tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618636316183469027.post7946165930089525782..comments2023-06-01T06:00:52.185-05:00Comments on The Giraffe Head Tree: Expectations 'n ComparisonsThe Giraffe Head Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163787271055203400noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618636316183469027.post-2027999888507188672009-12-14T09:09:21.463-06:002009-12-14T09:09:21.463-06:00Cancel! Cancel! Cancel! I shall not make compariso...<i>Cancel! Cancel! Cancel! I shall not make comparisons this year! I will NOT exhaust myself with cleaning and decorating and cooking lavish (unappreciated) feasts! I vow to embrace my simplicity and nurturing nature! Bring on the holiday without a tree! Make imperfect fudge! (if at all) Live for the moment; cherish what I have; bring on the eggnog in its unadorned carton from the grocery store! No more homemade biscotti! (...well, I might just have to do that one...) Make new, simpler traditions that are heartfelt - NOT trying to keep up with the Joneses!</i><br /><br />Debi, your advice couldn't be more apt or more timely! I've had to alter my expectations of Christmas over the past decade as I meandered through a divorce, children leaving home, parents who fell ill. Christmas *should* be about the simple things. Kudos to you, as I try to follow your lead. :) xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618636316183469027.post-20901879737112063702009-12-11T21:35:21.110-06:002009-12-11T21:35:21.110-06:00Great idea to embrace what comes naturally to you....Great idea to embrace what comes naturally to you. I think doing the Martha thing requires a particular personality and buckets of free time.<br /><br />Love, love the Dave Barry quote! ;)Northern Beauty Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805215769692200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618636316183469027.post-25730801498844326112009-12-11T13:00:49.138-06:002009-12-11T13:00:49.138-06:00Jodi! Dang it! I just accidentally deleted your ...Jodi! Dang it! I just accidentally deleted your nice comments! Dang! Dang! Jodi - I'm so sorry! Anyway, the siding is wood and original - not plastic, thankfully. <br /><br />Thanks Gaelyn, Daniel and Eve for your nice comments, too! This is the 2nd time I've accidentally deleted a comment. I hate that! Sorry, sorry, sorry...<br /><br />Maybe to make up for it I'll just go donate some wreaths, eh? After sipping some cognac...watching Charlie Brown Christmas and the birds at our feeder! Merry Christmas ya'll!The Giraffe Head Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163787271055203400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618636316183469027.post-35431795582080790682009-12-11T11:12:49.955-06:002009-12-11T11:12:49.955-06:00Welcome to the club Debi! (and no that's not a...Welcome to the club Debi! (and no that's not a mop and pail next to me on the floor!!) Ok I'm cleaning, but it's not like I do it every day...or even once a week...ok how much further do you want me to go back!<br /><br />Yeah I've got a tree and a couple nick knacks but what I love most is a little Christmas tunes from Time Life and a view to the birdfeeder! <br />Enjoy the simple life Debi!Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554593974838511759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618636316183469027.post-90002558512019243702009-12-11T11:07:46.269-06:002009-12-11T11:07:46.269-06:00I think that the movies "Christmas Vacation&q...I think that the movies "Christmas Vacation" and the chaos of the family at the start of the movie "Home Alone" are more representative of the typical American families Christmas. :) "Charlie Brown's Christmas" is also pretty good. One doesn't always have to have the biggest or best decorated tree (or any tree, for that matter.) :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657235685995551851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618636316183469027.post-26528884905365783022009-12-11T10:01:43.254-06:002009-12-11T10:01:43.254-06:00Now you're on the Right track!
Oh those expec...Now you're on the Right track! <br />Oh those expectations, the worse ones we place on ourselves. Enjoy the Now with all the beauty that's in the Moment. And the Cognac sounds just right.<br /><br />I'm loving your series of Christmas doors, no expectations. But if you don't like plastic wreaths, and I can't say as I blame you, why not donate the real thing.<br /><br />Great post. You don't have to Mrs. Jones. Keep enjoying the freedom to enjoy.Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.com