bababear_50
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So here's my Christmas at Mel's house.Past and present.
I grew up with four other siblings and Christmas was the best time of the year for us!
I don't think we ever thought of our selves as being poor but lets just say we probably were lower middle income even with both my dad and mom working.
My dad spent many nights at the corner park flooding the ice rink cause well he had 5 kids who loved to skate.
It's kind of funny how much I hate winter considering outdoor activities were quite the norm for my family.
So many Christmas tradition based on food,Turkey,stuffing mince tarts,pumpkin pie and always a special gift from both sets of my grandparents.My mom spent 3/4 of christmas in the kitchen.
The only down I can think of at Christmas was the "booze" that flowed,,always someone had too much to drink.
Fast Forward to the present
Mom and dad both gone for atleast far too many years,,sad I lost them in my 30's and 40's.and
I lost my special brother this year,
BUT
I have three great sons and 1 granddaughter and super special daughter inlaw.
Ex hubby lives on a sailboat and while our relationship is "rocky" we seem to put the past to bed and make the best of it/
Yes I allow him to come to my home for Christmas and have heard alot from my family about how I am too kind but yah see I only do it for my sons.Yes he has alot to answer for but I think as I get older I become more forgiving.
Stockings are what I enjoy the most and will miss the exchange my brother and I used to do,,hopefully my sons will pick up this tradition --cause well I did mention it to them a few times.We do have alcohol in the house but my sons know
my feelings about over indulging,,!!!!!.
We do a Christmas casserole brunch (I make this christmas eve and bake christmas morning) with fresh fruit and whipped cream and fresh cinnamon buns,fresh juice, tea/coffee.
I don't do a big turkey dinner anymore--just usually order Chinese food.
I love just hanging out in my PJ's and chillin for a few days.
I have a big brother who was born on Christmas day so I will make it out to his place in Burlington for a Christmas/Birthday visit and also will visit my other brothers home and maybe my sister's place.Sis and I are 10 years apart and not super close although we live 5 minutes away.No grand daughter this year--hockey tournaments but she knows I adore her and will catch up in January with her.Then we leave on Jan 1 for Cuba and that should be alot of fun.
Merry Christmas everyone
Big Hugs Mel
I grew up with four other siblings and Christmas was the best time of the year for us!
I don't think we ever thought of our selves as being poor but lets just say we probably were lower middle income even with both my dad and mom working.
My dad spent many nights at the corner park flooding the ice rink cause well he had 5 kids who loved to skate.
It's kind of funny how much I hate winter considering outdoor activities were quite the norm for my family.
So many Christmas tradition based on food,Turkey,stuffing mince tarts,pumpkin pie and always a special gift from both sets of my grandparents.My mom spent 3/4 of christmas in the kitchen.
The only down I can think of at Christmas was the "booze" that flowed,,always someone had too much to drink.
Fast Forward to the present
Mom and dad both gone for atleast far too many years,,sad I lost them in my 30's and 40's.and
I lost my special brother this year,
BUT
I have three great sons and 1 granddaughter and super special daughter inlaw.
Ex hubby lives on a sailboat and while our relationship is "rocky" we seem to put the past to bed and make the best of it/
Yes I allow him to come to my home for Christmas and have heard alot from my family about how I am too kind but yah see I only do it for my sons.Yes he has alot to answer for but I think as I get older I become more forgiving.
Stockings are what I enjoy the most and will miss the exchange my brother and I used to do,,hopefully my sons will pick up this tradition --cause well I did mention it to them a few times.We do have alcohol in the house but my sons know
my feelings about over indulging,,!!!!!.
We do a Christmas casserole brunch (I make this christmas eve and bake christmas morning) with fresh fruit and whipped cream and fresh cinnamon buns,fresh juice, tea/coffee.
I don't do a big turkey dinner anymore--just usually order Chinese food.
I love just hanging out in my PJ's and chillin for a few days.
I have a big brother who was born on Christmas day so I will make it out to his place in Burlington for a Christmas/Birthday visit and also will visit my other brothers home and maybe my sister's place.Sis and I are 10 years apart and not super close although we live 5 minutes away.No grand daughter this year--hockey tournaments but she knows I adore her and will catch up in January with her.Then we leave on Jan 1 for Cuba and that should be alot of fun.
Merry Christmas everyone
Big Hugs Mel
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) definitely the best year we've had and we didn't even participate in Pickle-palooza 2017! I've already got a list started for Rexall next week (if there's a decent coupon that is!!) Hope everyone has a great holiday, enjoy time with those you chose to spend it with and be sure to take time for some good-old self care!
Kiddo is alternating between watching Santa on Norad and playing Math Prodigy (making up for missing so much school?) Since he came along I've insisted that I do Christmas morning at my house. My parents came the first few years but not the last couple, that's ok with me. We go to my sister's place for dinner and exchange the kids presents. When my parents came and stayed with me I did a casserole in the crock pot over night so we'd wake up to breakfast. Now it's just the two of us and kiddo doesn't appreciate my cheesy hashbrown, sausage casserole, so I don't bother. I do make myself some coffee while he enjoys his stocking and whatever Santa brought (which I think this year is wrong since kiddo didn't write a list until like yesterday... oops!) Then we open gifts, doesn't take too long, and then have breakfast while he plays. I have been buying a new board or card game to play but forgot this year. Travelling in December has messed me up! I wish he was a little older and perhaps not so believing. But I won't spoil it for him. He is 8 though. Any way. 
