sell at J.C. Penneys, but now just in their catalog section.

http://tinyurl.com/y39xxr

When I stopped in the store and purchased something else, the receipt gave free shipping for a catalog purchase of over $49.99. They're on sale now & I believe it just goes on for the next few days. BTW, what I recommend to wash these though is to use the big side-loading washer at the laundromat for a better wash w/o throwing one's wash machine out of whack and banging around noises. Bisc

ETA: at the link, if you click on the color square and wait a sec, it shows the whole pic in that color to give a better idea.

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 9:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
I'm bored...I'll play. :D

1. Eggnog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wraps

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? On Tree and House....just put some up today, in fact.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? not since I was married...wife's pregant...don't need it.

5. When do you put your decorations up? Day after Thanksgiving.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Candied Sweet Potatos.

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? We didn't have much money growing up...so I guess each time I got something I really wanted was a good memory.

8. Favorite Christmas movie? A Christmas Story! You'll put your eye out with that thing.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve or Day? Both...a small one on Christmas Eve

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? I dunno...the wife does it.

12. Can you ice skate? I won't ever win any medals at it.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? I got a Shotgun that I really wanted one year.

14.what's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Family, friends and Baby Jesus

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? My mom makes this thing she calls a Honey Bun Cake.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Don't really have one.

17. What tops your tree at home? An Angel I think.

18. Which do you prefer -- giving or receiving? Giving

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Little Drummer Boy

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Don't like 'em.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 8:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Thanks Wargod!! You can take 'er off now! That is a perfect looking tree!! Please let me know the name of it. But I wonder if it's not half price anymore... How tall is it?

Oh, that is a great pix of the kids too. I wish I could get Ryan to give a "real" smile. He does this weird thing with his mouth when we ask him to smile. It is very different that his natural smile. Guess I am just going to have to fart or say "underwear head" or something equally as amusing to a 7 year old every time I want a picture of him smiling....

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
Darling picture of the kids Wargod. I love the way your son has posed...just like Justin Timberlake.

I had a "Grand" holiday weekend. Both my Granddaughters, Grandson and Greatgrandson were here...along with parents and rest of family. All beds, couches and mattresses were taken. So much fun and since I am in this splint...they did most of work!

I am in the mood now for Christmas...nothing like childrens excitement to get you in the mood.

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 2:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Wargod, your kidlets always look so sparkly and mischevious! I bet they are a lot of fun!

I'm excited about the holidays this year. Whoo hoo!

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 2:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Nickovtyme-- "Do you hang mistletoe? not since I was married...wife's pregant...don't need it" HAHAHA!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 4:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL, thanks ya'll. I'd been taking pics that whole day and in everyone of them they were giving me the goofy looks, I finally had to beg for just one of them smiling.

It's a Martha Stewart brand, aspen mountain tree, Julie. 7 feet tall. I'm pretty sure it was just a one day sale unfortunately but while I was at Walmart yesterday I saw a few that were slimmer than the normal artificial trees.

The kids always bring out more of the Christmas spirit for me. I love the wide eyed looks of enjoyment when they see decorations or watch Christmas movies and the innocence and willingness to believe in something magical. It's not just Santa and reindeers, they fully embrace Jesus and get excited about giving, rather its something they bought with their own money or made with their own hands. The whole thing just fills me with the Christmas spirit.

Gidget
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07-28-2002

Monday, November 27, 2006 - 11:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
bought my first live christmas tree ever (it would still be live if i had my way but sometimes you have to bend) and put lights on for the first time ever. was never my job.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Monday, November 27, 2006 - 11:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
Gidget...when will you take it down?...I always wondered how long they last when they are purchased this early :-)

Gidget
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07-28-2002

Monday, November 27, 2006 - 11:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
1. Eggnog and hot chocolate but not at the same time.

2. wraps

3. colored and white inside and out and the tree and pretty much anything not moving. that leaves out the cat who really enjoyed helping put on the lights.

4. havent done mistletoe in a long time... thanks for reminding me.

5. i've always put up main decorations about a week before. this year it was the saturday after thanksgiving.

6. cookies!!!

7. when i was pretty young we went to midnight mass and then a breakfast and when we got home the presents were under the tree. my parents and grandparents were with me. for years i begged my mother for the secret. seems gramps used to sneak back home. it was wonderful to have no choice but to believe. when i was teeny tiny santa brought the tree too. that was the years before midnight mass.

8. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation... that was hard to choose.

9. After midnight.

10. Eclectic lights, balls, cherished family ornaments, garland, tree skirt, star and tons of presents.

12. what happened to 11? yes i can ice skate. i took lessons with maureen mccormick. actually she had private side lessons.

13. i dont remember a favorite gift. i like all gifts.

14. ambience... there is no one thing but so many things come together to make this time of year so special.

15. cookies!!!!

16. riding around to see the lights and midnight mass.

17. a star this year.

18. i cant decide between giving and receiving.

19. o holy night - traditional; all i want for christmas is you - recent... i have about 2000 christmas songs in mp3 files.... no idea how many cassettes and cds.

20. i can do the occasional candy cane.


Gidget
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07-28-2002

Monday, November 27, 2006 - 11:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
Wargod... Kota isnt the only one who had Christmas sox out before Thanksgiving but I didnt wait until after Halloween

Gidget
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07-28-2002

Monday, November 27, 2006 - 12:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
i didnt ask when we have to take it down Scooterrific. i usually take the tree down when i am tired of it. my record was just before valentines day as i was getting embarrassed. but yes i know the live ones dont last that long... waaaaaahhh.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, November 27, 2006 - 12:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL Gidget.

