Christmas (12)
PRACTICAL60ADELAIDE, South Australia Australia16 Threads 104 PostsWell when you realize it is now October, Christmas is just around the corner, what does Christmas mean to you, bug family day, or do you go to church and what are your thoughts on Christmas.
sorry it should read big family day,
PRACTICAL60: Well when you realize it is now October, Christmas is just around the corner, what does Christmas mean to you, bug family day, or do you go to church and what are your thoughts on Christmas.
What does Christmas mean to me.. I turn into porky pig usually gain 5-10 kilos..
Seriously it's a time to surprise those I love and care about with gifts of appreciation..
Christmas stuff hit the shelves in out local Coles supermarket this week. I nearly fell over. I haven't thought about xmas much this year so I best get a move on.
Christmas is a family day for us. All gather at Mums and have a ball, eat too much and I am always the one left awake while everyone has an afternoon nanna nap!
Christmas is a family day for us. All gather at Mums and have a ball, eat too much and I am always the one left awake while everyone has an afternoon nanna nap!
... 'tis just another day in the year
Well for me it is a 'bug'day with family I honestly can never get my head around the whole hot BBQ with everyone sweating and cursing.
But I do love the chance for us all to be together in one place at one time ... I love seeing the kiddies, and I love finding the ultimate present for each of the family members. My bestie g/friend and I always make each others presents, and thats loads of fun, to see what we are able to produce
I go to church over Christmas, and serve at Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, and then again on Christmas morning. If Im lucky Short will serve with me
and that is what makes Christmas for me.
I honestly can never get my head around the whole hot BBQ with everyone sweating and cursing.But I do love the chance for us all to be together in one place at one time ... I love seeing the kiddies, and I love finding the ultimate present for each of the family members. My bestie g/friend and I always make each others presents, and thats loads of fun, to see what we are able to produce
I go to church over Christmas, and serve at Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, and then again on Christmas morning. If Im lucky Short will serve with me
and that is what makes Christmas for me.Shell225: Well for me it is a 'bug'day with family I honestly can never get my head around the whole hot BBQ with everyone sweating and cursing.
But I do love the chance for us all to be together in one place at one time ... I love seeing the kiddies, and I love finding the ultimate present for each of the family members. My bestie g/friend and I always make each others presents, and thats loads of fun, to see what we are able to produce
I go to church over Christmas, and serve at Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, and then again on Christmas morning. If Im lucky Short will serve with me and that is what makes Christmas for me.
That is good its great Bug family day for you.like all things in life, if you want to make it good, a little bit of spirit will go a long way.But I do love the chance for us all to be together in one place at one time ... I love seeing the kiddies, and I love finding the ultimate present for each of the family members. My bestie g/friend and I always make each others presents, and thats loads of fun, to see what we are able to produce
I go to church over Christmas, and serve at Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, and then again on Christmas morning. If Im lucky Short will serve with me and that is what makes Christmas for me.
Think Christmas is over-commercialised and over-rated. 
Too much food and drink and too hot for too much food and drink.
Think Xmas lost its shine for me when the kids stopped believing in Santa and the shops start putting the Chrissy stuff on the shelves in September.
I am hoping one year to find a desert island where no one mentions the dreaded C word, no tinsel and holly, no Bing Crosby singing Bloody White Christmas - and I will be there with bells on
PS-Just filling out my application for Grumpy Old Womens Club
Don't think I will have a problem being accepted?
Too much food and drink and too hot for too much food and drink.
Think Xmas lost its shine for me when the kids stopped believing in Santa and the shops start putting the Chrissy stuff on the shelves in September.
I am hoping one year to find a desert island where no one mentions the dreaded C word, no tinsel and holly, no Bing Crosby singing Bloody White Christmas - and I will be there with bells on
PS-Just filling out my application for Grumpy Old Womens Club
Don't think I will have a problem being accepted?
Christmas day is my favourite day of the year. We have a massive family day. I start with my boys at home and then go to my sisters. We then all go to our Mum's for lunch where everyone does something and supplies something so that it's not left to just 1 or 2 people. In the afternoon we go to our Uncle and Aunty's place where we go swimming and we are usually out there until nearly midnight. I wasn't there one year and my Aunty told me that I'm never allowed to be away again. Our day is simply family based and I wouldn't have it any other way. 
Larf75: Christmas day is my favourite day of the year. We have a massive family day. I start with my boys at home and then go to my sisters. We then all go to our Mum's for lunch where everyone does something and supplies something so that it's not left to just 1 or 2 people. In the afternoon we go to our Uncle and Aunty's place where we go swimming and we are usually out there until nearly midnight. I wasn't there one year and my Aunty told me that I'm never allowed to be away again. Our day is simply family based and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Yes that is the way it should be. good on you for that Christmas spirit.PRACTICAL60: Yes that is the way it should be. good on you for that Christmas spirit.
I can not imgine it any other way. The year I was away, I really missed it because the people we were with just don't celebrate it with family like we do. They even bought a Christmas tree because we were coming. I must say that I was impressed with their effort. They really did try hard considering it wasn't something they normally did.
It’s a good holiday! One of my ten favourite public holidays here in the west, pity I will have to work the public holidays this year as I am rostered on for both days at double time and a half, for 19 hours, my rdo is on Wednesday,
As for religion? Really you don’t want me to get started on the greatest lie ever tolled! I can handle the fat guy in the red suit one! Of even the Easter bunny! As they are for the kids!
The family get together on boxing day, as that’s mums birthday, a very interesting day indeed! With the five of us kids/adults pulling the piss out of each other and our kids? Its like the comedy festival without paying? I really enjoy my dysfunctional family get togethers!
As for religion? Really you don’t want me to get started on the greatest lie ever tolled! I can handle the fat guy in the red suit one! Of even the Easter bunny! As they are for the kids!
The family get together on boxing day, as that’s mums birthday, a very interesting day indeed! With the five of us kids/adults pulling the piss out of each other and our kids? Its like the comedy festival without paying? I really enjoy my dysfunctional family get togethers!
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