Comments on: Evergreen Christmas http://www.annhandley.com/2008/12/24/evergreen-christmas/ Ann Handley writes about work, culture, parenting in stories and vignettes from everyday life. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:22:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Makeityourring diamond engagement rings http://www.annhandley.com/2008/12/24/evergreen-christmas/comment-page-3/#comment-5303 Makeityourring diamond engagement rings Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:35:49 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=44#comment-5303 <strong>intermediate algebra...</strong> [...]we like to honor other sites on the web, even if they aren’t related to us, by linking to them. Below are some sites worth checking out[...]... intermediate algebra…

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]]> By: Jerry Densmore http://www.annhandley.com/2008/12/24/evergreen-christmas/comment-page-3/#comment-5181 Jerry Densmore Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:09:00 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=44#comment-5181 Just beautiful is all I can say. My past Christmases were so lacking of the love you speak of that today I dread this time of year. Thanks for cheering me up. Jerry Just beautiful is all I can say. My past Christmases were so lacking of the love you speak of that today
I dread this time of year. Thanks for cheering me up. Jerry

]]> By: Jen DelMonaco http://www.annhandley.com/2008/12/24/evergreen-christmas/comment-page-3/#comment-2342 Jen DelMonaco Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:18:09 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=44#comment-2342 Dammit, Ann, thanks for the yule log in my throat-- I'm all weepy. I'm grateful I haven't taken the tree down yet-- I will note again what I can't put into words in the moment and you SAY EXACTLY what I feel! Again! A tree is mingling of the living and the dead. It's a living history of your lives as a family. I do have my favorite ornament from my family home in Omaha up there, near the top where no one can break it. It was sold at the Philips 66 station across from church and we would get them after mass. It was a styrofoam ball with silky threads clinging to it, making it seem satiny and smooth. My and my sister's and mom's job was to stick the ball with sequined pins and ribbons. Total 70's Christmas glamour. I see that one and I get misty every year. Every week they would have a new style and we would clamor to get the new kit. Now if I could just see that Norelco ad on a black and white of Santa Claus sledding through a pine-treed hill.... Dammit, Ann, thanks for the yule log in my throat– I’m all weepy. I’m grateful I haven’t taken the tree down yet– I will note again what I can’t put into words in the moment and you SAY EXACTLY what I feel! Again! A tree is mingling of the living and the dead. It’s a living history of your lives as a family.

I do have my favorite ornament from my family home in Omaha up there, near the top where no one can break it. It was sold at the Philips 66 station across from church and we would get them after mass. It was a styrofoam ball with silky threads clinging to it, making it seem satiny and smooth. My and my sister’s and mom’s job was to stick the ball with sequined pins and ribbons. Total 70′s Christmas glamour. I see that one and I get misty every year. Every week they would have a new style and we would clamor to get the new kit. Now if I could just see that Norelco ad on a black and white of Santa Claus sledding through a pine-treed hill….

]]> By: Jen DelMonaco http://www.annhandley.com/2008/12/24/evergreen-christmas/comment-page-3/#comment-4720 Jen DelMonaco Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:18:00 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=44#comment-4720 Dammit, Ann, thanks for the yule log in my throat-- I'm all weepy. I'm grateful I haven't taken the tree down yet-- I will note again what I can't put into words in the moment and you SAY EXACTLY what I feel! Again! A tree is mingling of the living and the dead. It's a living history of your lives as a family. I do have my favorite ornament from my family home in Omaha up there, near the top where no one can break it. It was sold at the Philips 66 station across from church and we would get them after mass. It was a styrofoam ball with silky threads clinging to it, making it seem satiny and smooth. My and my sister's and mom's job was to stick the ball with sequined pins and ribbons. Total 70's Christmas glamour. I see that one and I get misty every year. Every week they would have a new style and we would clamor to get the new kit. Now if I could just see that Norelco ad on a black and white of Santa Claus sledding through a pine-treed hill.... Dammit, Ann, thanks for the yule log in my throat– I’m all weepy. I’m grateful I haven’t taken the tree down yet– I will note again what I can’t put into words in the moment and you SAY EXACTLY what I feel! Again! A tree is mingling of the living and the dead. It’s a living history of your lives as a family.

I do have my favorite ornament from my family home in Omaha up there, near the top where no one can break it. It was sold at the Philips 66 station across from church and we would get them after mass. It was a styrofoam ball with silky threads clinging to it, making it seem satiny and smooth. My and my sister’s and mom’s job was to stick the ball with sequined pins and ribbons. Total 70′s Christmas glamour. I see that one and I get misty every year. Every week they would have a new style and we would clamor to get the new kit. Now if I could just see that Norelco ad on a black and white of Santa Claus sledding through a pine-treed hill….

