Christmas Tree!!

[Diamic65]

My husband bought me a white Christmas tree. I know some of you will think this is silly but.. I bought all Whinny The Pooh decorations. One thing I try to keep in mind is.. that if there is something that puts a smile on your face THEN DO IT:smile tee Our lives are hard on us because of IC. We need to do something that makes us happy:dance: I know I'm not the only one that has their on bedrooms. I do because I keep my hubby up all night getting up to run to the bathroom. So my tree is going into my room.

Do something that makes you happy and puts a smile on your face:flower:

DIAMIC65:angel:

[jvr]

I love it! That's great:)

Jill

[leelee88]

Sounds like a great Idea.. And that was very sweet of your hubby.. I love to decorate for Christmas..But sometimes it is hard..

[Diamic65]

LEELEE88, If I could go to your home i would help you decorate your home for Christmas:smile tee

DIAMIC65

[wheeliezdryver]

awww, how cute! (both the winnie The Pooh ornatments & your hubby getting you the tree)

[Skynard]

I love this! It just reminds us how blessed we are to have someone in our lives that loves us "through better or worse." I thank God each day for my husband and son, that are my constant angels. Last night, I scored a back scratch and my teenage son put the dishes away. Sometimes it is just the little things that makes my life just a little sweeter ( I am currently going through a monster flare). Whenever I have the energy to get out, I try to get something "special" for my boys to thank them. My husband gets a giant Snickers and my son gets something like an I-tunes card. We need to remember to take care of them too.

I appreciate your posting - just reminded me to get my focus back and be grateful. Thanks.

God Bless.

[baaaby11]

=)
White trees are so pretty. Who cares if they are fake! haha. Last year, we bought a white tree and our color scheme was pink, green, and gold with white lights. The colors sound weird but it looked so pretty. We found all kinds of cute ornaments like cupcakes, peacocks, gold glittery keys, and other unique cute stuff. I love Christmas!

[VickiB]

One thing I try to keep in mind is.. that if there is something that puts a smile on your face THEN DO IT:smile tee
Great attitude! Whether silly, weird, corny, whatever,...(to pull a quote from the vault) "Let your freak flag fly!"

How sweet of your hubby to buy your white tree! It sounds like the Christmas spirit is alive and well at your house!

Vicki

[mary124]

How thoughtful...

When i was growing up we had a white tree with a spinning wheel--anyone remember these things??

Its too early for Christmas- i know stores are already getting in gear for this, but its hard to do so when the weather is over 80 degrees still..

[Glenda2]

Well I am going to be the town Grinch , I use to Love Christmas so much , BUT , NOW I Hate it Terribly.

Because , My entire Family is Dead*

MY Brother was sent home sick from the VietNam War with Agent Orange Poisoning and He died.

My Sister fell over Dead at her desk at work from her heart blowing up from the inside out. (3/4th's of it blew).

My Dad died of Prostate Cancer.

Mom passed from Natural Old Age Causes.

I remember all the Great Holidays we spent together and now they are gone .

Now it is just Me and my Husband and Son.
Son is grown adult and On his own with a girlfriend in another city far away.

So it is Me and The Hubby for Christmas. That is depressing because I miss Everyone so much.

I don't cut Christmas Tree's because I don't like killing a Tree for afew weeks of pleasure to see it all decorated.

Haven't had a tree in many many years. Not even an artificial.

I sure LOVE the Music though !

Favorite > Holly Jolley Christmas by Burl Ives.

[Diamic65]

Oh I'm so sorry. Well I guess you and your hubby can go out to see a movie and eat whole lot of popcorn. But you can just get a small Christmas tree and just have lights on it. Nobody says that you have to go all out. I'lll pray that you find some peace for the Holidays:pray: My mother in-father law past away couple of years ago. And this Feb my brother in-law died. I miss them very much. They are more of a family than my own.

