tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post1295806026497873207..comments2023-09-14T12:49:51.466-06:00Comments on Spirit of Saint Lewis: Cattle Prod Up My Holiday Decoration AssA Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05066992019067893513noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-90295092936765677102008-12-08T20:23:00.000-07:002008-12-08T20:23:00.000-07:00I wonder if the economic situation, unemployment, ...I wonder if the economic situation, unemployment, corporate cutbacks, etc isn't weighing everybody down a little this holiday season.<BR/><BR/>Mark :-)Mark in DEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478832787656152843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-4665560549681449632008-11-29T21:50:00.000-07:002008-11-29T21:50:00.000-07:00Me, too! I seriously have to talk myself through ...Me, too! I seriously have to talk myself through it every single year. It didn't used to be that way.<BR/><BR/> Our son is four this year and totally into it, so that makes it more fun.Jason, as himselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630210317307544165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-689997743406675752008-11-29T19:52:00.000-07:002008-11-29T19:52:00.000-07:00We are debating about not putting up the tree this...We are debating about not putting up the tree this year and I'm not sure that I will deocrate outside at all.Lemuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397995062492531171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-76304687346838904492008-11-29T15:40:00.000-07:002008-11-29T15:40:00.000-07:00what you need is a fresh something to do this year...what you need is a fresh something to do this year,<BR/>and<BR/>a hug and a kiss<BR/>and,<BR/>Christmas cha - cha heels.Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-73368755499314810072008-11-29T09:33:00.000-07:002008-11-29T09:33:00.000-07:00I am ass-deep in holiday decorating myself...slowe...I am ass-deep in holiday decorating myself...slower than usual...I do still enjoy it, but wonder why! <BR/><BR/>I'm with you..quiet times with friends and family is where it's at...<BR/><BR/>So, let's veto CHRISTMAS STRESS, but NOT Christmas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-83408558600298609562008-11-29T07:23:00.000-07:002008-11-29T07:23:00.000-07:00Todd's the driving force behind decorating our hom...Todd's the driving force behind decorating our home. I enjoy the finished product but all the prep work (getting things out of the attic, assembling, testing, etc.) just leaves me indifferent. Between having worked retail when I was younger, having an ex in retail for many years, and now singing with a group that starts working Christmas music in August ... it's easy for the "most wonderful time of the year" to become "just another time of the year."ericopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006412716044000277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-69762519663516823022008-11-29T04:39:00.000-07:002008-11-29T04:39:00.000-07:00We don't do decorations at home, haven't for a num...We don't do decorations at home, haven't for a number of years now. I have to do the Salon, that's enough for me. And I don't decorate for any holiday!Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308447697581920397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-30102524192473054742008-11-29T02:50:00.000-07:002008-11-29T02:50:00.000-07:00I too despise everything about this time of year. ...I too despise everything about this time of year. perhaps it's the dullness of winter, perhaps I see it as a huge waste of time...<BR/><BR/>remember the ending of "the grinch"? the whos down in whoville still celebrated after the grinch took everything? I would like to see that happen; that and the end of war and poverty and hunger. but I'll never get my wish...EVER...(sigh)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-11761666430305949852008-11-28T19:51:00.000-07:002008-11-28T19:51:00.000-07:00well, let's not hold back - tell us how you REALLY...well, let's not hold back - tell us how you REALLY feel, brother!i'm never a shopper, so to catch me dead in a mall at this time of year would be.....well, it'd have to be necrophilia that'd get me out there dead. i do, however, simply love the lights and the music! if i had my choice, i'd do simple lights on a simple tree, soft music, and a fire. (in the fireplace, not the tree).<BR/><BR/>on another note, where can you buy those cattle prods and candy canes? sounds kinda fun.....anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05765686511785027829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-12681902803436964492008-11-28T19:38:00.000-07:002008-11-28T19:38:00.000-07:00This post hits a little too close for comfort for ...This post hits a little too close for comfort for me tonight. Having been up since 4 am and driving for a little over six hours to mix in-laws with out-laws and doing the family thing all day long, when I returned to the house and peeled off my boots, the only thing I could think of was getting the kids in bed and relaxing...as my mother said, "Hey (F)reddy, why don't you put up your tree tonight..." AND I DID. Not happily, but I did.(F)redddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524567479610668075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-73036836224044923452008-11-28T18:00:00.001-07:002008-11-28T18:00:00.001-07:00baby, I love you and your bah humbugness and share...baby, I love you and your bah humbugness and share much of what you feel. I hate the forced gift buying, the faux and wasteful christmas cards and greetings yadda yadda...but i do manage to find joy in hearing from friends I never do and there is something about winter that gets me giddee...fireplaces and cocoa and warm blankets...I promise you, i will instill some holiday cheer in you by new years...whatever it takes...whatever...it...takes...Breenlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317914861018120156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-55196762117088967032008-11-28T18:00:00.000-07:002008-11-28T18:00:00.000-07:00gosh your post hit close to home today....I used t...gosh your post hit close to home today....I used to be so x mas spirited...today would of been the day foe me to get everything out and instead I moped around and didnt do any of it...I am so not in any spirit this year......I need a candy cane up my ass so maybe I will get a move on and get some holiday cheer....maybe...RADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327199086953530789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-70441599843371564952008-11-28T16:47:00.000-07:002008-11-28T16:47:00.000-07:00I'm not fond of holiday decorating in general. It ...I'm not fond of holiday decorating in general. It seems like a monumental waste of time to unpack stuff, set it up for no other purpose than collecting dust, then a month or so later just to pack it all back up again. That goes for any holiday. Seasonal decoration, like a little bit of fresh color or a new wreath for spring or fall, that I'm OK with. Holidays, though, are not enough reason to go through the trouble. At all.Javahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377033663576614925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-43652616798547390032008-11-28T16:12:00.000-07:002008-11-28T16:12:00.000-07:00Oh yeah, I hear ya Lewis. No decorations for us th...Oh yeah, I hear ya Lewis. No decorations for us this year, just like last year. We'll have a quiet relaxing time with shared meals and drinks in the company of good friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-71881791275463130172008-11-28T15:57:00.000-07:002008-11-28T15:57:00.000-07:00You know, I think having kids around the house kee...You know, I think having kids around the house keeps my motivation fresh. I am actually enjoying it all more this year because my partner is happier and healthier so it makes the holidays more peaceful. BUT... I totally can relate the the irritability of all the shoppers, and all the boxing up of things. I kind of am glad the kids put most of it up, and my sweet wife puts the boxes away. :) "Humbug" friend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-3574292091956935302008-11-28T15:32:00.000-07:002008-11-28T15:32:00.000-07:00You know, my years away in Japan gave me a renewed...You know, my years away in Japan gave me a renewed appreciation for the season and the decorations and the crap. But somehow I can really relate to what you're saying. As I get older, I notice a lot of changes in what I want, what makes me happy, my patience, and more. I appreciate this post.LSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027230973230749475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249087072631679631.post-39603131846146888272008-11-28T14:28:00.000-07:002008-11-28T14:28:00.000-07:00I frequently feel similar things toward the holida...I frequently feel similar things toward the holiday season. I think it's the repetition and the massive commercialism of the whole deal. There's very little spirit left in the holidays beyond what we can salvage after the barrage of pre-Halloween lights, endless Christmas songs in every store, and then after the season is done, society seems to return to its normal cruel self.<BR/><BR/>However, if we can somehow shut all that out, maybe we can focus on friends and family and the true meanings behind the season.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065042871216479832noreply@blogger.com