Comments on: Ghosts of Christmas Past

By: Jessie Lou

Jessie Lou — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:07:31 +0000

IR – I got an artificial christmas tree today – such a great deal! And I think/hope just the right size. I hope I will be the kind of grandmother that I had – wacky and would say anything that would crack you up and never cared that you came home drunk.

Qo9 – I just purchased that book as a Christmas gift to someone who used to do a lot of business travel. Your comments make me think I made a good choice. As for George, I’ve got an imagination that won’t quit Might actually make him better than reality.

By: irvineredd

irvineredd — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:12:40 +0000

Yes, Festivus came to be due the circumstances surrounding the attempted purcahse of a doll (a girl one at that) for young George. In the words of Frank Costanza, “As I rained blows upon him, I realized, there had to be another way.”

Hope everyone had a good Christmas. We had a white one up here in VA after the big snow of the weekend before.

JL, I do recall those phone calls, and they were fun. Just wait til I have a child (which ain’t happening soon) and you and Trevor can be Mr. and Mrs. Claus.

By: quail09

quail09 — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:45:56 +0000

JL…..George’s dad created Festivus…Kramer thought it was cool….George hated it…especially the feats of strength and the airing of grievances……………..i went to see “Up in the Air” yesterday…good Clooney movie…has good themes throughout…commitment, human contact, importance of family, compassion, etc…..and, if you’ve done ANY business travel, you’ll relate to a lot of the scenes…. has one really good nude scene too…sorry, not of Clooney

By: Jessie Lou

Jessie Lou — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:10:35 +0000

Harmony – Santa surely did read his letters on TV – live from his sleigh in Mobile, Alabama. We could not wait to watch him every afternoon and I am quite sure I wrote to him because I had a love for letter writing at quite an early age.

I had a web address for where you could send your child a video for Santa complete with him calling your child by name. I saw a video of Santa speaking to a child and it was great – especially since the kid was naughty and only due to receive coal. If IR was under the age of 12 I would have sent him one of these. I used to have him pretent to be Santa and call his cousins to talk to them about their behavior – it was alot of fun.

MD – Didn’t Kramer celebrate Festivus?

On a separate commerical note – I went to see “It’s Complicated” today and I highly recommend it – I laughed the entire time.

By: Harmony

Harmony — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:04:02 +0000

Smilyj ~ What a great memory to have! I would have without a doubt believed in the magic that is Santa had something like that occurred in our household. A great reminder that we are in control of the fond memories our children will have.

JL ~ Santa would read letters on tv? That must have been very exciting! Austin, recently received a letter from Santa..MADE HIS DAY! He had asked Santa for some gas for his motorcycle. Santa was good to not forget..and left him a can on the porch.

MD ~ We did Festivus all year long..well at least the airing of grievances part..LOL! Great article..thanks for sharing.

By: Madd Dawg

Madd Dawg — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:45:41 +0000

Check out this article on the celebration of Festivus.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/12/23/festivus.holiday/index.html

By: Jessie Lou

Jessie Lou — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:00:54 +0000

SmilyJ – Just think how much your dad must have loved you to make that treehouse happen the way he did. That was my thought when I read that anyway.

All the presents are opened, the lunch is eaten and cleaned up, husband is on the way to his hunting camp and it is now time for me to settle in for a long winter’s nap. Hope you are all having a great Christmas Day!

By: Smilyj

Smilyj — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:49:24 +0000

I think some of my earliest gifts revolved around how much of a challenge it was for my dad to get them there the morning of christmas and still make it seem as though Santa brought it. TB surely remembers my tree house. I never could figure out how an entire tree house could show up over night in my back yard unless Santa WAS real and he WAS magic. It was years before my Dad told me how he did it. Quite remarkable, and probably convinced me Santa was real for a longer period than the other kids believed in him.

By: Jessie Lou

Jessie Lou — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:48:52 +0000

Merry Christmas from South MS to all in the TB Universe! It will be a quiet one with IR staying at home. I just wish the ham I’d sent to my boy had made it! Better luck next time. I know what my husband has waiting for me under the tree and I can hardly wait! A new camera will keep me busy for days to come. And hopefully some good books are there as well – we shall see what my youngun has shipped to me!

We also made our lists from the Sears Wish Book! My favorites over the years were the Figure 8 Race Track, Zebco 33 Fishing Rod and my 3 speed bike. Once we no longer believed in Santa my parents would wrap all the gifts and put numbers/codes on the boxes. We didn’t know whose was whose until Christmas morning when Dad would post a list. It was fun trying to break the code which I only mastered once. Ya’ll are all probably too young to remember Santa coming on TV on Channel 5 every afternoon at 5pm to read his letters while he sat in his sleigh. Very funny now that I think back on not being able to miss that!

By: Harmony

Harmony — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:20:11 +0000

Merry Christmas to you and yours, TB! I never heard of the ‘Cajun Night Before Christmas’ before..it’s quite the tale! Thanks for sharing it.

I am currently (only) in my 10th year of Christmas, but I have seen the eagerness behind Austin’s needing to share his Christmas morning treasures with friends and family. It’s amazing, the things, that can bring us together..the joy to be had. Although, sometimes I do wonder when traditions will take lead and the flow of Christmas will just flow.