DIAMIC65

[VickiB]

I'm sorry Glenda. Lots of losses you've had to endure! :grouphug:

Yes, I do find holidays to be bittersweet since they bring up memories of those who have passed on. I suppose that's only natural. At first I was going to write 'those who are no longer with me' but I had to change it because I suddenly heard my Mom scolding me for feeling down when I should be happy. Mom may have passed away 8 years ago but she's still very much with me!

Vicki

[Glenda2]

For Me , Christmas is the worst time of Year with everyone being Dead and Gone.
My Husbands family is dead too.

I find it so depressing.

I think back when I was young and we were all together and what a Joyous time were shared. I even have a scrap book with old pictures from the 50's and 60's and early 70's.
Everyone one looked so Happy.

I miss them Bad.

Specially my Brother. Gezzzz , he was just a Kid when he died of Agent Orange Poisoning from being in VietNam for the War.
They sent him home sick and he died.

I'd give anything to go back in time just to have one more Day together*

[vm]

Diamic65 - Thanks for such an upbeat post. I think it's so cool that your husband did that for you. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! :)

[nottoc4]

I put up many trees,one is all biirds and tatted snowflakes.One is just all snowmen. My white tree is for Hubbie,blue and gold ornaments and blue lights. Hubbie was in the Navy for 30 years.It's in the dining room along with many Nutcrakers.

Glenda,perhaps you know of someone else who's family is all gone too. It would be nice to have dinner together o that day and tell stories about the ones that have gone before.

[Glenda2]

I don't know any one that is in the same situation as Me with the ENTIRE family gone.
Not Just the Parents , But > your Brother and Sister too.
Unless it occured in an auto accident.

It is pretty heart wrenching to have this happen.
Many of you are very lucky to be able to get on the phone or computer or go to their house and visit with these people , I have No one left to do that with.

I feel pretty alone at times.

I enjoy my old scrap book though. Good Old Memories. Happy Faces.
Afew Hundred Gifts under the Tree. 20 or 30 a piece. Those days are gone.

Oh well. It's just another day.

I just wish the Stores would wait till December 1st to advertise their stuff.
Before Halloween is Absurd. :tsk:

I began see'ing comericials on Tv the first week of September. :confused:

[ICNDonna]

Glenda: Our children are all grown and together our family decided several years ago to not exchange gifts, which I absolutely know is nothing compared to your situation --- I did lose my only brother to cancer and miss him dearly ---but I did find a way to help me get back in the spirit of Christmas. There are sooooo many families in need --- some without homes --- so everyone in our family chooses a needy child from our little community "Wish Tree" and we "adopt" a needy family. We don't know who the family is, but that makes it even more special --- and we thoroughly enjoy the shopping.

We have some friends without family and they serve food at our local mission. You might want to check into something like that as well. I volunteer at our local food bank and I can absolutely guarantee that even if I'm feeling down in the dumps, that makes me feel better.

I do get a little tired of seeing decorations in the stores in July, however. When I was younger, no decorations were put up until after Thanksgiving.

Sending gentle hugs,
Donna

[SharonA]

Glenda...

My husband and I are pretty much like you. Both of us have lost most of our families. He has lost everyone and I have an Uncle and 3 cousins left, but we are not close and do not get together. We do have our son, but he lives in Texas which is a long distance away from us. We do not spend every Christmas together as he also has a father, step mother and other biological and step family members he is close to. This year, we are going to Texas to be with him. He just bought his first house and we are looking forward to seeing it. Still, it will be just the three of us.

I used to get very depressed during the Holidays. I couldn't wait for them to be over because I missed my family and the wonderful times we shared. Then I decided that I would sing the Christmas song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" in my head all the way through the Holidays to get me past feeling sorry for myself. That is what Hubby and I usually do. We have a merry little Christmas, just the two of us.

Have you ever watched the movie, "A Christmas Story"? In it, the family ends up having Christmas Dinner at a Chinese Restaurant. That is what Hubby and I have done for years. It is a lot of fun and we don't have to cook and clean up after.

