How Long until Christmas?

[LadyLocust]

A quick little Christmastime story: The friend who I spoke of a page or so back was born in 1923. When she was little, it was common to get an orange, some nuts and a peppermint candy. One year evidently her mom almost forgot to fill the stockings and woke in the middle of the night after going to bed and sleeping for a little while. She got up in the middle of the night and went out to fill the stockings. When the kids woke in the morning, they found onions in their stockings. They knew coal was if they were bad but were confused by onions. Her mom hadn't turned on any lights and was mostly asleep still It was a good laugh as adults.

 

[joel]

A quick little Christmastime story: The friend who I spoke of a page or so back was born in 1923. When she was little, it was common to get an orange, some nuts and a peppermint candy. One year evidently her mom almost forgot to fill the stockings and woke in the middle of the night after going to bed and sleeping for a little while. She got up in the middle of the night and went out to fill the stockings. When the kids woke in the morning, they found onions in their stockings. They knew coal was if they were bad but were confused by onions. Her mom hadn't turned on any lights and was mostly asleep still It was a good laugh as adults.

Skip the onions & that what my Father got as a child.
He would buy a case of oranges, apples, bananas & four large bags of unshelled mix nuts the first of December & we got one fruit per day until Christmas. By new years it all be gone. We got hard candy & candy bars in stockings.

 

[LadyLocust]

6 more days

 

[Peanut]

Wanted to share how christmas was when I grew up, a house full of music. I think this is from '92, I'd flown home for the holidays. This song was recorded on an old cassette recorder so you can only hear the pickers close to the mic. There were 8 or 10 pickers in the house at any given time. New pickers would drop by, some would leave. Whoever wanted to pick or sing just joined in... It was like “open mic night” and the house band was the whole house!

Someone wanted to hear Waylon sing “Christmas time’s a comin”. So, its a very bad recording of family and friends just having fun.

 

[LadyLocust]

Wanted to share how christmas was when I grew up, a house full of music. I think this is from '92, I'd flown home for the holidays. This song was recorded on an old cassette recorder so you can only hear the pickers close to the mic. There were 8 or 10 pickers in the house at any given time. New pickers would drop by, some would leave. Whoever wanted to pick or sing just joined in... It was like “open mic night” and the house band was the whole house!

Someone wanted to hear Waylon sing “Christmas time’s a comin”. So, its a very bad recording of family and friends just having fun.

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That's awesome! I didn't grow up in a musical family but have always loved music. When I was maybe 5 years old, we were all at my grandparents for Christmas. My uncle had received an album he wanted. After the gifts were all opened I asked if we could listen to his album. They told me I probably wouldn't like it since it didn't have words. I sat and watched the stereo in awe - I loved it. It was classical music - couldn't tell you who or what piece.

 

[LadyLocust]

@Peanut PS Cello and banjo are my 2 favorite instruments - not necessarily together

 

[Pearl]

It's so great, all the little connections that are made

 

[LadyLocust]

5 days or 4 depending upon how you count. I haven't seen carolers in 20+ years. Growing up, the youth group would climb up on a hay wagon and carol through town - that was kinda special.

 

[LadyLocust]

3 ish

 

[phideaux]

We're still living ,mostly , out of boxes. Its getting better.
I am still so excited about Christmas.
Grands are coming to spend the night.
We will give them their presents and enjoy watching them.

I figure we will be in great shape by spring.
I love this old farmhouse , and got a million ideas for decorating next year for Christmas.



Jim

 

[Pearl]

3 ish
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Yum!

 

[LadyLocust]

2 A tradition in Hubby's side of the family is to make gingerbread houses with the kids. We don't have any little munchkins in the family right now. I'm sure in time that will change. Our pattern (the same one they used when he was a kid) has a door & any left over candy got shoved inside the houses

 

[LadyLocust]

Just 1 Tomorrow of course is Christmas Eve and upon resting our heads will wait no longer, but until then~

 

[LadyLocust]

The wait is over and the beautiful day is upon us. Some begin the celebration this evening and others in the morning. We will light the candles on our tree tonight and those who have children have the excitement of going to bed with "visions of sugared plums" to deal with.

 

[phideaux]

I love today and tomorrow.
I celebrate tonight and tomorrow morning.

I love opening presents, but enjoy giving presents more.

Tomorrow will be our traditional Ribeye , salad , baked potato Christmas meal.

So exciting.

Jim

 

[phideaux]

Thank you to everyone that helped in this thread with awesome posts leading up to today.

Fun, enjoyable times in a time of so much chaos.

We made it another year ... Christmas day.



Jim

 

[LadyLocust]

Merry Christmas to our forum family. May your day be blessed!

 

[Bacpacker]

Merry Christmas everyone

 

[Weedygarden]

I just saw this posted somewhere else, and thought it would be fun to start the next countdown! 363 days until Christmas 2022!

 

[LadyLocust]

I just saw this posted somewhere else, and thought it would be fun to start the next countdown! 363 days until Christmas 2022!

So I don't typically do Christmas baking like many do. I do St. Valentine's Day baking since there is pretty much nothing in February. When the kids were home, I did an advent for St. V's Day. Each morning they had a single little treat in their mailbox. On St. V's Day, they got a bunch of goodies. They loved it. So my next count down will be in Feb.

 

[Aerindel]

It's still another day away here.

Wife was working through the weekend (hospital full of covid patients) so today is our Christmas eve.

 

[Tootsie]

It's still another day away here.

Wife was working through the weekend (hospital full of covid patients) so today is our Christmas eve.

Merry Christmas! many blessings to you both.

 

[LadyLocust]

It's still another day away here.

Wife was working through the weekend (hospital full of covid patients) so today is our Christmas eve.

So according to my uncle, yesterday was your Christmas Adam (because he came before Eve) Merry Christmas A.

 

[Pearl]

I just saw this posted somewhere else, and thought it would be fun to start the next countdown! 363 days until Christmas 2022!

Phideaux has big expectations for Christmas decorations! We are almost obligated to count down for him and his family!! No pressure Jim!

 

[Weedygarden]

It's still another day away here.

Wife was working through the weekend (hospital full of covid patients) so today is our Christmas eve.

Daughter has been on vacation in Mexico and we will do "Christmas" after she gets back, which is Thursday.

 

[Pearl]

Phideaux has big expectations for Christmas decorations! We are almost obligated to count down for him and his family!! No pressure Jim!

LadyLocust, be careful what you just "liked", the count down is on you!

 

[LadyLocust]

LadyLocust, be careful what you just "liked", the count down is on you!

Wassa you say? Me no speaka da Englis.

 

[Weedygarden]

Six months from today, Christmas!

 

[Pearl]

Six months from today, Christmas!

I wish Phideaux would come back!! He said he was going all out on the Christmas decorations this year!! Lady Locust has to do the DAILY COUNTDOWN now!!

 

[LadyLocust]

For @Pearl Even including a nice chilly picture to cool ya off
165 Days