tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post6372314761627496845..comments2023-10-30T02:31:00.400-08:00Comments on My4Kids: Fun Monday!my4kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877891733197763535noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-968425834545195262007-11-10T00:09:00.000-09:002007-11-10T00:09:00.000-09:00enjoy creating some new traditions in your new loc...enjoy creating some new traditions in your new location!alisonwonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652716231337658058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-35449837995349953402007-11-07T18:08:00.000-09:002007-11-07T18:08:00.000-09:00I'm sure you'll make some wonderful new traditions...I'm sure you'll make some wonderful new traditions this year :)theotherbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12592106243268321644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-73582211212677049302007-11-07T12:39:00.000-09:002007-11-07T12:39:00.000-09:00I'm sure you will have a wonderful Christmas, and ...I'm sure you will have a wonderful Christmas, and maybe when you see your family next you could have another Christmas with them too.<BR/>We do that with family we don't actually see on the day. It's fab. :DJo Beaufoixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957369658590225971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-78964694184252428252007-11-06T06:30:00.000-09:002007-11-06T06:30:00.000-09:00While understandably, this WILL be a bittersweet h...While understandably, this WILL be a bittersweet holiday season for you, how exciting to begin your own traditions with just your little family; you can bring in things you've always done, and maybe (especially after reading all the fun Mondays) begin some new ones. <BR/><BR/>We've never cut our own tree, but choosing just the "right" one has always been part of our tradition. We leave it up for about a month, so it's always worth it :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-48185103403162508342007-11-06T04:40:00.000-09:002007-11-06T04:40:00.000-09:00My husband and I never came home on the holidays w...My husband and I never came home on the holidays when we were first married, we preferred visiting during the summer, so we forged our own path. You'll enjoy doing the same. Besides up there you should be able to walk out in the woods and find that perfect free tree, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-85288022274374967032007-11-06T03:35:00.001-09:002007-11-06T03:35:00.001-09:00oh, you brougtht back memories with this post! wh...oh, you brougtht back memories with this post! when i lived in duluth i used to out and cut a tree every winter. you could get a permit to cut from a state forest, and so one winter i hiked with my boyfriend into the forest and found the absolute perfect tree.....<BR/><BR/>cut it, hauled it out through the woods.....and then saw a TAG on it. we had accidentally crossed the boundary of the forest into a chrismtas tree farm, and basically stole a tree. yikes.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-76841537177129633842007-11-06T03:35:00.000-09:002007-11-06T03:35:00.000-09:00oh, you brougtht back memories with this post! wh...oh, you brougtht back memories with this post! when i lived in duluth i used to out and cut a tree every winter. you could get a permit to cut from a state forest, and so one winter i hiked with my boyfriend into the forest and found the absolute perfect tree.....<BR/><BR/>cut it, hauled it out through the woods.....and then saw a TAG on it. we had accidentally crossed the boundary of the forest into a chrismtas tree farm, and basically stole a tree. yikes.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-26506396128323092322007-11-05T20:36:00.000-09:002007-11-05T20:36:00.000-09:00I think it may just be me, but I am missing the ri...I think it may just be me, but I am missing the right had side of all your posts! <BR/><BR/>I hope this Christmas with the 6 of you is one of the best. Imagine how many people will never have such a white Christmas.Emma in Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058142553612290594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-55884602839732952222007-11-05T20:06:00.000-09:002007-11-05T20:06:00.000-09:00I do like Karisma's idea also. How very cool, esp...I do like Karisma's idea also. How very cool, especially if you have space to do it. We don't get a tree, wouldn't have room in the house if we did. You will find new traditions where you are, and Kelly's brother is there with you guys, and hopefully the nieces will be there too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-76997335649957163652007-11-05T20:03:00.000-09:002007-11-05T20:03:00.000-09:00I am just like you when it comes to picking out ju...I am just like you when it comes to picking out just the right tree! Exactly! <BR/>I hope you found some new traditions through the FM posts today. Either way I am sure you will make new ones!Kaytabughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823989062127968170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-44645417055829817392007-11-05T17:20:00.000-09:002007-11-05T17:20:00.000-09:00Oh shucks, my comment disappeared. I like Karisma'...Oh shucks, my comment disappeared. I like Karisma's idea, but potted Christmas trees may be expensive. Maybe you could substitute another kind of potted plant for a Christmas tree...like a Ponderosa Pine. Or maybe you might find a tree outside your home to decorate with strands of popped corn and cranberries.