tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post8128950121656154946..comments2024-03-28T21:24:39.901-05:00Comments on A Sentimental Quilter: It's Coming on Christmas . . . .Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-55595714062630603922014-12-21T08:47:59.313-06:002014-12-21T08:47:59.313-06:00Yes! This is what I have done this year, i did le...Yes! This is what I have done this year, i did less and I am enjoying the season! Those are great words of advice and yes we need to bring back the old fashioned christmas! Merry Christmas!Huckleberry stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00472827817097030338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-18796275708219975532014-12-17T07:42:06.829-06:002014-12-17T07:42:06.829-06:00Words of wisdom. I needed that. Thanks for writing...Words of wisdom. I needed that. Thanks for writing it.<br /><br />Merry Christmas!The Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14050236559115411488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-55431499662731856522014-12-16T17:28:26.126-06:002014-12-16T17:28:26.126-06:00It's snowing now in the Twin Cities. Hope we ...It's snowing now in the Twin Cities. Hope we can send some your way next! Merry Christmas.Jean Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495393121221507501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-48275650641749784672014-12-16T12:13:04.137-06:002014-12-16T12:13:04.137-06:00Christmas is often a stressful time for families o...Christmas is often a stressful time for families of divorce. I counsel other stepmoms who are often dealing with their husbands' exes not abiding to the custody agreement or wanting to change things entirely, upsetting the plans to see the kids and extended family. For us, we're both dealing with unemployment and mounting bills - all of our belongings are in storage and we're staying with relatives for the foreseeable future. We have no decorations, not even our stockings. We've agreed not to give each other gifts but still have to manage something for the kids, whose friends generally get over-the-top Christmases while we're trying to do what we can on very little money. Every day is about trying to be grateful for the little things but it is a struggle when no end is in sight, and being asked to give more everywhere we go is really challenging. Even the local mission generally turns volunteers away at this time of year because they have too many (they want them when it's NOT Christmas). So maybe it will be easier to understand why people might feel stressed - not seeing their children or having a home of their own or worrying about having work or money in the new year - and realizing how Christmas and the constant pressure to do and be and give can add to it.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581476970515697880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-92049577628109727402014-12-15T14:12:35.792-06:002014-12-15T14:12:35.792-06:00I am so glad I read your blog today. Christmas ha...I am so glad I read your blog today. Christmas has been a nightmare for me with serious family issues and now that we are raising our three grandsons, 8, 5 and 9 months, I needed to change my attitude and your blog helped me do just that. Thank you. LVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-4649665417113022812014-12-15T05:41:04.281-06:002014-12-15T05:41:04.281-06:00All I can say to this post is a big AMEN. Well wr...All I can say to this post is a big AMEN. Well written!<br /><br />I, too, miss my mom. She is late third stage Alzheimer's and hasn't recognized me in over years. I still try to recreate a wonderful Christmas for my family following her lead.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you. Thank you for such a wonderful blog to read.Mary @ Neat and Tidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160435782347545564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-16877807841636876052014-12-15T05:07:40.763-06:002014-12-15T05:07:40.763-06:00Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas...Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and Happy New year. Sounds like your planning just that. Your words are so true and talked to my heart. I too, miss my mom dearly this time of year but cherish my special memories with her. I hope for snow too, just makes it that much more magical:) I love your star and tree blocks Kathy and thank you for a beautiful post:))Jennifer Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17022594248236994074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-65557047048819268102014-12-14T17:38:44.598-06:002014-12-14T17:38:44.598-06:00I think Christmas all year so I start making "...I think Christmas all year so I start making "simple" gifts for people as early as sumer. I also shop when we travel or go to vintage stores and find neat things for some of the people on my list. No antique or vintage items for my adult kids though. I love decorating my home and my husband appreciates my efforts. So I am with you. I love the season and don't feel stressed - <br />maybe because of my attitude and planning.<br />Hope your Christmas is Merry.<br /><br />Charlotte<br />Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683887584650576564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-78977041544725132322014-12-14T13:35:45.818-06:002014-12-14T13:35:45.818-06:00LOL - there will be no new puppy. That was just w...LOL - there will be no new puppy. That was just wishful, wistful thinking. I already have a special pup near and dear to me. Kathleen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-22374560988106883892014-12-14T12:17:50.522-06:002014-12-14T12:17:50.522-06:00I absolutely loved your post. I have to tell my my...I absolutely loved your post. I have to tell my myself not to stress and remember what is important. The fact that my husband is doing so well with his colon cancer and my boys and their family are well is more than I could possibly want. Gifts are minimal and decorating makes me happy. Making favorite cookies, fudge, and desserts bring me great joy. I lost my father close to Christmas and that brings a saddess over me during this time. My mother has also passed, but they always made Christmas very special for me and my brothers. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and, of course, your new puppy.