(((Hugs)))

[KarenAnne]

Diamic: What a great post. I can hardly wait to put up our tree this year. I've been reading my Christmas "Country Sampler" magazine over & over for ideas. I decorate my tree with ornaments I've collected over the years, ones my mother gave me over the years, my husband's from before we were married, & new ones we got together. It turns out very country looking. And it is pre-lit, what could be easier.

This is a joyous time for me, celebrating Advent & remembering Christ's birth, which is the reason for the season. My family is all gone also, my mother died five months before Christmas in 2004. I decorated that year because she loved the Christmas holidays & would not have wanted me to be sad.

Glenda, it is hard when we don't feel well. But those of us who no longer have our families just have to make new traditions. Like Sharon suggested. And even if you just put up a little Charlie Brown tree, do it for yourself & your husband. You deserve some light & cheer in your world.

[Glenda2]

Thankyou for everyone's kind replys.

When my son was little , and even before he moved out on his own , for HIM I would put up a tree. But I would Take it down that morning after presents were opened.

I haven't had any holiday spirit in EON's.

The Rest of the Year I am a Happy go lucky person. But Not at Christmas I'm not. It brings back so many memories .

[baaaby11]

Glenda: Our children are all grown and together our family decided several years ago to not exchange gifts, which I absolutely know is nothing compared to your situation --- I did lose my only brother to cancer and miss him dearly ---but I did find a way to help me get back in the spirit of Christmas. There are sooooo many families in need --- some without homes --- so everyone in our family chooses a needy child from our little community "Wish Tree" and we "adopt" a needy family. We don't know who the family is, but that makes it even more special --- and we thoroughly enjoy the shopping.

We have some friends without family and they serve food at our local mission. You might want to check into something like that as well. I volunteer at our local food bank and I can absolutely guarantee that even if I'm feeling down in the dumps, that makes me feel better.

I do get a little tired of seeing decorations in the stores in July, however. When I was younger, no decorations were put up until after Thanksgiving.

Sending gentle hugs,
Donna

Growing up, my family didn't have much money (well, they still don't) but my mom always signed us up for the wish tree every year. Here, we call it the angel tree. A stranger goes and picks a random child's name off the tree and buys gifts for them. It's a really nice gesture and helped my parents out a lot on Christmas because they were able to buy us a few things but it was a huge help to have someone else also helping them buy us gifts. never got to speak to any of these people because they remain anonymous but I think it's a really nice thing. I've always wanted to be able to buy gifts for a few of the "angels" off of the tree but I'm a poor college kid and can't afford it! haha. One day I will though. Plus, who doesn't LOVE any excuse to go shopping?

[jvr]

Yes, baaaby11, I totally agree. I've got my daughter involved now with picking gifts out for the names we pull off those trees. It's a good lessen for her to learn compassion and to be grateful for what she has.:) It's such a heart warming experience. It's honestly one of my favorite parts of Christmas. It's fun to imagine these children or adults opening up their gifts on Christmas morning.

Jill

[ilovekittys]

I already started to decorate I love white christmas trees!

[ilovekittys]

I love decorating for christmas! I already started.

[mary124]

We have the Angel Tree out here as well, we usually pick a family with a couple of kids. I know it helps them out. I know I am so lucky that I can be in this position that i am in to help them.

[njmacsmith]

Sounds so cute! You should post a picture when it's all decorated. My favourite part of Christmas is the tree, and the music. I also love the Euro-Christmas all day choral concert from Europe that CBC radio plays each year hte last Sunday before Christmas. There is an hour of music from different European countries, and the US and Canada too. It is a great day for wrapping gifts and being thankful.

[Diamic65]

We have an Angle tree in our area. My husband will grab one for a tree close to his work. We have one Son. We always wanted a girl but in was not in our future. I had a total hysterectomy when I was in my early 30's.

DIAMIC65