General Chat

All this white stuff and a nip in the air - christmas must be on its way surely. It means something diffent to each and every one of us but what does it mean to you ?

Bankruptcy.......lol :)

lol Eeyore ~ see your in the spirit or maybe yous bin at the spirits!!!!

Don't drink.

Tis the season to get trampled to death in shopping centres & then a week after see everything you've bought half priced.

When I was a child it meant getting new things, clothes and a few toys, which we never had through the year as we were a poor (financially only) family.

Now it means far less as we are lucky to be in contact with the family all the year round and we regularly get together for any or no good reason.

We never go over the top with presents as we always have to budget, but we have fun anyway:))

I have tried cancelling it.lol

As a child it was a time of magic...only since I grew up did I learn how hard my parents worked to make it a special time. Money was tight but there was always a tree, baubles and lights. Presents and plenty to eat.
Now as an adult it is a time of stress and an awful lot of effort but still a special time to be amongst family and friends whilst remembering those less fortunate

I am human-I just associate it with other things so I don't enjoy it.
Perhaps I need Christmas Therapy?

Christmas' of yesteryear are a thing of the past ~ for some anyway ~ in my house we see the true meaning of Christmas ~ the shepherd in their poverty bought gift and they were more precious than those of the Wise men, a gift given from the heart is more precious than gold

Double Time.........Im working!!

Bev x

It does have mixed emotions for me as well. I remember sitting in our cottage in Cornwall, my business having gone to the wall after we had ploughed in everything we had got. We were sitting wrapping up the meagre presents we had managed to get from discount shops and contemplating a Christmas Day that would mean nothing different to eat and just the worry of what the future held and on the radio came 'Have Yourselves a Merry Little Christmas' we both sat and sobbed. Even now that particular song brings a tear to my eye

Hi Col..........hope you have a better christmas this year

Bev

Bev, this Christmas is going to be good - its the first time in 3 years that I have been in employment over Christmas and although I'm on my own now I will be spending the time with family and friends. Col

Well I hope you have a lovely time

Bev x

it's a double celebration for me.
it's my birthday.my kids sing mary's born child to me.we have fun and laughter.is anyone going to be on here on xmas day?

"Angels voices every singing" - imagine angels singing to welcome your baby into the world - how wonderful - every baby is a gift from God

Christmas starts 30 Nov for us and ends on 31st Dec ~ our children really appreciate christmas for its true meaning

Christmas means a really good rest.Close doors Christmas Eve.Read ,Read Sleep Sleep Slob out great until day after New years day. My time////////// Wonderful

There are usually one or two on here over Christmas.

I still love Christmas and always have, even through the times when money was short. But in those times our children didn't look for big presents, theyw ere excited over every little gift they had because it was christmas. and, in answer to you Mel, We still in this house recognise the true meaning of Christmas. i always have a crib, the main part of which was made by our daughter about 35 years ago, it is scruffy now but part of our christmas.

Christmas is about traditions, some brought with us from childhood and some developed in our own family. I love buying presents and giving them, love the tree, the decorations and the carols and christmas songs. I even enjoy christmas shopping.

Ann
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sounds wonderful Ann

if only Susan