Connie Merritt

Sometimes, we MUST say "thats enough". This year very little decorations will be placed. My fiance recently was here on a visit and then was quickly taken to hospital, air lifted to bigger hospital had triple bypass and is here recup. Now, we are about snowed in. How little the projects and decorations seem when all you are focused on is helping a loved one recup. This is a Christmas to make all of us remember "What if", then be thankful for "What you have". (Oh yes, my fiance is 74 and I am 72). See the hills and valleys and keep moving.

Merry Christmas to each one of you and your families. My prayers for peace and happiness to each of us is on its way to the heavens.

rannyof3

i'M NOT doing anything this year. Put my small tree (lighted) outside and a few (of many) snowmen around my house, but still recovering from hip replacement surgery and really can't pack all my stuff in from storage. I'm busy making leisure pants for all kids and grand kids and haven't even baked yet. I'm such a "holiday person", but just not going to be that person this year....

lillybeck

I agree. I have yet to put up any decorations. I was already supposed to be in NC for the Christmas holiday but things keep holding me up. My som and I are doing a family tree for the rest of the kids and I have not even got that done for Christmas let alone anything else. I had to take the dogs to the vet. get ma months worth of SS lessons ready for the sub, make sure there was food in the house for hubby, finish a few projects that swhould have been done a couple of months ago and still have not done the Christmas projects. Oh well they tell me in NC that I am all the gift they needd, Sure hope they mean it. lol

bearisgray

I am reasonably sure that the earth will still be spinning on its axis and still rotating around our sun.

owie

DH and I just finished decorating our tree and putting decorations on the mantel. Each grandchild has a stocking hung on the mantel which will probalby not have anything put in them. Each child, child in law and grand child will get $50.00 and that's it. DH retired this year and with me only working parttime we have downsized considerably. And this is all we can physically do without overextending our health. We love the get togethers and little things we do for each other all year long.

scrappylouisa

I used to be that person stressing until the last second....hoping that everything was just right. I made handmade gifts and homemade goodie for everyone of our families and friends.

After a while I noticed that some people didn't appreciate our gifts. To quote one person...."It's too bad they are so poor they can't give us gifts to equal our store bought gifts." My husband was furious when he overheard that comment. After we went home from the "Society Gathering" he told me that never again should I waste my talent and time on a bunch of people who didn't appreciate it. So, several people were removed from the list.

So now instead of giving to those people that didn't appreciate our gifts....we choose ornaments off Dream Trees and get gifts for the children who might not have a gift under the tree for Christmas.

It was the same with Christmas cards......each year we would send at least 75 cards......and receive cards from the same 25-30 people. So we decided that if we hadn't received a card for 2 years from somebody....off the list they went. Now we send 25-30 cards and receive 25-30 cards back.

The Christmas season is hard for me this year....my Dad passed away in June. I always made special goodies and bought him favorite candies for Christmas. I know I have to continue on with the holiday....but it is hard!

lillybeck

even though you had a great loss 20 years ago the reason for our Christmas season is still ever present. Jesus is still here and will help you through that depression and heldp you enjoy thiks timee again. I dreaded Easter for a few years and there are still painful memories of a precious baby daughter going home to be with Jesus but I always know that Christ died on the cross for me and I will see her again. I now enjow even that holiday and it is my favorite of all. PM me if you just want to talk. I will be out of town for a few weeks starting next week but I will check back every few days.

sewmuchmore

I have not even put up a Christmas tree. But that is ok Christmas is in the heart. I have learn that things are just that things, after a while you want remeber them. Family and freinds and people who comes into your life you will always remember good or bad. So enjoy to day and let tomorrow take care of itself.
God bless and Merry Christmas to all!!!

jbj137

I only have wreaths on the doors
and a Christmas table cloth on the table
since my back problem flared up in October.

J J

catmcclure

Might get MIL to have all the women bring a gift wrapped in pink with their name on the package - ditto, but blue for the men. Then, under the tree, give a woman's gift to a woman, man's to a man - only rule is that nobody gets the gift they brought.