tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post7572091410500770620..comments2024-02-26T18:54:07.545+11:00Comments on Obsession with Books: Ho Ho Ho Read-a-thon Challenge November 7th-11thObsession with Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01866538237890994901noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-64930982053489724992013-11-12T17:00:26.028+11:002013-11-12T17:00:26.028+11:00You are a Great while writing in the blogs it is a...You are a Great while writing in the blogs it is awesome I liked it too much good and informative thanks for the sharing. <br /><a href="http://www.halloweencostumesale.com/cat-horror-costumes.aspx" rel="nofollow">scary costumes</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12867046629768211857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-40519730930871878672013-11-12T14:11:14.766+11:002013-11-12T14:11:14.766+11:00A holiday tradition that I have with my siblings i...A holiday tradition that I have with my siblings is that we watch the Nutcracker while putting up the tree. But not just any version of the Nutcracker, but the cartoon version (The Nuttiest Nutcracker)! haha. It's super cute.Cyn @ Bookmunchieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10642525127604626986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-58451341861828333392013-11-12T06:02:07.445+11:002013-11-12T06:02:07.445+11:00My favorite holiday tradition is reading The Night...My favorite holiday tradition is reading The Night Before Christmas on Christmas Eve. This past year, my husband and I tried to read it to our cat! She was not so keen on being cuddled for so long and hearing a story. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10683814336132017546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-46246557290592485032013-11-12T03:10:18.419+11:002013-11-12T03:10:18.419+11:00My family does the same thing every year...on Chri...My family does the same thing every year...on Christmas Eve day, my brother, sister-in-law, nephews, and this year my new niece, come over to my mum's and my house, and we hang out, watch Christmas movies, and play games. I'm back and forth to the kitchen all day cooking a huge turkey dinner with all the trimmings, and then it's feast time! After we eat, we open gifts, and the kids SweetMarie83https://www.blogger.com/profile/12518239232924662332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-82300668731322886602013-11-12T02:37:31.483+11:002013-11-12T02:37:31.483+11:00I live for the Christmas season. This week I'l...I live for the Christmas season. This week I'll begin decorating; I always start around Veterans Day. It's always been a tradition in my family. My Christmas tree is always completely adorned with cat ornaments (of course, what else?) This year will be the first without my angel kitty Tara, but the first with Truffles, so I'm hoping that the smiles will outnumber the tears, We'll Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-90335700918438913182013-11-12T01:36:44.320+11:002013-11-12T01:36:44.320+11:00In the time my BF & I have been together (8 ye...In the time my BF & I have been together (8 years) we've been moving around so much because of my school that Christmas is always spent traveling home to Dallas, TX and frantically shopping for gifts in the 2 or 3 days before Christmas. We always know what we want to get, but aren't able to get it until the last minute because of $ and/or time. We also always spend the Christmas Eve Berlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651998289718166892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-47924809515060863802013-11-11T12:55:05.792+11:002013-11-11T12:55:05.792+11:00Our family Christmas Tradition is actually called ...<a href="http://www.2jackies.com/2013/11/ho-ho-ho-holiday-read-thon.html" rel="nofollow">Our family Christmas Tradition</a> is actually called reveillon. Opening presents after midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and eating traditional tourtiere .Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031465320721586310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-57375238622113006242013-11-11T12:18:36.121+11:002013-11-11T12:18:36.121+11:00Sadly, most of our traditions have gone by the way...Sadly, most of our traditions have gone by the wayside. I do love my mom's stuffing and mushroom gravy. I could live on this stuff!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08857394871348334226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-65373212808800458442013-11-11T10:05:30.578+11:002013-11-11T10:05:30.578+11:00We all go to our parents house on Christmas eve (w...We all go to our parents house on Christmas eve (we are all adults now) and we spend the night so we all wake up together on Christmas morning. Before we had my son, we still (all adults) sat around on Christmas eve while my mom read Rudolph then we left cookies for Santa before we went to bed. We have the same traditions now but at least there are children again. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-38606094105130326492013-11-10T04:42:14.740+11:002013-11-10T04:42:14.740+11:00One of our favorite Christmas traditions is to go ...One of our favorite Christmas traditions is to go thru a Drive-thru Christmas light display near us! We helped volunteer last Saturday to put up some lights for this tour, its great fun and a wonderful Fundraiser!