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By: ashley @ twentysixcats

ashley @ twentysixcats — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:13:31 +0000

My first year on my own, I didn’t have any ornaments so I knew I’d have to purchase a few. I also knew that I would quickly collect ornaments in future Christmases, so I didn’t worry about getting many. So I bought two boxes of red balls and gold balls. I also got a red beaded garland and a gold beaded garland. I put white lights on my tree and it looked so pretty, all in red and gold! I loved having a “theme”, but I also like the familiar ornaments that we have started collecting. Perhaps someday I’ll get a small Christmas tree and decorate it all gold and red again.

By: Chel

Chel — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:36:25 +0000

I love, love, love Christmas, so we decorate and enjoy all of this time that we can. And I love getting out the ornaments, too. I’ve got special ceramic pieces that my grandmother made for me when I was little and that my kids enjoy now. And ee do a birthday cake for the baby Jesus, too.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:47:22 +0000

I have bought ornaments for my kids every year since they were born. I wanted each of them to have a box of ornaments when they leave home so they will be able to decorate their own trees with ornaments that mean something. They get to put their ornaments on the tree themselves (with some discreet rearranging after the fact for the younger ones since they tend to hang them in the same one foot area they can reach LOL). The only problem I am realizing is that my dh & I will not have ornaments we have good memories of once the kids are gone. Maybe I will start buying one a year for us too =) Enjoy your Christmas season.

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:45:32 +0000

Hi Lizzie, Hopefully you have rec’d my book by now….this idea is in it. My family celebrates on Christmas Eve. We usually have a few folks who don’t have family close also. We always have a Happy Birthday Jesus cake. We gather together and sing Happy Birthday to Him. I order it from our local supermarket and it is ALWAYS a great conversation starter..the baker, the clerks, the stock people always stop and look at the cake in the cart and say, “what a great idea, I’m doing that next year!” The grandchildren place baby Jesus in the manger Christmas Eve night too and we talk about the “reason for the season.” God Bless,Pam, South Bend