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588693337401747260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-28097776287548944632007-11-05T15:05:00.000-09:002007-11-05T15:05:00.000-09:00My husband and I've been doing this with the kids ...My husband and I've been doing this with the kids now for the past 4 years. It is so much fun...col, but fun.<BR/><BR/>It would seem to me that you could go out in your backyard and find a tree there in Alaska! Maybe they aren't quite right, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-76305038940737013342007-11-05T14:30:00.000-09:002007-11-05T14:30:00.000-09:00that tree is unreal! it is perfect!!!that tree is unreal! it is perfect!!!franniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563502061531199609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-18342305979657094392007-11-05T12:15:00.000-09:002007-11-05T12:15:00.000-09:00Can you get a permit to go cut one? Just curious....Can you get a permit to go cut one? Just curious.Beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428690536368982418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-90097910791634288492007-11-05T12:13:00.000-09:002007-11-05T12:13:00.000-09:00What a wonderful tradition you used to have. I'm ...What a wonderful tradition you used to have. I'm sure you'll come up with some great new traditions that the kids will look back on fondly as they grow up.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747924428311146781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-30346341043381229932007-11-05T11:02:00.000-09:002007-11-05T11:02:00.000-09:00You'll certainly have fun coming up with new holid...You'll certainly have fun coming up with new holiday traditions on your beautiful new island home!AnGlOpHiLe FoOtBaLl FaNaTiChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13609029982049285576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-28902295752020497722007-11-05T10:54:00.000-09:002007-11-05T10:54:00.000-09:00Lovely tree, good pictures. It's hard to make new ...Lovely tree, good pictures. It's hard to make new traditions, but it's also sort of exciting.-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08359625931588140579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-65624251613900429042007-11-05T10:37:00.000-09:002007-11-05T10:37:00.000-09:00That is a perfectly shaped tree! We always cut do...That is a perfectly shaped tree! We always cut down trees in a pasture when we were children with my dad. They were never perfect!Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437322290492196588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-26691368387343739922007-11-05T10:01:00.000-09:002007-11-05T10:01:00.000-09:00It's funny, here the ones on the farm are more exp...It's funny, here the ones on the farm are more expensive than the pre-cut ones!<BR/><BR/>Lisathefoodsnobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638714629252276034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-77747955281434710092007-11-05T09:57:00.000-09:002007-11-05T09:57:00.000-09:00I love the shape of your tree, so it looks perfect...I love the shape of your tree, so it looks perfect to me. Christmas trees are specifically grown for the occasion so I don't think it's quite the same green issues. I have to say I now have an artificial tree which we have used for 3 years now; but that was more to with economy in preparation for retirement!ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958330170295676200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-64825680654696031122007-11-05T09:39:00.000-09:002007-11-05T09:39:00.000-09:00I have "perfect tree" obsession - but since mine i...I have "perfect tree" obsession - but since mine is plastic, I have to obsess abou the ornaments. Your tree is BEAUTIFUL!Tiggerlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084094580971149293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-45094868383337743072007-11-05T06:42:00.000-09:002007-11-05T06:42:00.000-09:00That is a big tradition that I forgot to include i...That is a big tradition that I forgot to include in my post but will just write about tomorrow. I will think of you when we go this year. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219366045767828564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-56730529006036859282007-11-05T05:42:00.000-09:002007-11-05T05:42:00.000-09:00as kids we did go get a tree a few times. i'd forg...as kids we did go get a tree a few times. i'd forgotten about that. thanks for the reminder. and we are away from our family really for the first time too, i dont know if we'll go back or not. i guess it depends on the weather and how my hubby feels, i dont drive well in snow... so we'll see. i feel for you!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474928571871603804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-9498111505705391652007-11-05T05:11:00.000-09:002007-11-05T05:11:00.000-09:00This is so cool. Beautiful tree pics. :DThis is so cool. Beautiful tree pics. :DDebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963415628329688537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28730015.post-40583841484323019122007-11-05T02:14:00.000-09:002007-11-05T02:14:00.000-09:00Hey, if you want my opinion....family traditions t...Hey, if you want my opinion....family traditions that are started NEW with your OWN immediate family are VERY important.<BR/><BR/>I think going out and cutting down your own tree is super exciting!!!Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.com