tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post7565082467951896177..comments2023-06-30T10:06:35.849-04:00Comments on Ow, my angst: Christmases Pastkarensomethingorotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-2467949269223640762011-12-21T20:42:39.522-05:002011-12-21T20:42:39.522-05:00Lisa, that's hilarious about the drunken party...Lisa, that's hilarious about the drunken party, and very interesting about the tree. Did a lot more people have real trees then or was it the same as now? I know we had a real tree for YEARS. I do miss a real tree, but don't miss circling around the tree lot. <br /><br />Yeah, maybe it was the mold..or you're right: maybe pregnancy changed things...or maybe you just outgrew it?karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-8765198567048017662011-12-21T20:40:50.288-05:002011-12-21T20:40:50.288-05:00maybe it is a porn house, Misty, because there are...maybe it is a porn house, Misty, because there are NO KIDS THERE to spoil the fun ;)karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-50669628489971129192011-12-21T17:10:59.630-05:002011-12-21T17:10:59.630-05:00The Christmas secret I never knew until I was all ...The Christmas secret I never knew until I was all grown up - my parents' annual Christmas "party" with the neighbors was really a get drunk and put Lisa's toys together and stash them in their basement. I wish I had thought of it. <br /><br />I grew up allergic to pine trees too. I couldn't go into a house with a live Christmas tree for more than a few minutes. My dad and grandma were the same way. However as an adult, it didn't show up on my allergy tests. Either pregnancy changed me or it was the mold growing on the tree.Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-22640678461670724642011-12-21T15:09:49.881-05:002011-12-21T15:09:49.881-05:00Hold up . . . is that one doll lying on the bed in...Hold up . . . is that one doll lying on the bed in a sexy come hither pose? Wait, is this some sort of porn house? Now I think I'm offended! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-676490875179975282011-12-21T09:35:17.466-05:002011-12-21T09:35:17.466-05:00yeah anonymous: it was half-assed religion at bes...yeah anonymous: it was half-assed religion at best.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-78465176694171146422011-12-21T09:23:11.467-05:002011-12-21T09:23:11.467-05:00But Curtise, this is interesting: I had a GREAT B...But Curtise, this is interesting: I had a GREAT BIG CARDBOARD doll house, and you made your own fabulous doll houses ...out of CARDBOARD. Hrm...clearly we can see who is more clever: YOU. <br /><br />I bet they looked great! I wish I'd saved that house though.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you! Hope you have a wonderful day.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-83027510837434457012011-12-21T08:42:03.322-05:002011-12-21T08:42:03.322-05:00so your family were 'creasters'. chistmas ...so your family were 'creasters'. chistmas and easter catholics. that house would have blown my socks off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-11264132863002937802011-12-20T15:14:39.358-05:002011-12-20T15:14:39.358-05:00Wow, I would have KILLED for that amazing Sindy ho...Wow, I would have KILLED for that amazing Sindy house! I was reduced to making my own "rooms" as demonstrated on Blue Peter (iconic UK kids' TV show) out of cardboard boxes and assorted household crap... Yes, I think I may have had a deprived childhood. Oh well!<br />I guess everyone thinks their family Christmas is the norm when they're a kid - it isn't till you look back as an adult that you think there may have been some odd behaviour along the way!<br />Great photos. Great post. Have a great Christmas! xxxxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-42458007487686773582011-12-20T13:33:42.969-05:002011-12-20T13:33:42.969-05:00Sherilin, I LOL'ed over the image of you sleep...Sherilin, I LOL'ed over the image of you sleeping with your roller skates on. Jack was so excited about his new winter boots this year that he tried to sleep with them on one night, and pretty much discovered what you found out.<br /><br />Oh, I have been thinking of your Christmas story every since you told it--the one in which your parents WERE HARDCORE and returned the presents! That was a GREAT story!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-20526339428979371472011-12-20T13:32:25.656-05:002011-12-20T13:32:25.656-05:00oo dbs--were you one of those good religious folk ...oo dbs--were you one of those good religious folk but only on Christmas and Easter types, too???karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-47652932466292116022011-12-20T13:31:51.063-05:002011-12-20T13:31:51.063-05:00ah those whisky soaked memories of childhood, eh D...ah those whisky soaked memories of childhood, eh Dr.C? Yeah, but I'm curious: if you didn't touch the tree, were you still allergic? What if you walk through a pine forest? What if someone cleans your home with PINESOL?? So many questions have I!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-26018152372565377662011-12-20T09:55:04.857-05:002011-12-20T09:55:04.857-05:00whenever my daughter hears me laugh at something &...whenever my daughter hears me laugh at something & gives the standard question of "what's so funny?" i can't tell her the real thing, so i usually tell her it's something that's inappropriate that i shouldn't be laughing about and i certainly can't tell her. though, she usually reads it herself, but thankfully doesn't yet understand why it's funny.<br />my family never drank so i don't have those lovely drunken parent memories.