<br /><br />Thanks so much for the chance to win!My Recent Favorite Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01702153252721844389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-84247753021719607462013-11-10T04:11:33.854+11:002013-11-10T04:11:33.854+11:00My family doesn't really have any traditions. ...My family doesn't really have any traditions. We're all kind of spread out all over the place so I'm usually not home with them because I'm usually out living on my own in a different state or something. One thing I always do though is put up the Christmas tree as soon as Halloween is over! I'm not a fan of Thanksgiving so I skip that holiday!!Chellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844940189536284589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-75441019798736011852013-11-10T01:45:44.276+11:002013-11-10T01:45:44.276+11:00I have to say that my favorite holiday tradition i...I have to say that my favorite holiday tradition is the mornings of Christmas Eve (we celebrate Christmas on the 24th here!) When we were kids, we often traveled quite a bit to get to the relatives we were celebrating at that year. So to keep us happy, our parents always let us open one present under the Christmas tree as soon as we woke up to play with until the evening. Santa had also filled Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-6772250971710629312013-11-09T23:41:32.391+11:002013-11-09T23:41:32.391+11:00My tradition is a book one. Every Christmas when ...My tradition is a book one. Every Christmas when all the food prep and pressie wrapping is done. I sit down by the fire with a glass of wine, turn off the room lights and on the Christmas tree lights and read Twas The Night Before Christmas. I love it and it makes me appreciate the magic of Christmas and I love my few minutes me time. I can't remember when I started this but now it's Trish @ Between My Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517849083417759188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-24624068141023274142013-11-08T14:47:24.337+11:002013-11-08T14:47:24.337+11:00My holiday recipe. I make it for Thanksgiving and/...My holiday recipe. I make it for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. <br /><br />Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes<br />http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/twice-baked-sweet-potatoes-111250.aspx<br /><br />I start with the recipe linked above and I tweak it every year and I've about got it to perfection. It has involved into a casserole now with marshmallows and nuts. Jennifer @ The Book Nymphohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159581931430648136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-90735336435198732962013-11-08T10:53:18.969+11:002013-11-08T10:53:18.969+11:00Our favorite tradition is making an Advent Wreath ...Our favorite tradition is making an Advent Wreath with our kids (when they were younger), now it is with our grandson. Then we would perform the 4 Sundays of Advent. We also attend midnight services on Christmas Eve. Thanks for the change to participate in this giveaway.TerrieLynn61https://www.blogger.com/profile/06483050490483009256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-16650920655585767692013-11-08T07:35:07.294+11:002013-11-08T07:35:07.294+11:00
Here is my entry! Thanks
Fiction State Of Mind: ...<br />Here is my entry! Thanks<br /><br />Fiction State Of Mind: Ho Ho Ho Holiday Read-a-Thon Update 1 http://fictionstateofmind.blogspot.com/2013/11/ho-ho-ho-holiday-read-thon-starting.html?spref=twFICTION STATE OF MINDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07850674317851158329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-76311077636429985922013-11-08T06:27:13.487+11:002013-11-08T06:27:13.487+11:00I can't imagine it being the middle of summer ...I can't imagine it being the middle of summer for Christmas, but I suppose it's just normal for you. I'm from South Dakota where it snows a lot in the winter and our holiday plans had a tendency to depend on the weather since sometimes we traveled. My favorites were when we were able to travel to Minneapolis (MN) or Detroit (MI) to visit family. It was just fun to be somewhere elseCandacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701325312535440179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-87071746290334305042013-11-08T01:12:46.466+11:002013-11-08T01:12:46.466+11:00We always deck the tree together, even though we e...We always deck the tree together, even though we end up fighting since each of us has another idea of how it should look :))Alina Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373709412675787965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-4957476652945510042013-11-07T23:14:33.207+11:002013-11-07T23:14:33.207+11:00One of my favourite Christmas traditions, we do on...One of my favourite Christmas traditions, we do on Christmas Eve. When I was a kid I wanted it to be Christmas morning so I could open gifts right away, so my mom decided that when we get back from seeing family that night I get to open one small gift. It kept me busy the next morning so I wasn't waking them up at 5 too lol. We still open one gift on Christmas Eve as tradition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-52083930360602104372013-11-07T20:04:43.175+11:002013-11-07T20:04:43.175+11:00Not sure if I'm allowed to enter as I am a hos...Not sure if I'm allowed to enter as I am a host too but I do want to leave a comment. I live on the Gold Coast so my Christmas is spent battling the heat, probably like you. Let's face it, you can't have Christmas in Queensland without at least one embarrassing attempt to peel yourself off from a plastic outdoor chair while others point and laugh. <br /><br />For the last 12 years my Viliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17258566017694829732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601664550478117089.post-30802064317595014062013-11-07T14:34:58.061+11:002013-11-07T14:34:58.061+11:00*not an entry* We do not live near any of out exte...*not an entry* We do not live near any of out extended family, and for the longest time it was just the five of us (hubby, me and our three precious peeps) I cook a huge traditional meal at Thanksgiving, so for Christmas we have a large country breakfast, but for dinner we grill and have surf and turf. I love it because there are no pots and pans to clean. Afterwards we gather around the fire Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658833731713991138noreply@blogger.com