Last week I watched my neighbors little one for a few hours while she took her older one to the dentist. Other than me watching her for a few minutes while the neighbor ran to do an errand while the baby slept, she's never stayed with a sitter before that day. I'm watching her again today and I invited my 3 year old niece to come over and play too. Well last week we really didn't have a problem. Neighbor dropped her off and then snuck out and I kept her busy til her mom got back. This is one of the few (the only one I actually remember!) kids who really doesn't like me..she doesn't not like me either, she's completely indifferent to me.

Anyways, neighbor dropped her off a while ago and snuck out and the baby didn't have a problem. She wandered around checking out my Christmas decs til my niece showed up then I left her here with my sis to run over and grav her car seat. Well she followed me out of the house and my sister ran out to get her and bring her back in and the baby started crying. And crying and crying and crying. And because she's pretty indifferent to me, nothing I was doing was working. Finally I hooked up Santa, sat down on the floor and turned him on. Santa sings and dances, and my niece just adores him (though last year he terrified her and the only time she'd get anywhere near him was to punch him, lol.) She ran over and started dancing, but little neighbor girl immediately stopped crying, ran over and grabbed his hand and started to dance too. I was crackign up, they were so cute and excited and Santa's been keeping them busy for the last half hour.

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Gidget
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07-28-2002

Monday, November 27, 2006 - 12:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
nothing more magical than christmas thru the little one's eyes... cute pix

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Monday, November 27, 2006 - 12:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
LOVE these pix! thanks for posting. Hugs WG. xox MB.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, November 27, 2006 - 12:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Hehe, I thought it was cute. I got a couple front shots of the girls, but won't post them cuz they're not my kids.

So they've moved on from playing with Santa to playing with the nativity set. There's now a bright pink My Little Pony sitting where baby Jesus goes. LOL, I love kidlets!

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Monday, November 27, 2006 - 4:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
I've got you beat, Gidget. I left one up until St. Patrick's once. DH won't let me do it anymore though.

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Monday, November 27, 2006 - 4:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
Wargod...that's so funny because when Zoe was younger...we would go to the local store and they had a Santa just like that one set up right at the front entrance to the christmas decorations and stuff....Zoe would not walk past that Santa. It scared her and no amount of bribing would get her past it.

Gidget
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07-28-2002

Monday, November 27, 2006 - 7:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
lol wargod. i used to have a cat that would rearrange my nativity.

St. Pats!!! that's great. you can segue straight into easter.


Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, November 27, 2006 - 10:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL Nick, last year we would have to carry my youngest niece in and out of the house because she wouldn't walk by Santa. The only time she'd touch him was if we stopped by him while holding her and then she'd reach out and punch him or very occassionally she'd run up and kick his boots then run away again.

Gidget, I found it so funny the girls were playing with it. I'd just posted about missing Caleb doing that when he was little and finding weird things like hot wheels in the middle of the set. The girls were playing with the little people, though I didn't see them doing Mary riding the my little pony or anything, lol. I have a feeling that was just set there and forgotten.

Llkoolaid
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08-01-2001

Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 7:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Llkoolaid a private message Print Post    
1. Eggnog or Hot Chocolate? Hot apple cider

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? wrapped when they are older, set there when they still believe

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? colored, white has been done to death
4. Do you hang mistletoe? yes

5. When do you put your decorations up? about 2 weeks before

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? the seafood chowder we make the night before for friends and family that drop in, loaded with lobster and scallops, I love it

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: decorating the tree

8. Favorite Christmas movie. None

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve or Day? Christmas morning

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? I love angels,Santa Clauses and I like gold red or white decorations, love the popcorn stands and tons of lights

12. Can you ice skate? yes

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? no, it was never really about the gifts for me


14.what's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? family

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? raspberry trifle

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? family always gets together for supper on christmas eve

17. What tops your tree at home? I have several but my favorite is an angel I made years ago

18. Which do you prefer -- giving or receiving? giving

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? O holy night

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? yuck

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 8:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
1. Eggnog or Hot Chocolate? How come I can't have Bud Light?

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Everyone knows Santa is way too busy to wrap!!!

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Both

4. Do you hang mistletoe? all year long

5. When do you put your decorations up? Thanksgiving weekend

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Pretty much anything being served

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: Mommy kissing Santa Claus

8. Favorite Christmas movie. Rudolph

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve or Day? Kids can open one on Christmas Eve...parent's choice.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? One ornament at a time

12. Can you ice skate? Ummmm not in this lifetime

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Yes...and in case anyone's asking it was an Irish Setter


14.what's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? family and friends

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? See number 6

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Listening to my husband cuss as he puts up the outside lights

17. What tops your tree at home? An Angel

18. Which do you prefer -- giving or receiving? giving

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? See number 1

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 9:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
1. Eggnog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wraps

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Colored on tree, none on house

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No

5. When do you put your decorations up? The first weekend after the weekend after Thanksgiving. So, they are going up this weekend. LOL

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Giblet gravy

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? Getting the presents a few days before Christmas since we were going a long way to grandma's and were afraid Santa wouldn't find us.

8. Favorite Christmas movie? Miracle on 34th Street

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve or Day? One on Christmas Eve, the rest on Christmas Day

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? We just bought all new this year. We have old timey toys ornaments, icicles, snowflakes and gold garland with silver icicles in it. Then we have blinking colored lights set to alternating patterns and an Angel on top.

12. Can you ice skate? Nope

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? a puppy

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Family, friends and Christ

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Banana pudding right out of the oven from browning the egg whites.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Don't have any traditions

17. What tops your tree at home? Angel

18. Which do you prefer -- giving or receiving? Giving - I would much rather watch everyone else open their gifts.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum