What do you do for Christmas?

[frogalone]

What do the next few weeks hold for you? Excitement? Stress? Busy-ness? Lonliness? Indifference? Depression? Happiness?

 

[paulnoel]

What do the next few weeks hold for you? Excitement? Stress? Busy-ness? Lonliness? Indifference? Depression? Happiness?

Hi scootermom, ( I love the name ) Christmas? I love the run up to Christmas-The shopping for pressies for loved ones, The carol singing, Talking and sharing with others abot Christmas and the real meaning of it all. I just love everything about Christmas.

Thank God for Jesus!​

 

[frogalone]

Christmas is always a mixed bag for me. I love carols, but other songs, I only take in small doses. Christmas reminds me of what's lackiing in our life, money and extended family. My husband always loved to decorate, but he's been to ill the past 4 years. Our sons won't decorate because the don't want to take them down after the season. Typical teens, I guess.

I've always wanted a Maxwell House or Walton Family Christmas, I suppose. It's like my expectations are never met. At midnight on the 26th, I always feel relieved that it's over for another 11 months. This season seems to magnify my disability because I can't do the decorating, baking, mega shopping and all that makes for the warm, fuzzies during this time of year.

 

[miggles]

Love the Christmas tree Paul.

When do y'all put your tree up? I'm going to put it up Dec 1.

I do all my shopping via Penney's catalog.

 

[clairefish]

This will be my first Christmas alone, as my youngest daughter is getting married on 12/02 and I won't be able to go home. But, speaking of a Walton's Christmas, I do have my trusty vhs of their Christmas special and I suppose I'll curl up after services and pretend those are all my children gathered round.

Then I'll go outside and wonder, like I always have, how the animals could know about Christ.
It will be grand!

 

[frogalone]

How do you normally spend Christmas, fish?

Miggles, do you and you mother have other family nearby?

We used to put up our tree, etc. two weeks before Christmas.

 

[Theresasjourney]

Well its kinda mixed ..feeling wise for me.
At times I am excited and childlike about it and its preperations~~
Other times I am sad and down~~
I do love the music~~the meaning~~the lights...all the good movies..cuddle down and watch them on TV during Dec..
Tree goes up right after Thanksgiving~~will be doing here soon.
Goes down day after...
We have our gift exchange on Christmas eve...after riding around and looking at lights after eve church service~~on Christmas day we go to grandkids house..where its crazy...lol..ther're are 5 of them.!

 

[miggles]

How do you normally spend Christmas, fish?

Miggles, do you and you mother have other family nearby?

We used to put up our tree, etc. two weeks before Christmas.

Yes, we have family nearby and they will undoubtedly pop in. lol. And we used to put our tree up 2 weeks before Christmas, too. I don't know how we got earlier and earlier.

 

[tpony298]

That is funny to see this post tonight, two of my Grand children were here today, talking about Christmas. And it sure warmed my heart. God provides me with just enough to meet my needs. and lets my giving up to me...so I have to get creative....One of the tings I do is collect the Easter baskets and turn them into christmas baskets...In to the baskets go "Memories" a mcDonald's toy the kids had left in my car on an outing, Odd gadgets I have gathered up over the year. Everything has a story behind it. Some of the things are from my own child hood. and of course new crayons, and paper. some nitted booties or scarves that I have made over the year. little jars of jellies, cookies...just stuff.

Last year, I had 4 teenage Grand childer and worried over a gift for them. And went out and bought them each a nice gift, (I forget what it was) They were so disappointed that they didn't get a basket. So one of the things these two told me today was, "we want baskets". "they want memories" "they want adventures" one of the things these two want to do is put skiis on my wheel chair and take me ice scating. Now that would be an adventure!!!

But that is what we do. have adventures. I don't really decorate anymore either, I can't reach the roof.lol..I have a fiberoptic tree that between my husband we sitt up in the living room. He can't decorate either, had a atroke in March. and on christmas day my children let my husband I alone to have our privite time together.They will leave us a nice dinner, and let us sleep all day if we want

I love Christmas,,,It is the Birthday of our Lord...love Pony

 

[clairefish]

That is funny to see this post tonight, two of my Grand children were here today, talking about Christmas. And it sure warmed my heart. God provides me with just enough to meet my needs. and lets my giving up to me...so I have to get creative....One of the tings I do is collect the Easter baskets and turn them into christmas baskets...In to the baskets go "Memories" a mcDonald's toy the kids had left in my car on an outing, Odd gadgets I have gathered up over the year. Everything has a story behind it. Some of the things are from my own child hood. and of course new crayons, and paper. some nitted booties or scarves that I have made over the year. little jars of jellies, cookies...just stuff.

Last year, I had 4 teenage Grand childer and worried over a gift for them. And went out and bought them each a nice gift, (I forget what it was) They were so disappointed that they didn't get a basket. So one of the things these two told me today was, "we want baskets". "they want memories" "they want adventures" one of the things these two want to do is put skiis on my wheel chair and take me ice scating. Now that would be an adventure!!!

But that is what we do. have adventures. I don't really decorate anymore either, I can't reach the roof.lol..I have a fiberoptic tree that between my husband we sitt up in the living room. He can't decorate either, had a atroke in March. and on christmas day my children let my husband I alone to have our privite time together.They will leave us a nice dinner, and let us sleep all day if we want

I love Christmas,,,It is the Birthday of our Lord...love Pony

That is one of the most inspirational and uplifting Christmas stories I have ever read! And come Easter time next year, I'll be snagging the grand childrens baskets for sure.
Thank you so much for sharing that. I'll consider it a Christmas gift from a friend somewhere out there.

 

[tpony298]

I'll consider it a Christmas gift from a friend somewhere out there.

It is nice to meet you, clairfish.
I am from Penna. where do you live? It is so cold here, but I stay.. for one reason...we usually have snow on Christmas. lol well, and for the grands of course...I have a baker's dozen. the oldest will soon be 15, Well actually the oldest three will soon be 15. Can you imagine 3 teenage birthdays in December...lol..Oh the stories I could tell.....love Pony

 

[frogalone]

I have some practical gifts for the boys. I wrote Pat a check to get them out of layaway. If I don't get to do a little more shopping, I'll give them each a little cash to blow. Music is nice. That's all

 

[Theresasjourney]

does anyone read the Christmas story with their kids/grandkids?
When our kids were growing up it was tradition to read the Christmas story out of the bible on Christmas eve..helped to keep the season in perspective~~

 

[miggles]

Amen TJ. My parents would read the true Christmas story from the Bible to us on Christmas Eve. It was so wonderful. Sometimes they'd also read The Night Before Christmas. It was all so wonderfully magical as a child.

 

[frogalone]

We used to read it when the boys were little, sing and have pepermint ice cream before they tore into their gifts.

 

[Theresasjourney]

ya know~~we haven't done it for awhile with everyone grown...
WHY? I ask myself~`its still important and still applies..
I think its time to get back to it....even if it is just all adults here on Christmas eve now...

 

[nanajojo]

ya know~~we haven't done it for awhile with everyone grown...
WHY? I ask myself~`its still important and still applies..
I think its time to get back to it....even if it is just all adults here on Christmas eve now...[/QUOTE

I think that sounds great !! I would love to do this on Christmas Eve.
I probably won't see my children that day. I really enjoy Christmas Eve.
it can be such a peaceful night. I always go outside late in the evening and look up to the stars . I can feel the presence of the lord out there on Christmas Eve.
fond memories of Christmas Eve, now that the kids are grown it is not the same , just a bit more peaceful

 

[ConstanceB]

scootermom, I probably most identify with you: "mixed bag" is right!