Comments on: O Christmas Tree http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/ Simple Living... Frugality... Gardening... Cooking From Scratch... Knifty Knitter Projects.. And More. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:11:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Sally http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-9475 Sally Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:21:21 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/#comment-9475 Your tree is beautiful. I like involving the children. Thanks for sharing. Here's mine. http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-tradition-decorating-tree.html Your tree is beautiful. I like involving the children. Thanks for sharing. Here’s mine.

http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-tradition-decorating-tree.html

]]> By: LifeAtTheCircus http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-9472 LifeAtTheCircus Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:16:05 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/#comment-9472 My mom always put our presents under as soon as she wrapped them too. We tend to wrap a little closer to Christmas around here. I'm still waiting for things to arrive in the mail that I ordered online. Love the tree! My mom always put our presents under as soon as she wrapped them too. We tend to wrap a little closer to Christmas around here. I’m still waiting for things to arrive in the mail that I ordered online.

Love the tree!

]]> By: We are THAT family http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-9470 We are THAT family Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:49:17 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/#comment-9470 What a great tree! It looks like your kids had an awesome time decorating it too. Mine needs some presents around it! What a great tree! It looks like your kids had an awesome time decorating it too. Mine needs some presents around it!

]]> By: Monday Menus and Mayhem « Dances to the beet of her own drum http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-9181 Monday Menus and Mayhem « Dances to the beet of her own drum Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:05:37 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/#comment-9181 [...] with brigade stuff so decided to follow in the footsteps of other early tree putter uppers like Lightening and decorators like Kelley so we dragged the boxes out of the shed and got a start on things [...] [...] with brigade stuff so decided to follow in the footsteps of other early tree putter uppers like Lightening and decorators like Kelley so we dragged the boxes out of the shed and got a start on things [...]

]]> By: Jessie http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-9066 Jessie Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:03:41 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/#comment-9066 stumbled on this while playing around on the web today. you're kids are so cute! i just entered mine in thecutekid.com contest ...theyve been doing galleries lately like the one for halloween right now, but im sure theyd prob do a christmas or holiday one. you have perfect pics for that! especially your boy with the santa hat, so cute! stumbled on this while playing around on the web today. you’re kids are so cute! i just entered mine in thecutekid.com contest …theyve been doing galleries lately like the one for halloween right now, but im sure theyd prob do a christmas or holiday one. you have perfect pics for that! especially your boy with the santa hat, so cute!

]]> By: M http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-9061 M Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:51:44 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/#comment-9061 Our tree goes up on Dec 1. The kids are already REALLY excited about it. I'm not so excited because it means one of us has to haul all of the suitcases and other paraphernalia out from under the stairs to find it. Oh and we have a wooden advent calendar. The kids have worked out that whoever opens the first door doesn't get to do the Christmas Eve one - so you can imagine the fights in the back of the car over that one already. Our tree goes up on Dec 1. The kids are already REALLY excited about it. I’m not so excited because it means one of us has to haul all of the suitcases and other paraphernalia out from under the stairs to find it. Oh and we have a wooden advent calendar. The kids have worked out that whoever opens the first door doesn’t get to do the Christmas Eve one - so you can imagine the fights in the back of the car over that one already.

]]> By: lightening http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-9060 lightening Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:02:38 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/#comment-9060 Journey - it sure isn't. I have a number of other tasks to work on with the kids over the next few weekends and past experience tells me Christmas will be here before we know it. December is so insane with end of year stuff that I'm hoping to have the bulk of them out of the way before it gets here (I too, am running out of time). Bettina - LOL. Do you need a bigger house or a smaller tree? We had a lounge room twice the size in our other place but we don't have a real lot of furniture in the lounge which helps. The corner where it is is our "reading corner" throughout the rest of the year. Jason - A camera for christmas sounds great! The tree is making me smile every time I walk into the lounge room. :) Trey - LOL. Helps that I don't have a wife that needs convincing. ;) Knew you'd be in my corner on this one. :) Thando - Excellent. I do like to inspire the Christmas Spirit in others. In it's truest form, it is an EXCELLENT spirit. Peace on earth and goodwill to all men and all that. :) Maria - I'm so glad you dropped by, even if it was by accident. :) Hopefully you'll come back again. Kids really make Christmas don't they. Dina - and lounge rooms of people before kids. ;) Yeah, there is something "real" about a "kid decorated tree" isn't there. Libby - woo hoo!!! I like to start with the tree and add a bit of decorating each weekend as we get closer. I agree that it does help with the whole Christmas spirit. :) Jeanie - at least you have a good excuse this year. :) River - that sounds like a lovely idea. :) Marita - glad to hear it's a good gift. I was a bit bummed to notice Kmart have decided to bring out a similar range for half the price I paid but hopefully these will be good quality and last well. I can really see my 3 year old niece getting right into them. Hopefully she'll let her Aunty have a play too when we holiday together in January. ;) Sharon - Bwwaaahhhaaahaaa. I was sitting on the exercise bike tonight looking at the tree and thinking "I wonder if they'll notice if I just move one or two decorations". :D I confess, I've done some "fixing" myself in the past. Journey - it sure isn’t. I have a number of other tasks to work on with the kids over the next few weekends and past experience tells me Christmas will be here before we know it. December is so insane with end of year stuff that I’m hoping to have the bulk of them out of the way before it gets here (I too, am running out of time).

Bettina - LOL. Do you need a bigger house or a smaller tree? We had a lounge room twice the size in our other place but we don’t have a real lot of furniture in the lounge which helps. The corner where it is is our “reading corner” throughout the rest of the year.

Jason - A camera for christmas sounds great! The tree is making me smile every time I walk into the lounge room. :)

Trey - LOL. Helps that I don’t have a wife that needs convincing. ;) Knew you’d be in my corner on this one. :)

Thando - Excellent. I do like to inspire the Christmas Spirit in others. In it’s truest form, it is an EXCELLENT spirit. Peace on earth and goodwill to all men and all that. :)

Maria - I’m so glad you dropped by, even if it was by accident. :) Hopefully you’ll come back again. Kids really make Christmas don’t they.

Dina - and lounge rooms of people before kids. ;) Yeah, there is something “real” about a “kid decorated tree” isn’t there.

Libby - woo hoo!!! I like to start with the tree and add a bit of decorating each weekend as we get closer. I agree that it does help with the whole Christmas spirit. :)

Jeanie - at least you have a good excuse this year. :)

River - that sounds like a lovely idea. :)

Marita - glad to hear it’s a good gift. I was a bit bummed to notice Kmart have decided to bring out a similar range for half the price I paid but hopefully these will be good quality and last well. I can really see my 3 year old niece getting right into them. Hopefully she’ll let her Aunty have a play too when we holiday together in January. ;)

Sharon - Bwwaaahhhaaahaaa. I was sitting on the exercise bike tonight looking at the tree and thinking “I wonder if they’ll notice if I just move one or two decorations”. :D I confess, I’ve done some “fixing” myself in the past.

]]> By: Richard http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-9059 Richard Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:39 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/#comment-9059 Heh, no tree up yet, but then again I *have* been a Christmas grinch for the last 2 years, and haven't even had a tree up at all! This year though, the girlfriend has put down the foot and bought me a Xmas tree with a command to put it up come December... so you can bet your ass I will :P Heh, no tree up yet, but then again I *have* been a Christmas grinch for the last 2 years, and haven’t even had a tree up at all! This year though, the girlfriend has put down the foot and bought me a Xmas tree with a command to put it up come December… so you can bet your ass I will :P

]]> By: Sharon http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-9057 Sharon Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:20:46 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/#comment-9057 Tree day is the first weekend in December for us....and I have a guilty secret. When my kids were younger I used to let them decorate it, then when they'd gone to bed I would "fix" it. Not to perfection, just even it up a little, ok a lot, ok I pulled all the decorations off and did them again. I'm such a bad parent! Now my two are teenagers and Stephanie is more of a perfectionist than me when it comes to all things beautiful so I've been relegated to the lounge while she barks orders at her brother. He will make such a tolerant husband one day! Tree day is the first weekend in December for us….and I have a guilty secret. When my kids were younger I used to let them decorate it, then when they’d gone to bed I would “fix” it. Not to perfection, just even it up a little, ok a lot, ok I pulled all the decorations off and did them again. I’m such a bad parent!

Now my two are teenagers and Stephanie is more of a perfectionist than me when it comes to all things beautiful so I’ve been relegated to the lounge while she barks orders at her brother. He will make such a tolerant husband one day!

]]> By: Marita http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-9056 Marita Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:10:29 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/11/18/o-christmas-tree/#comment-9056 Tree day is Dec 1st in our house as well as our wedding anniversary and my brothers birthday :) The fruit and veg gift you got with the velcro and the little knife and chopping board is awesome! my girls have that set and they love it to pieces. Good purchase there :) Tree day is Dec 1st in our house as well as our wedding anniversary and my brothers birthday :)

The fruit and veg gift you got with the velcro and the little knife and chopping board is awesome! my girls have that set and they love it to pieces. Good purchase there :)

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