30 days of Christmas 2021!!!!

[muddy75]

Wait wait wait. Let me see if I've got this right. So you guys have a myth in which a fat man breaks into the houses of children all over the world.

Definitely!!! Aside from religious holiday beliefs, that’s the whole of Christmas spirit!!!

 

[the_peanut_coop]

Definitely!!! Aside from religious holiday beliefs, that’s the whole of Christmas spirit!!!

Excuse me? The christmas spirit is evil goat man kidnaps wicked children in a barrel and takes them somewhere!
#KrampusForever

 

[sourland]

Wait wait wait. Let me see if I've got this right. So you guys have a myth in which a fat man breaks into the houses of children all over the world.

You've never seen him? Sad.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Now you're asking a lot of an old man's memory. Understand that back in the dark ages (1965) I was making a base salary of $4,800/year and bought my 11+ acres and 5 year old ranch home for $21,500. Things have surely changed since then.

Man, that sure sounds like my home, now in 1965 I was 8 years old, Daddy had bought the brick ranch house we lived in 5 years earlier for $12,000. I don't know how much money he made, but we had a decked out Christmas tree and Daddy put colored lights on the outside of the house.
We just thought it was the greatest thing. My Aunt had a small toy store and all the Aunts worked it and got paid in toys. (I think that's why she went out of business)
Those were some great times.
Now I put out the Baby Jesus, (purchased from an old church Kresh) and a Rosemary tree decorated with small ornaments. The wrapped packages and call it a day.
It's kinda sad when I look at it like this.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

Tinsel - lots of tinsel and chains of colored paper rings, and popcorn/cranberry garlands, and colored light bulbs - memories for sure. The smell of coffee and bacon cooking early Christmas morning ----------

All that tinsel... and then the cat eats some of it and walks around with a piece hanging out of her behind that your mom has to pull out.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Oh, I remember well, watching the Christmas specials at night while stringing popcorn and cranberry garland. I still remember the order, 3 popcorns and 1 cranberry and repeat.
I still love it's a Wonderful Life and will watch it at least a few times every Christmas season (as well as A Christmas Story)
I used to cry as a kid for the toys on the island of misfit toys that no one wanted.

 

[tripletfeb]

Pictures

The lights behind twinkle. I'm not usually a fan of blow up decor but I really liked this one

 

[sourland]

Oh, I remember well, watching the Christmas specials at night while stringing popcorn and cranberry garland. I still remember the order, 3 popcorns and 1 cranberry and repeat.

3/1 followed by 5/1 and be careful not to stab yourself with the needle.

 

[muddy75]

Watched the obligatory Wizard of Oz this morning…..hunting this afternoon

 

[muddy75]

Christmas shopping 95% complete