Comments on: Snowsuit?

By: Daryl

Daryl — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:15:00 +0000

Getting stuff is what drives me nuts. I mean, I like getting things as much as the next guy, but its getting abit out of hand when that is what Christmas is. Christmas isn’t about PRESENTS, its about RECEIVING. We have been given the best gift of a Savior and that’s what we are to remember at Christmastime, and what we are to receive. Someone pointed out well to yesterday (greg) that a free gift still requires one to receive it. When I am given a gift I still have to accept it and open it. That is what I want to celebrate. That is what Christmas is about. So I guess I can get into the spirit with that in mind.

By: ~ kailey

~ kailey — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:10:00 +0000

Wow Daryl…good work on this discussion. I have to say…I am feeling rather anti-Christmas this year as well. I have found that I am not interested in decorating, shopping or even discussing Christmas! I’m tired of the commercialism…all I hear is kids talk about is what they are getting and how much they are getting – it makes me sick.

But I have realized of late that I have got it all wrong…its the PRESENTS I have a problem with not the celebration, parties and get-togethers…those things are the good things about Christmas…what Christmas should be about, seeing family and friends and spending time together. So if it takes a Christmas of no decorating and that sort of thing to get us back to the roots of christmas so be it!

Besides…do you remember your first christmas’s?
It’s more for the parents and family than the child.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:22:00 +0000

I wish my daddy would bring me a tree for Xmas. *sob-sob*

Joan, you always know how to make me smile!

By: Mom G.

Mom G. — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:59:00 +0000

Way to go Dawn! I knew you’d put up some decorations. And yes, a tree in the middle of the room wouldn’t be a great selling feature. Just get Daryl to help you. I got Dad to get the tree in the stand and we put up the lights outside. They look great.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:08:00 +0000

oops, I guess I forgot to add the part where I say that we didn’t get the house….stupid bidding wars!!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:49:00 +0000

WOW! Did Daryl ever get a response! I promise I will do my best to put up Christmas decorations and make our house more festive. We still probably won’t have a tree though… for three reasons..
1) we are gone for a whole week during Christmas
2) there isn’t any room in our house with of all Libby’s ’stuff’
3) when mom and dad were here to get a tree we were in the process of buying a house and thinking about selling ours (go figure a huge tree in the middle of the living room isn’t a positive selling feature… who woulda thunk??)

So that is just my little speel, and we’ll see what we can do about the decorations!
Maybe I’ll even take pictures of them and post them so you can all see!

By: Mom G.

Mom G. — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:45:00 +0000

Well, Son, you certainly did get a lot of responses – and I agree with Jolene – get off your butt and put up some decorations – you can’t tell anyone that I or even Dad taught you to not have a tree. Well – Dad tried! And I’ll tell everyone that reads this – Dad & I came to the City with the truck and offered to buy D a tree and bring it to his house! He declined. And don’t you have outside lights – put them up!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:27:00 +0000

Does Libby fight her carseat? Because I can just imagine how much Jared would fight being put into that reclined of a position everytime we were in the car. He was in a 3-in-1 seat at 3 or 4 months (of course, at that time, he was a huge child for his age, and I was already have trouble hauling him around in an equally heavy bucket!)
And I might as well throw my two cents in here about Christmas: absolutely love the decorations – I love coming into the house at Christmas time and in the evening having just the tree and various other Christmas lights on in the house. But I cannot stand Santa Claus. I’m pretty sure my mother poisoned me to him early on in my life, as she doesn’t particularly care for him either. And I’m pretty sure Jared will also be the kid in his class who smashes the other kids’ dreams of Santa…
Allison
(I keep forgetting to sign in with my google account and I don’t want to retype this…)

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:33:00 +0000

Hey Daryl,

When the kids are older and they complain about not having a tree, I will say “but we DO have a decorated tree — a fig tree”. Then they will whine.

Or, to quote Woody Harrelson’s book “How to go Further: A Guide to Simple Organic Living”, I will say “I don’t believe in raping our mother earth”. Wait. Maybe that’s not appropriate for children.

By: Daryl

Daryl — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:21:00 +0000

Greg, look forward to answering the following when Leif is older...
1. How come we don't have a tree?
2. When are we going to get a tree?
3. How come we don't have a tree?
4. Are we not getting a tree so we have money to buy that new insert cool new technology here?
Okay so maybe that is what you are asking yourself right now...