<br /><br />Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241378199473689573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-37666127225973735952014-12-14T12:11:47.441-06:002014-12-14T12:11:47.441-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241378199473689573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-70648173230754582582014-12-14T11:38:47.229-06:002014-12-14T11:38:47.229-06:00Very wise words Kathleen I too can relate to every...Very wise words Kathleen I too can relate to everything you said. There is nothing I enjoy more than driving right past the mall in the days leading up to Christmas. I hate big box stores and all the long line-ups. No wonder people are stressed hauling huge buggies full of stuff that will probably end up stored in the basement anyway. I really don't need more :"stuff:" just as long as I have my family, my health, my quilting and small stash I am happy.Have a wonderful holiday season with your family Kathleen. I look forward to reading many more interesting blogs in the coming year.Liz https://www.blogger.com/profile/04851229243378783773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-60723527481125363142014-12-14T09:32:23.026-06:002014-12-14T09:32:23.026-06:00And a very Merry Christmas to you and yours as wel...And a very Merry Christmas to you and yours as well! About 6 years ago I stopped doing less and enjoying more during Christmas... and I wish I had decided to take that pace sooner! Now, I decorate our home with a few hand made pieces, some Christmas looking quilts and a tree (if time allows).... yes, I bake cookies and a nice hot meals for Christmas Eve and Day for us...but there are the many days in December when we visit friends near and far and enjoy meals with them that they have prepared. :-) That, to me, is what Christmas is about.... TIME with those you LOVE to warm the heart... and good food to warm the belly! :-)<br />Of course... I do still dream of a puppy! ;-)moosecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309739222008330155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-12419518575917961992014-12-14T08:53:28.472-06:002014-12-14T08:53:28.472-06:00I love Christmas too, although I used to get much ...I love Christmas too, although I used to get much more stressed out when our kids were home and I was working full time. At age 71, I still love to decorate and don't understand people who don't decorate at all. Our tree is small, but I have lots of quilts that I put out and some real tiny trees in different rooms. This year we live near one of our sons and that will be extra special for me.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-31182835368513390922014-12-14T08:12:03.874-06:002014-12-14T08:12:03.874-06:00What a great post today. I love Christmas as well...What a great post today. I love Christmas as well. I miss my Dad who LOVED it. I love to sew gifts, baking and our wonderful Christmas dinner. The most important thing is family. Remember you can only do so much. Do what is most important and relax..<br /><br />ChristineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-13347131606532805392014-12-14T06:42:49.990-06:002014-12-14T06:42:49.990-06:00Loved reading your post Kathy and I can relate to ...Loved reading your post Kathy and I can relate to everything you said! I hope you have a wonderful Holiday, get the puppy your dreaming about and just a little snow!! Hugs, Karenquiltgranniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14425436840687223724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-3208884779935536832014-12-13T19:11:37.574-06:002014-12-13T19:11:37.574-06:00Kathy, What a beautiful blog post!!!! I love Ch...Kathy, What a beautiful blog post!!!! I love Christmas and still get as excited about it as when I was a kid....and that was a long time ago. : ) The quote is perhaps the best one to define what Christmas is all about. Thank you! Hugs!!!!Ann in PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069487088270019142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-10206647707381036902014-12-13T16:56:56.870-06:002014-12-13T16:56:56.870-06:00Merry Christmas back to you! Your red placemats ar...Merry Christmas back to you! Your red placemats are just lovely. Nice to see we have the same happy smiling snowman dishes. <br />Launa in CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-20782183798125885522014-12-13T16:40:19.849-06:002014-12-13T16:40:19.849-06:00Merry Christmas from a fellow stress-buster! My de...Merry Christmas from a fellow stress-buster! My decorations are very humble, but my (70 year old) older sister took me to the Nutcracker matinee today and we both loved it! Time with our loved ones is so precious.Vic in NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552281371631960555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-72578131650086474502014-12-13T15:59:45.873-06:002014-12-13T15:59:45.873-06:00Merry Christmas, Kathleen! It sounds like you'...Merry Christmas, Kathleen! It sounds like you've discovered the true joy of Christmas. I'm a big kid at Christmas and cannot tolerate Scrooges. My boss/principal took my school clock off the wall in the Media Center last week for repairs. When he brought it back in the afternoon I had covered the big hole in the wall with a Christmas wreath. You should have seen his face! The kids all laughed when He said, "Mrs. Wright, do you want to tell the time or decorate?" I said, " You should know better than leave me a blank space to decorate and why can't I have both?!" I did get both! <br />You can have any snow that was planned for SE Iowa, as far as I'm concerned. :) The Civil War Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12336857233259680225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-80530030860567502002014-12-13T15:14:21.158-06:002014-12-13T15:14:21.158-06:00Such words of wisdom!!! Well written. I feel sad w...Such words of wisdom!!! Well written. I feel sad when I see people stressed out anytime of the year, but you are right Christmas should be about what is REALLY important, why do people spend so much then spend the next year paying off their credit cards? What's with that? Champagne life style on a beer budget!<br />Wishing you as much snow as Santa can fit in his sleigh! Of Course I can ask for snow too but by the time Santa gets to us in New Zealand it has melted! :-) Leeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616599642690765779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-37586210405965830612014-12-13T14:28:08.452-06:002014-12-13T14:28:08.452-06:00Thanks for your post. I am one of "those&quo...Thanks for your post. I am one of "those" this year. I don't even want to put up a tree. I always deck my house to the gills. I just want it to be June. I will try to put your advice to work for me. At least today I finished doing the things I wanted to do in Oct/Nov. Now maybe I can get into Dec.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453204755957030500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-15235571994535728622014-12-13T14:25:11.920-06:002014-12-13T14:25:11.920-06:00I love your blog. Merry Christmas!I love your blog. Merry Christmas!Tdsvintagelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15519932376811044264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-82614386770507110942014-12-13T14:24:36.047-06:002014-12-13T14:24:36.047-06:00MERRY CHRISTMAS!
msstitcher1214@gmail.comMERRY CHRISTMAS!<br /><br />msstitcher1214@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-12952138945942381212014-12-13T13:42:45.974-06:002014-12-13T13:42:45.974-06:00I think those that work in retail for the most par...I think those that work in retail for the most part hate the holidays - this is the first season in I don't remember when that my daughter is not working retail and is actually enjoying the season - a lot hate the season or stress over buying that perfect gift for a zillion people on their list - I on the other hand keep it simple - gift cards and money - the grandkids do not want me sending them a gift they most likely will not like - they want money to pick out their own and that is what they get. Keep it simple and you will enjoy it - I stay out of the stores - I don't like the crowdsKaren - Quilts...etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07293429657903986492noreply@blogger.com