tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post8400603465526449856..comments2024-03-20T08:32:25.794-04:00Comments on Dept. of Nance: Sharing, Caring, Merry, And Joy--No, Not The Four Lost Dwarfs, But Some Key Words For The HolidaysNancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-89414466304780694362013-11-21T18:22:36.702-05:002013-11-21T18:22:36.702-05:00Oh I'm so sad about the tree! We went away for...Oh I'm so sad about the tree! We went away for a week for vacation this summer & when we got back it was dead. We think maybe Mike over-watered it in anticipation of being gone because the soil was still really wet :(The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-29215187147802985632013-11-21T17:39:01.732-05:002013-11-21T17:39:01.732-05:00Bug--The Holidays can be your Independence Days! A...Bug--The Holidays can be your Independence Days! And, as we keep saying, don't make Christmas a less-than-joyful holiday. Be merry! It will be okay. <br /><br />What happened to your lovely little Norway pine/spruce live tree in a pot that you got last year? Didn't it make it?Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-74762468733636793392013-11-19T12:08:06.366-05:002013-11-19T12:08:06.366-05:00Our big negative thing for years has been how much...Our big negative thing for years has been how much time (& WHEN) to spend with our two sides of the family (and I'm pretty sure we've already covered this on your blog, but here I am riled up again!). So much stress every year which I always took on as my very own & mostly ate away (the good thing about being a stress eater at Christmas is that there's always plenty to eat!). Now that both of our mom's are gone that has somewhat abated, but not entirely. I've decided however, that I'm almost 50 dammit & I'm NOT going to agonize over this!<br /><br />About the decor: I don't care. If Mike wants a tree I'll happily decorate it so that he can move the ornaments around (he likes to have a basic framework to work from) & if he doesn't want a tree then I'm ok with that too. The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-70146149162056586122013-11-17T22:06:45.526-05:002013-11-17T22:06:45.526-05:00J@jj--I will pass along your support to St. Patsy....J@jj--I will pass along your support to St. Patsy. Her first reaction will be, "Now, how come you put that on your blog? Just to crab about it some more?" <br /><br />I agree--that email is upsetting to think about. But a great deal of people have some pretty negative memories associated with Christmas. Part of the purpose of these tips is to hopefully alleviate or prevent some from occurring or continuing.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-29220700912666503342013-11-17T11:58:49.122-05:002013-11-17T11:58:49.122-05:00I say, Yay St. Patsy! Stand your ground. If she&...I say, Yay St. Patsy! Stand your ground. If she's anything like the majority of the moms around the world, she did most of the work in the house, and she probably thought, "I want this ONE DAMN THING, and DAMN IT, I'm going to HAVE IT." <br /><br />The email you shared is heartbreaking, though. I think if that were me I would just skip trees altogether. But then, other people come along and want a tree, and you can't deny them, and then the next thing you know, those feelings arise. Blech.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.com