tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post2301252958449319402..comments2024-03-28T14:34:13.323-04:00Comments on Life in a Small Town: Adios, 2015 Hodgepodge!Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11533317405680450964noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-50879568985687262172016-01-01T15:29:05.430-05:002016-01-01T15:29:05.430-05:00Loved your post. Fight Song was my song choice to...Loved your post. Fight Song was my song choice too.STILLMAGNOLIAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453175923858351452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-73637584365085007972015-12-31T18:59:32.995-05:002015-12-31T18:59:32.995-05:00Hi Mary,
I am with you, we keep our decorations up...Hi Mary,<br />I am with you, we keep our decorations up until the second week of January. I leave my Christmas village up until March. Our Winter nights are long and dark, so it helps to have twinkle lights. :-)<br />CarlaCarla from The Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-44144015232970924832015-12-31T13:06:45.138-05:002015-12-31T13:06:45.138-05:00We didn't decorate much this year, but when we...We didn't decorate much this year, but when we do decorate we don't take them down until after New Years day. Thank you for stopping by my blog page and for your kind comments. Happy New Year!Life SPWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01144882478474633926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-72268176685234784492015-12-31T07:50:45.874-05:002015-12-31T07:50:45.874-05:00Hi Mary. The only reason that I took down my deco...Hi Mary. The only reason that I took down my decorations is that my daughter offered to help me with my least favorite task. Love that idea about the randomly selected saints. I do have my faves though. St. Anthony, St. Jude, and St. Joseph have all gotten me through the toughest times. Have a wonderful healthy new year, Mary.Preppy Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-89933020648409911642015-12-31T03:06:42.612-05:002015-12-31T03:06:42.612-05:00Lovely to meet you, Mary and thanks for stopping b...Lovely to meet you, Mary and thanks for stopping by my blog. Our Christmas trees and decorations will go down January 6th as always - they go up in the week before Christmas Day so everything lasts pretty well. I had a go on the saint chooser - just because I'm nosey - and got St John Rigby - an English Saint of torture victims so as I'm from England I think this might show me the direction of a possible good works for 2016 as I had already thought about the many refugees fleeing torture in their own countries. I wish you a very Happy New Year.<a href="http://pempispalace.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Special Teaching at Pempi’s Palace</a>SENCO Cat Herderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026889857534425125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-50702628071686949712015-12-31T00:50:12.999-05:002015-12-31T00:50:12.999-05:00Hey, my nephew will be going to Texas A&M in t...Hey, my nephew will be going to Texas A&M in the fall. Glad to hear they treat vets so respectfully there. As for the Christmas decorations, I usually leave ours up till January 1st, but this year my hubby is having surgery on the 5th and I want everything down and packed away by tomorrow night. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326097258348534683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-38789978872573234122015-12-31T00:46:33.798-05:002015-12-31T00:46:33.798-05:00I agree with you that it is sad to see the decorat...I agree with you that it is sad to see the decorations go too early. I leave mine up until after New Year's Might even be sometime in January! And I still turn the lights on every single day!!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406717262345866373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-35331946607956702522015-12-30T21:17:31.672-05:002015-12-30T21:17:31.672-05:00Yes, Texas AM is quite the place for sure. Our da...Yes, Texas AM is quite the place for sure. Our daughter use to date a guy that went to college there. I took my tree down Christmas Day this year. It was over here and I was more than ready to get it down and get things back to normal. Shame on me! :o))) Wishing you a wonderful 2016!Lea @ CiCis Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252011706208068724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-79024083001792385472015-12-30T20:49:19.062-05:002015-12-30T20:49:19.062-05:00Hi we actually get to watch the NYE celebration at...Hi we actually get to watch the NYE celebration at 9! :) I like getting up early to watch the Rose parade. Anyway my tree is still up too although we have taken down a few decorations. Just the ones that get in the way. Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754225533343937236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-61770642993826432132015-12-30T20:48:26.730-05:002015-12-30T20:48:26.730-05:00I'm still enjoying my Christmas decorations to...I'm still enjoying my Christmas decorations too. Last night I bought a Christmas tablecloth for 50% off and just put it on today :) Your tree looks great. Happy New Year!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807434285554893291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-4927317738294310832015-12-30T13:52:38.237-05:002015-12-30T13:52:38.237-05:00Nothing better than tradition and the more the mer...Nothing better than tradition and the more the merrier! So glad that your experience was so awesome at Texas A&M. Glad you got up to a 5. I started at 5 and went up to a 7. I agree with you 100%, tree's need to stay up longer. I put too much effort in to just tear it down. Mine will stay up for maybe two more weeks. I am not Catholic but am very familiar with St. Peregrine. At the Mission in San Juan Capistrano. http://www.missionsjc.com/religion-spirituality/churches/st-peregrine-chapel/ I have gone there to light candles for many family member when they were diagnosed and they are all survivors. <br />Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-56422460410522581542015-12-30T13:22:13.615-05:002015-12-30T13:22:13.615-05:00Love your song choice. Hope 2016 is good for you....Love your song choice. Hope 2016 is good for you. My decorations will be up until Epiphany. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01103884780854638066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-14588943415812607492015-12-30T13:20:08.318-05:002015-12-30T13:20:08.318-05:00Of course I had to go try the Saint finder. I got ...Of course I had to go try the Saint finder. I got Saint Maria Goretti, and she's perfect! Patronage: Against Poverty; Against the Death of Parents; Children; Girls; Martyrs; Poor People; Rape Victims; Young People. Wow. My little tree is still up. I only put up a little one since we went to the mountains for Christmas. I don't like taking the tree down early. But I also don't like taking it down on the Day of Epiphany. Because that's my birthday. :) Happy New Year!Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-81337972860312396982015-12-30T12:46:13.957-05:002015-12-30T12:46:13.957-05:00Yeah, I had my year rated low but brought it up du...Yeah, I had my year rated low but brought it up due to the positive things that happened. Like you, I am planning a trip. Where are you going? We are thinking Pacific NW.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954390317911028802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-61736820390253581512015-12-30T12:09:31.804-05:002015-12-30T12:09:31.804-05:00Very pretty picture of your tree. I'm going t...Very pretty picture of your tree. I'm going to enjoy ours a few more days, but the decorations will come down before I have to return to work next Monday.<br /><br />I think I'd enjoy seeing the campus at Texas A&M. I love patriotic displays.<br /><br />Happy New Year to you and yours!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316595488903619354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-17638819728603033932015-12-30T09:30:40.753-05:002015-12-30T09:30:40.753-05:00What a beautiful picture of your tree. I sat alon...What a beautiful picture of your tree. I sat alone on Christmas morning early and enjoyed our tree. It was so quiet and beautiful then. I'll probably take ours down sometime this weekend.<br /><br />Happy New Year!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-43240720902173743152015-12-30T08:35:43.617-05:002015-12-30T08:35:43.617-05:00Great song! I am still enjoying waking early and s...Great song! I am still enjoying waking early and sitting in the quiet with the tree lights on. We never take ours down before New Years Day. Have fun planning your trip. I love having something on the calendar to look forward to. Happy new year!Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727615822243830106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-23252430153579992552015-12-30T08:35:39.408-05:002015-12-30T08:35:39.408-05:00Well...we took our real tree down the day after Ch...Well...we took our real tree down the day after Christmas--it was starting to look like a Charlie Brown tree, sad to say. My son asked why do we still have the lights up outside and then go goes, "Hey, leave them up all year."<br /><br />ANYWAYS---thanks for visiting--I am going to add you to my reading list... Many Happy New Year Blessings to you.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466115918585699329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-29426864015360934052015-12-30T08:22:43.911-05:002015-12-30T08:22:43.911-05:00Hoping 2016 is a 10 for you! The guy across the st...Hoping 2016 is a 10 for you! The guy across the street put up his decorations two weeks before Thanksgiving; we were gone for this past weekend, but when we got home mid afternoon on Sunday, I noticed his decorations were already down. I used to keep my up to December 28th when I decorated; I liked to start the new year with a clean slate, LOL :) Planning vacations are always fun; hope you guys arrive soon on a destination!<br /><br />bettyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-7060651428888654522015-12-30T07:40:51.398-05:002015-12-30T07:40:51.398-05:00Really love your choice of song!!!!Really love your choice of song!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248156007508374279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-69655598650958616382015-12-30T07:27:38.851-05:002015-12-30T07:27:38.851-05:00I love that song too. Very positive! And I agre...I love that song too. Very positive! And I agree about people taking down their trees and decorations so early. As I wrote, I try and keep the Christmas season going all 12 days. This morning I just noticed that another section of my "pre-lit tree" is out. So now the top is out & a row 2/3's down. I think this tree is going to the dump at the end of the season! Happy new year! Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709403392707881786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-7824434419268283962015-12-30T07:23:50.880-05:002015-12-30T07:23:50.880-05:00Planning a summer trip is good medicine for any ki...Planning a summer trip is good medicine for any kind of year one has had. :-) I always think that planning is half the fun. I agree about leaving up the decorations longer. I have been known to leave our front porch tree up til the end of February. After all, it's so cold that the needles don't have a chance to die. Unfortunately, I didn't get a porch tree up this year.Cranberry Morninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758563068581561194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-76265939628211882642015-12-30T06:59:42.924-05:002015-12-30T06:59:42.924-05:00I agree with your thoughts about people rushing to...I agree with your thoughts about people rushing to take down Christmas decorations! I'm going to enjoy mine for a while longer.<br />I'm sorry to hear of your friend's diagnosis, but will pray the outcome will be a good one.<br />Happy New Year!<br />Kathy (from Reflections by Kathy) maddie/cadesmimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728528124103014286noreply@blogger.com