tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33342813.post9109873903647308484..comments2023-07-24T23:47:13.083-04:00Comments on The PA-IN-Erudition: Bob G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09222203353717749897noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33342813.post-41767575132722261182008-11-14T09:52:00.000-05:002008-11-14T09:52:00.000-05:00...And many times, that's the BEST Christmas you'l......And many times, that's the BEST Christmas you'll ever have...<BR/>The ones YOU make with YOUR family (however small).<BR/><BR/>As Garfield once said (in his TV Christmas special)...<BR/><BR/>It's not the giving...<BR/>it's not the getting...<BR/>It's the LOVE.<BR/><BR/>B.G.Bob G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09222203353717749897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33342813.post-87178043737233767142008-11-14T09:03:00.000-05:002008-11-14T09:03:00.000-05:00Christmas does seem to come earlier each year, I w...Christmas does seem to come earlier each year, I went to Lowe's before Halloween and the Halloween decor was on clearance and the Christmas Department was in all its glory already. Go figure. <BR/><BR/>I do seem to have more Christmas spirit this year than in recent years past. My ex is still making life miserable, but we have learned to go on and live a good life in spite of his games. <BR/><BR/>We will definitely be scaling back financially this year, I have no choice, my checkbook says thats just how its got to be. But I have to say I am looking forward to it and working with my kids and showing them that less can be more. They all want a dog very much, so I think it is possible a puppy will be the big gift of the season and it will bring days and days of love, laughter and companionship to all of us. (Yes, I know, there is a lot of work involved and I have just factored it in as my job.) The rest of Christmas will be handmade and homemade and from the heart.JR - A Green Eyed Gurl....https://www.blogger.com/profile/11726255362725707892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33342813.post-91982886056144973692008-11-14T03:50:00.000-05:002008-11-14T03:50:00.000-05:00i agree with the parents. mine have past for a whi...i agree with the parents. mine have past for a while too. my other family goes threw the spurts of talk and not talking to me. its pretty much just my daughter and i. now a dog too. and of course my friend but he has his family time too. and the rock was called amethyst. thanks for the kind comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33342813.post-61690410403439174942008-11-13T14:34:00.000-05:002008-11-13T14:34:00.000-05:00'Ya know...you got a great way of saying it...It I...'Ya know...you got a great way of saying it...<BR/>It IS the WAY YOU PREPARE for it.<BR/>And often, it's the SIMPLE things that mean the most.<BR/>And giving to total strangers (who would otherwise receive nothing) is a great feeling (like toys for tots or stopping at a home for orphans).<BR/><BR/>I can say with conviction that I REALLY miss the "family" aspect of the holidays ever since my parents, aunt and grandparents passed. Just me, the missus and the 2 cats now (and family scattered everywhere else but here...lol)<BR/><BR/>That's not to say I'm a "humbug"...far from it.<BR/><BR/>You make your OWN fun eventually, but it never quite compares to the fun you had AS A KID.<BR/>And I honestly think my parents got just as much of a "kick" out of the holidays as I did.<BR/>Some good memories there.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments.<BR/><BR/>B.G.Bob G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09222203353717749897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33342813.post-20380530189433712552008-11-13T14:09:00.000-05:002008-11-13T14:09:00.000-05:00you told the truth.....i try to do that christmas ...you told the truth.....i try to do that christmas shopping long before this. in fact even for the christmas toys i donate. i got at target after christmas last year at 75percent off a few cartloads of toys. they have been hanging out in the spare bedroom cluttering up the place. :)cant wait for donation time. most of them were 5.00 or so and that was for brat dolls and such not. and listening to what they want is true. my sister always wanted a large rock of (what's it called the purple stone) never the less i got it at a rock fair at a county fair grounds near indy one year for like 20.00 everywhere else they sell them for 80.00. i enjoy homemade gifts and simple gifts. like my mail carrier i gave him some nuts and hand lotion. thrilled him for real. and i give bakedgoods and handlotion and lip cream for my man to keep him soft and smelling good for me. ;) he loves it. christmas is fun. its how you prepare for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com