tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post2920465602182659382..comments2023-10-28T03:30:03.461-07:00Comments on DeGraff's blah, blah, blahg: TRADITIONS...old and newalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18240971107479268897noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-34430052363336473492007-12-19T10:51:00.000-08:002007-12-19T10:51:00.000-08:00Can you believe less than 3 months left! YIKES!Can you believe less than 3 months left! YIKES!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370717057773169008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-70094494913831331232007-12-14T10:06:00.000-08:002007-12-14T10:06:00.000-08:00Our tradition was setting the smoke detector off w...Our tradition was setting the smoke detector off while we were trying to light a fire. I swear, it happened every year. Oh memories...Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11117841031468817333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-35798262102916685892007-12-13T19:26:00.000-08:002007-12-13T19:26:00.000-08:00I am a big fan of tradition. I love the ones I gr...I am a big fan of tradition. I love the ones I grew up with and I love the news ones we have created.heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338360674118323623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-20522363875696280882007-12-13T06:37:00.000-08:002007-12-13T06:37:00.000-08:00What a treat to think that our daughter would actu...What a treat to think that our daughter would actually remember all the corney things we would do as a family. I think "the older you get---the better it was". We are definitely going to mention her remembering in our other traditional Thank You letter we prepare for each of the kids that recaps their year and how grateful we are for them and their progress.Jay and Gwen Sessionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00887443096370823586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-6741635797170343562007-12-12T09:04:00.000-08:002007-12-12T09:04:00.000-08:00The Christmas picture of you looks a lot like Jack...The Christmas picture of you looks a lot like Jack!<BR/>I love Kelly's tradition a lot. Thanks for sharing.The Steenhoek Clanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393328123400100294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-31193837719110885982007-12-11T21:54:00.000-08:002007-12-11T21:54:00.000-08:00We always get new pj's Christmas Eve also!! I love...We always get new pj's Christmas Eve also!! I love it--my mom still does it now!! <BR/><BR/>Our family always had a Christmas "date night". We'd all go out to dinner, and then split up and shop for eachother. I learned as a teenager never again would I go shopping with my dad...one lady said what a cute "couple" we were. <BR/><BR/>I have been scarred ever since.sheenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962259537841588617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-16055359009191701062007-12-11T20:41:00.000-08:002007-12-11T20:41:00.000-08:00ali so i guess i should have kept your christmas c...ali so i guess i should have kept your christmas card envelope a little longer and got your address off of it...that would have been easy. but i did not. love your card so cute. your belly looks so good on you!<BR/>so can i have your address?<BR/>email me altomics@msn.com<BR/>and will you tell me what camera you have and if you like it...i am shopping around for one.<BR/>thanks. love you!meridethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09658926168668227762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-40818131024620851502007-12-10T18:07:00.000-08:002007-12-10T18:07:00.000-08:00I love your new traditions! Some of those sound re...I love your new traditions! Some of those sound really fun!Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743133313941055869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-38310516102019130242007-12-10T09:03:00.000-08:002007-12-10T09:03:00.000-08:00You make me laugh Ali! I can always hear your voic...You make me laugh Ali! I can always hear your voice as I read your blogs!!!<BR/><BR/>Every year my mom tries to come up with some kind of code as far as our gifts go. Mine are all in red wrapping paper, one brother is green ect... she doesn't put any tags on so that we don't know whos is who. Last year my gifts had my brothers name on them. I'm not sure why she still does this because it has NEVER worked out right and none of us live at home any more. We always open up each others gift and say whos is this mom? It's so funny!Oler Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15599187602227069114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-2747201115314712312007-12-09T23:04:00.000-08:002007-12-09T23:04:00.000-08:00I love the picture of you with the snowman. That ...I love the picture of you with the snowman. That Tree with the suckers, My mother had one of those. That is awesome. Totally brought back memories!! Christmas is the best time of year!!!!! Thanks for those traditions!Roney Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069463372050369098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-50849957717935986362007-12-09T20:07:00.000-08:002007-12-09T20:07:00.000-08:00Those are some good ideas...Thanks!Those are some good ideas...Thanks!Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173994828177633415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-70671139411291491302007-12-08T20:02:00.000-08:002007-12-08T20:02:00.000-08:00I really loved reading about your old traditions a...I really loved reading about your old traditions and the new traditions you'd like to put into play. As kids, my sisters and I would get junk food in our stockings too - squirt cheese, fruit roll ups, chicken n a biscuit crackers - all our favorites that never stood a chance in the cupboards. Too fun!<BR/><BR/>Our family tradition each Christmas morning was to wake up at 3:30 or 4 - my parents made us all camp out until at least 5 though - so we'd all four sisters sit in the bedroom and talk about how excited we were, shiver from being early morning and excited, and just chat about what we thought we might be getting or whether or not Santa even came! The question would always come up about "Were we good this year?" and we'd all just talk about the good things we did and then move onto where Santa might be delivering presents "right now".<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas!melissa ellen parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630579178457181537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-72480318204860387242007-12-08T18:45:00.000-08:002007-12-08T18:45:00.000-08:00The only family tradition I can think of right off...The only family tradition I can think of right off the top of my head is Christmas morning tears. I swear, every year there was a "magical" display of drama and tears. Awesome.<BR/><BR/>p.s. I loved the "Dad shopping at discount stores." I'm sure Adrienne has told you but that's like the bane of our existence -- my rich mother only shops discount and it drives us crazy! Every time we go to her house, the cupboards are PACKED with unheard-of cereals, expired and OVERSIZED canned goods, nasty crackers, etc. Oh parents. Aren't they the greatest?Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536250604021013927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-75470438762363142642007-12-08T08:36:00.000-08:002007-12-08T08:36:00.000-08:00Ok, I've got one for you. When we were little my ...Ok, I've got one for you. When we were little my mom and dad wanted us to sleep on the floor in their room Christmas Eve. We were all excited got our sleeping bags, pillows, and I even took my alarm clock. We slept on mom and dad's floor woke up and had Christmas. That year my little brothers got bunk beds for Christmas and so that's the reason why we slept on the floor in their room. Well, we didn't know that or understand that and we ended up sleeping on my mom and dad's floor every year after that. I'm guessing that my 23 year old brother still does it!! hehehehe. Funny, weird and was a tradition for my family.Lindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399009264834076604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-53028497805950248772007-12-07T21:31:00.000-08:002007-12-07T21:31:00.000-08:00Ali I love being the FIRST to comment! I LOVE tr...Ali I love being the FIRST to comment! I LOVE traditions old and new. It's amazing how the years fly by. Pretty soon you've done the family tradions for 30+ years. You don't even know where the time has gone or that your children are grown. ENJOY every minute Luv and Hugs!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com