<br />i do remember sleeping with my new stuff though. one year i slept in my new pink moon boots that hadn't been worn outside yet. and another year i slept in my rollerskates. that didn't work out well because it's difficult to thrash around in bed with 14 lbs of equipment strapped to each foot.SherilinRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10667321154367669653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-3083378349396290342011-12-20T00:44:03.664-05:002011-12-20T00:44:03.664-05:00Pseudo-Catholics unite!Pseudo-Catholics unite!DB Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484034493143850659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-44286676501233165212011-12-19T20:55:26.806-05:002011-12-19T20:55:26.806-05:00I could never enjoy a real tree cuz I'm allerg...I could never enjoy a real tree cuz I'm allergic. Regardless, my mom would get one and make me decorate it, and my arms and face would swell up, and she would yell at me and keep drinking heavily. Dammit -- why did you force me to take a trip down memory lane?!Dr. Cynicismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15685005782516868520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-79398744575093316842011-12-19T14:57:28.951-05:002011-12-19T14:57:28.951-05:00Damn it Steph, why didn't I take better care o...Damn it Steph, why didn't I take better care of things??? I mean, come on--that thing would be AWESOME if by some miracle I still had it and it was in good shape.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you too! Thanks!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-25947441290676587852011-12-19T14:56:24.781-05:002011-12-19T14:56:24.781-05:00Grace did you know I totally GUFFAWED at HOSE BEAS...Grace did you know I totally GUFFAWED at HOSE BEAST??? Then my daughter said; "what?" as in, "what's so funny," and I had no clue how to explain myself, so I gave the standard adult reply; "oh nothing!"<br /><br />Hilarious. I'm pretty sure that if I had a coffee table, the doors would fall off mine too. My kids are, shall we say, "hard" on things.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-78720849135748719862011-12-19T14:55:04.882-05:002011-12-19T14:55:04.882-05:00waaaaait a minute, Laoch: are you saying that as ...waaaaait a minute, Laoch: are you saying that as though you do not? Because then I'll have to add a sad frowny face:<br />:( <br /><br />Hope you and the kitties have a nice Christmas!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-89087588821607847502011-12-19T14:54:03.653-05:002011-12-19T14:54:03.653-05:00Fred, why does "whisky by the gallon" so...Fred, why does "whisky by the gallon" sound SO FREAKING AWESOME?!?<br /><br />Pant, pant, pant...<br /><br />no, I was losing myself there for a moment. Sounds like you'd have some fun stories to tell!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-53845638864879416922011-12-19T14:52:53.576-05:002011-12-19T14:52:53.576-05:00yeah Lizbeth--when did the term "designated d...yeah Lizbeth--when did the term "designated driver" even come to be??? <br /><br />Those were the days!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-86124349270679153732011-12-19T14:52:14.901-05:002011-12-19T14:52:14.901-05:00Christina, maybe the Sindy house wasn't EVERYW...Christina, maybe the Sindy house wasn't EVERYWHERE, and maybe Sindy wasn't a fad where you lived. The Barbie plane is DEFINITELY good enough!<br /><br />Thanks Christina, and Merry Christmas to you as well. I'm sure you'll have a great day, because that's just the kind of person you are!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-80350580364009672532011-12-19T14:50:57.733-05:002011-12-19T14:50:57.733-05:00yeah Nerdo, happiness and sadness are like the pea...yeah Nerdo, happiness and sadness are like the peanut butter and jam of life.<br /><br />Deep, no?<br /><br />p.s. you're still cute :)karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-8248050817903362672011-12-19T14:50:26.451-05:002011-12-19T14:50:26.451-05:00Sarah, you summed it up with "drunk adults!&q...Sarah, you summed it up with "drunk adults!" Ha! Wait...will that be me? Perhaps, but hopefully minus the yelling. <br /><br />I'm glad you shared my spiral staircase love. <br /><br />Happy Christmas to you!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-60295731372144960872011-12-19T10:19:28.051-05:002011-12-19T10:19:28.051-05:00The pic of baby Beam..brougth tears to my eyes...
...The pic of baby Beam..brougth tears to my eyes...<br />And YES, Karen! Your Sindy house!! Everytime I would go over to your house...I would stare at it and just plain want one for myself!! I never made note of teh tiny flaws...it was pure magic in my eyes...and your Holiday Barbie collection!! <br />Hope you have a very Merry Christmas!Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-91760370177042208152011-12-19T10:04:08.478-05:002011-12-19T10:04:08.478-05:00I love that sexy pose Sindy is striking on the bed...I love that sexy pose Sindy is striking on the bed on the 2nd floor. Makes Barbie look like a hose beast.<br /><br />My mom used to have the exact same coffee table as your grandmother. She finally got rid of it in 2001. After the doors completely fell off.Gracehttp://thatsrightisaiditdotmom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-54808258749917912642011-12-18T23:46:36.734-05:002011-12-18T23:46:36.734-05:00It is nice that you have good childhood Christmas ...It is nice that you have good childhood Christmas memories.Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506141014376919585noreply@blogger.com