tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post1912227160214677308..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: Help! There's An Elf on My Shelf!Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-45210889539339590452015-12-15T19:13:03.970-08:002015-12-15T19:13:03.970-08:00Ours is candy. We have this wonderful recipe that&...Ours is candy. We have this wonderful recipe that's been handed down - nougat made with condensed milk, powdered sugar, coconut and nuts, then dipped in chocolate. Christmas just isn't the same without that candy. <br /><br />However, now that I've made it on my own ... it's a pain in the neck. :-) <br /><br />Happy holidays!<br /><br />~ MiaMia Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250285656021188816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-72538221440465523882015-12-14T13:55:52.808-08:002015-12-14T13:55:52.808-08:00Snort! Thanks for the giggles. Loved reading this....Snort! Thanks for the giggles. Loved reading this. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-87536501319427371712015-12-14T13:00:44.944-08:002015-12-14T13:00:44.944-08:00I love the shared traditions and input, you guys! ...I love the shared traditions and input, you guys! Thank you! Julie Anne Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370841930540931435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-91766031460437650772015-12-14T12:59:30.732-08:002015-12-14T12:59:30.732-08:00Do you understand how brilliant the vacation idea ...Do you understand how brilliant the vacation idea is???? I'm so happy right now! Ahhh! Thank you!!Julie Anne Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370841930540931435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-18533201508374387002015-12-14T12:40:17.396-08:002015-12-14T12:40:17.396-08:00Oh my, Julie... you are an object lesson if ever I...Oh my, Julie... you are an object lesson if ever I saw one. :-) My favourite Christmas tradition involves the Christmas stockings (half of a pair of pantyhose) that would appear at the foot of our beds during the night before Christmas. Nothing better than feeling around in the dark, trying to guess what was in that infernally knotted stocking!<br /><br />Good luck with the ideas, eh. Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-15165494450764604562015-12-14T11:46:13.183-08:002015-12-14T11:46:13.183-08:00What a delightful tradition. If everyone had a bud...What a delightful tradition. If everyone had a buddy, they'd never want to grow up.Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-20465659325383603132015-12-14T08:58:52.508-08:002015-12-14T08:58:52.508-08:00While I do have some traditions I could share, one...While I do have some traditions I could share, one of my favorite Christmas memories, and one I've told many times before, belongs to my mother. She once said that her German grandfather would light up a real tree with real candles. As children, she and her brothers could stare at the vision for 15 or 20 minutes, and then the lights would be carefully doused. Oh, and a bucket of water would be on stand-by, just in case! Merry Christmas, Julie, and all!jean harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925805990806522316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-27690472018517300062015-12-14T07:20:47.042-08:002015-12-14T07:20:47.042-08:00Oh, I'm so glad I never started that particula...Oh, I'm so glad I never started that particular tradition! LOL I have enough trouble filling the little boxes in our advent calendar with unique candies/toys (that fit in that darn box!) every night--in triplicate, since I have three kids.<br /><br />How about Buddy takes a trip for a week and you have friends send pictures of what they're doing with Buddy, or steal pics from Pinterest, so that Buddy has a vacation. He's not watching the kids, anyway, right? :P Or, have one where Buddy's heading back to the North Pole to help Santa, never to be seen again. (And now I feel I'm being rather bah-humbuggish... LOL)<br /><br />But I totally understand how losing someone can make you appreciate these traditions. I still have one kid who believes in the magic, and I'm going to enjoy that for as long as I can!Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.com