tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393382965737174819.post7343836912546858581..comments2023-09-21T10:36:51.233-04:00Comments on Remember... a family history blog: Holiday TraditionsBetsy Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485990713613274522noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393382965737174819.post-21206822423802370332011-11-06T19:56:42.325-05:002011-11-06T19:56:42.325-05:00I will, Janet!I will, Janet!Betsy Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485990713613274522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393382965737174819.post-61405841020347862992011-11-06T19:42:12.897-05:002011-11-06T19:42:12.897-05:00Betsy, aloha. Love this story and the tradition. ...Betsy, aloha. Love this story and the tradition. Since I love the smell of gingerbread, I can well imagine how delicious your home must smell.<br /><br />Though I have never made a gingerbread house, I have definitely eaten my share of gingerbread. In fact, I must make sure I consume some this week.<br /><br />Do post a picture of one of the houses you make this year so we can enjoy it.<br /><br />What a delightful surprise that must have been to open the door and see the cookies. Now that's my kind of surprise. Aloha. JanetJanet Callawayhttp://www.janetcallaway.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393382965737174819.post-45480206340457557482011-11-04T06:54:01.688-04:002011-11-04T06:54:01.688-04:00What a beautiful gesture Betsy - your offer and th...What a beautiful gesture Betsy - your offer and the cookies on the doorstep (I love this!!). I'll let you know for sure ... I'll test to see if I'm up for it! ;)<br /><br />Thank you my friend!Elena Patricehttp://www.websitesgiveback.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393382965737174819.post-85838949817623696842011-11-04T04:03:41.619-04:002011-11-04T04:03:41.619-04:00Thanks Elena!
If you want the recipe and template ...Thanks Elena!<br />If you want the recipe and template for the house I'll send it. They are really easy to make. Just let me know.<br />And one of my other favorite things is receiving cookies around the holidays. Two years ago we found a box of10 dozen cookies on our doorstep (one dozen for each person in the family. My oldest had moved away). What a perfect surprise it was! I love homemade gifts.Betsy Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485990713613274522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393382965737174819.post-64654432118969875062011-11-03T22:34:15.812-04:002011-11-03T22:34:15.812-04:00Oh Betsy, I love this post!!! I can smell your tre...Oh Betsy, I love this post!!! I can smell your treasures through the wires!! :) What a neat, neat tradition for your children and family! It brings a smile to my face just thinking about it!<br /><br />We have the tradition of decorating for Christmas the weekend of Thanksgiving, which we love. We also have the tradition of baking countless numbers of a variety of Christmas cookies and delivering around the neighborhood. It takes several days to do and it quite a yummy task for sure! Eve is now at a point where she's such a help and get very involved. Plus, our neighbors say they look forward to this day all year! :) <br /><br />I'm fascinated with gingerbread houses and have such an envy of those who make them well! I do a mean gingerbread cookie and that's the extent of it.<br /><br />Such a wonderful post Betsy - now you have me totally in the holiday spirit! YAY! Thank you!!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />ElenaElena Patricehttp://www.websitesgiveback.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393382965737174819.post-83006359027632493242011-11-02T17:03:14.089-04:002011-11-02T17:03:14.089-04:00I hear that the older you get the more appealing f...I hear that the older you get the more appealing fruitcake gets!Betsy Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485990713613274522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393382965737174819.post-63317552582976195432011-11-02T16:57:10.018-04:002011-11-02T16:57:10.018-04:00Gingerbread house trumps Fruitcake hands down....j...Gingerbread house trumps Fruitcake hands down....just sayin'......<br /><br />Sounds yummy.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393382965737174819.post-56317520912102780202011-11-02T12:30:06.288-04:002011-11-02T12:30:06.288-04:00Hi Tammy,
I'll have to take a look at that mov...Hi Tammy,<br />I'll have to take a look at that movie! And the candy canes on the tree...that's what would happen at my house!! And I'm going to add that I love your tradition of the hand written letters/notes inside of your cards. There's nothing better! It's wonderful that you take the time to do that!Betsy Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485990713613274522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393382965737174819.post-12164934111410334692011-11-02T12:16:35.969-04:002011-11-02T12:16:35.969-04:00What a wonderful tradition! I've never made a ...What a wonderful tradition! I've never made a gingerbread house, but I love that it is something that you can involve the whole family, even if that does lead to missing structural elements!<br /><br />My family has very standard Thanksgiving/ Christmas fare. I remember one holiday when I was little when we had candy canes decorating the tree, which was very bare by the time Christmas came around! <br /><br />Most of what makes the holiday season special for me now are the traditions I have created for myself. I spend the month of November writing letters inside each holiday card I send, and I drop the whole lot in the mail the day after Thanksgiving (after returning from Black Friday shopping with my mom and sister). I also love that a friend and I get together each year and watch "Love Actually".Tammyhttp://www.grownupnowwhat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393382965737174819.post-54866473928696154892011-11-02T07:44:51.163-04:002011-11-02T07:44:51.163-04:00We do a live tree LOL but we don't do Tree Day...We do a live tree LOL but we don't do Tree Day until close to Christmas, on or around the 18th, OR when both the kids are home. I may bring up the decorations and decorate the house before then. Like December 1st ;-)Lori Gosselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438402657014025086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393382965737174819.post-64135824623507487112011-11-02T07:09:32.128-04:002011-11-02T07:09:32.128-04:00I'm wondering how early in the season you star...I'm wondering how early in the season you start? Because if you use a live tree it could get old before Christmas! LOL! Every year it seems to creep up sooner. I love the holidays. My kids love decorating, too. They do most of it. Your husband's a great guy doing that for you!! Such a simple tradition, and I love it!Betsy Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485990713613274522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393382965737174819.post-48480852914335343332011-11-02T06:57:37.096-04:002011-11-02T06:57:37.096-04:00Hi Betsy,
I've never made a gingerbread house!...Hi Betsy,<br />I've never made a gingerbread house! I love how you did it with your kids while they were small and how it's become a Christmas tradition they will carry on.<br />Maybe that's something to look forward to later, when I'm a grandmother! :o<br />We have a tradition we call "Tree Day" - the official kick-off of our Christmas holiday. To prepare for it, I purchase exotic cheese, smoked oysters, olives, pates and crackers, Port and cranberry juice and sprite. (well, now more Port than pop and juice!) We take our time decorating the tree while enjoying our hors d'oeurves. This tradition started on our first Christmas when I was napping while my husband finished building the wooden manger for the ceramic pieces my Mom had made for us. When I awoke, there was a TV tray in front of me filled with snacks and cranberry juice and pop in pewter wine glasses. (I was expecting our first child). We have carried on the tradition to today and even now will schedule "Tree Day" as soon as we know when the kids will arrive home for Christmas.<br />Thanks for getting me thinking about this now! My daughter emailed yesterday to say she'd choosing her dates and booking her flight! And it begins!<br />LoriLori Gosselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438402657014025086noreply@blogger.com