]]> By: Chris Bellezza http://www.annhandley.com/2008/12/24/evergreen-christmas/comment-page-3/#comment-2292 Chris Bellezza Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:18:55 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=44#comment-2292 Losing our family's beloved pony in the weeks before Christmas cast a shadow of sorrow on this year's holiday preparations. Instead of cutting a tree, we procrastinated and finally bought one off a lot just a few days before Christmas. It was a small tree, one that wouldn't require as much effort to get in the house and to decorate as some of the more impressive trees we've had in years past. The decorated tree, twinkling in the family room, brought some cheer back to the house and soon after, the house was filled with boisterous relatives, brightening our moods even more. And on the tree, new this year...a beautiful white pony which looks so much like our pony that it takes my breath away and brings tears to my eyes. Next year though, when we unpack that ornament, I know we'll smile as we recall the many happy memories we have of that mischievous but sweet boy. Thanks Ann, for yet another beautiful and thought provoking story, and thanks to all for posting your thoughts too. Happy New Year! Losing our family’s beloved pony in the weeks before Christmas cast a shadow of sorrow on this year’s holiday preparations. Instead of cutting a tree, we procrastinated and finally bought one off a lot just a few days before Christmas. It was a small tree, one that wouldn’t require as much effort to get in the house and to decorate as some of the more impressive trees we’ve had in years past. The decorated tree, twinkling in the family room, brought some cheer back to the house and soon after, the house was filled with boisterous relatives, brightening our moods even more. And on the tree, new this year…a beautiful white pony which looks so much like our pony that it takes my breath away and brings tears to my eyes. Next year though, when we unpack that ornament, I know we’ll smile as we recall the many happy memories we have of that mischievous but sweet boy.

Thanks Ann, for yet another beautiful and thought provoking story, and thanks to all for posting your thoughts too. Happy New Year!

]]> By: Chris Bellezza http://www.annhandley.com/2008/12/24/evergreen-christmas/comment-page-3/#comment-4719 Chris Bellezza Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:18:00 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=44#comment-4719 Losing our family's beloved pony in the weeks before Christmas cast a shadow of sorrow on this year's holiday preparations. Instead of cutting a tree, we procrastinated and finally bought one off a lot just a few days before Christmas. It was a small tree, one that wouldn't require as much effort to get in the house and to decorate as some of the more impressive trees we've had in years past. The decorated tree, twinkling in the family room, brought some cheer back to the house and soon after, the house was filled with boisterous relatives, brightening our moods even more. And on the tree, new this year...a beautiful white pony which looks so much like our pony that it takes my breath away and brings tears to my eyes. Next year though, when we unpack that ornament, I know we'll smile as we recall the many happy memories we have of that mischievous but sweet boy. Thanks Ann, for yet another beautiful and thought provoking story, and thanks to all for posting your thoughts too. Happy New Year! Losing our family’s beloved pony in the weeks before Christmas cast a shadow of sorrow on this year’s holiday preparations. Instead of cutting a tree, we procrastinated and finally bought one off a lot just a few days before Christmas. It was a small tree, one that wouldn’t require as much effort to get in the house and to decorate as some of the more impressive trees we’ve had in years past. The decorated tree, twinkling in the family room, brought some cheer back to the house and soon after, the house was filled with boisterous relatives, brightening our moods even more. And on the tree, new this year…a beautiful white pony which looks so much like our pony that it takes my breath away and brings tears to my eyes. Next year though, when we unpack that ornament, I know we’ll smile as we recall the many happy memories we have of that mischievous but sweet boy.

Thanks Ann, for yet another beautiful and thought provoking story, and thanks to all for posting your thoughts too. Happy New Year!

]]> By: Bethann http://www.annhandley.com/2008/12/24/evergreen-christmas/comment-page-3/#comment-2291 Bethann Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:58:14 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=44#comment-2291 For various reasons we couldn't get the energy or "cheer" up to carry on the tradition of our family adventure to purchase a real tree. So, we settled for a 4 ft. pre-lit artificial one. On it we hung one ornament, our newest, one we found on vacation in Aruba. Every year we always try to add a new ornament, something with meaning, a memory. Last year it was a bright red high-heel ornament- in memory of my mom. Maybe next year the tradition will come back. We'll buy the real tree and unpack the memories. Happy New Year! For various reasons we couldn’t get the energy or “cheer” up to carry on the tradition of our family adventure to purchase a real tree. So, we settled for a 4 ft. pre-lit artificial one. On it we hung one ornament, our newest, one we found on vacation in Aruba. Every year we always try to add a new ornament, something with meaning, a memory. Last year it was a bright red high-heel ornament- in memory of my mom. Maybe next year the tradition will come back. We’ll buy the real tree and unpack the memories.
Happy New Year!

]]> By: Bethann http://www.annhandley.com/2008/12/24/evergreen-christmas/comment-page-3/#comment-4718 Bethann Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:58:00 +0000 http://www.annhandley.com/?p=44#comment-4718 For various reasons we couldn't get the energy or "cheer" up to carry on the tradition of our family adventure to purchase a real tree. So, we settled for a 4 ft. pre-lit artificial one. On it we hung one ornament, our newest, one we found on vacation in Aruba. Every year we always try to add a new ornament, something with meaning, a memory. Last year it was a bright red high-heel ornament- in memory of my mom. Maybe next year the tradition will come back. We'll buy the real tree and unpack the memories. Happy New Year! For various reasons we couldn’t get the energy or “cheer” up to carry on the tradition of our family adventure to purchase a real tree. So, we settled for a 4 ft. pre-lit artificial one. On it we hung one ornament, our newest, one we found on vacation in Aruba. Every year we always try to add a new ornament, something with meaning, a memory. Last year it was a bright red high-heel ornament- in memory of my mom. Maybe next year the tradition will come back. We’ll buy the real tree and unpack the memories.
Happy New Year!

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