Dec. 2008 CC's Christmas Contest #23 WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:41 pm (No subject)

Family gets together at my Dad's...we just do gifts these days for the kids, have a big meal and usually a brutally competitive card game of 500 breaks out. Scotty loves to see is cousin Marshall from Illinois who is his age.

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:59 pm (No subject)

Well ours starts today with the celebration of hubby's birthday and continues on Christmas morning when son and family come to open presents and then husband's family come for dinner. On the 26th my daughter and her family arrive and the celebration continues

Happy Holidays to all

win4maw

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:05 pm (No subject)

We open one gift on Christmas Eve.Save the rest for Christmas morning.

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:12 pm (No subject)

No traditions here, just get up have breakfast, then we gather round the tree and my wife hands out the pressies, then it's into the kitchen to begin cooking christmas dinner. After that we just laze around.

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:49 pm (No subject)

We have all our grand kids over to open their presents on Christmas eve then on Christmas day we all go to moms for a big Christmas breakfast.
Then we go visit my brothers and sister and eat their goodies..hehe

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:10 pm (No subject)

Not Really Any Traditions

Just make sure we are all together and showing our love for each other

And Lots Of Hugging going on and Eatting toooo lol

Wonder who taught them that lol

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:21 pm tradtion

me and my children usually make gingerbread men and cookies every xmas

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:35 pm (No subject)

We open our gifts on christmas eve and sleep in on christmas day....and we always skip breakfast, but only to save as much room as possible for a big turkey dinner.

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:35 pm (No subject)

I am kind of sorry to say that I don't. Maybe I should start one........... Blink

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:05 pm (No subject)

we have lots of traditions Smile

First of all we celebrate on Yule which varies beteen Dec 19th and Dec 22nd. My sister spneds the night with her fiancee, and after the kids get up, the 6 of us exchange our gifts. Then we have a big family gathering with aunts, uncles, cousins, nices, nephews, siblings, and gradparents and a HUGE brown sugar ham baked with cherries and pineapples and all the fixings. Usually the table is so loaed with food that everyone has to eatin the living room because there is no more room on the table for plates. Somethime during the celebration 'Santa' dros off some gifts for the kids, even though they never see him (or anyone else) bringing them in, extra gifts from 'Santa' just appear under the tree wink

After everyone has gorged themselves on dinner and the over loaded dessert table (cheesecake, apple pie, cherry pie peach pie, blueberry pie, pumpkin bread, fudge and cookies galore) we exchange gifts with the extended family and the kids get to open their 'santa' gifts. As night falls, I tell the story of Persephone and Hades and why we have the seasons, Then we light the Yule candles (since we don't have a fireplace for a yule log) and wish a happy season to those who are getting ready to leave. After the family is gone, we end up playing with the kids' toys and eventually heading to bed exausted. Usually I am more wiped out than anyone else because I do ALL of the cooking and make everyting from scratch, but I love the whole day and would trade a second of it for all the money in the world!!!

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:26 pm (No subject)

This is something my family have done for a very long time
In fact my grandmother said she remembers doing this with her grandmother so I guess that makes it a true tradition
On Christmas eve everyone used to gather in one room (now it is done by phone and chat for those that can not be present)
We start by having a minute of silence then a prayer is said for all those that have been lost or are less fortunate than us

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:38 pm (No subject)

we have a seafood fest every new years evening

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:26 pm (No subject)

Our family all gather's at mom's & eat & be Merry!

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:38 pm (No subject)

The only 'tradition' type thing we do is wear the silly paper crowns through dinner every year without fail and take turns in reading the cheesy jokes from the Christmas Bon Bons (Crackers)....lol

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:18 am (No subject)

I think the only tradition we have is our non traditional Christmas dinner of Steaks done on the grill and Swiss Scalloped potatoes. This menu came about because I refused to spend hours in the kitchen cooking instead of visiting with family or playing with the kids.

~Nono