Comments on: Drinking and decorating: The anti-Martha-Stewart-Pottery-Barn Christmas tree

By: finance help

finance help — Tue, 07 May 2013 08:28:10 +0000

I was curious if you ever thought of changing the layout of your blog?
Its very well written; I love what youve got to say. But maybe you could a little more in the way of content so
people could connect with it better. Youve got an awful lot of text
for only having 1 or 2 pictures. Maybe you could space it out better?

By: christymiles

christymiles — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:17:13 +0000

all that white would be a disaster at my house!! thank god we have hardwood floors, chrissy. and a little fixing after hours never hurts. sounds like your family has great holidays!

By: Chrissy Q

Chrissy Q — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:09:58 +0000

It’s so funny … this sounds like my house all year round. I always feel the need to “apologize.” My house is tidy (well tidy for having 2 kids a construction worker/outdoorsmen husband and a big yellow lab….), and it’s a bit ecclectic. My mom is always telling me I should ‘de-clutter’ (My parent’s house was always WHITE … white carpeting, white tile, white furniture, friggin’ white crocheted ornaments on the Christmas Tree. But there is very little that is in our house that does not have meaning or a memory. I beat myself up alot for not being able to live up to her standards…. I don’t think she does, but I do. But, I work 2 jobs, have 2 kids, and have been in a battle with my husband’s brain tumor for over a decade…. so, I think she cuts me some slack while silently judging… LOL. I always tell people, my house might not make sense to them, and may not be pristine, but it is LIVED in. Alot like your Christmas tree, everything your kids do to decorate it done with love and innocence and joy – everything Christmas is supposed to be. I also love for the whole family to be involved in the tree decorating. (yeah, try that with a 15yr old boy – but, he knows it’s important to me, so he plays along.) It’s a happy time, and we end up talking every year about which ornament came from where (almost all of ours are handmade by someone in the family or were special gifts) …But, much like your Mom, I also “fix it” after they’re asleep

By: christymiles

christymiles — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:23:41 +0000

pat, i totally agree. it’s hard to remember when things get so busy around the holidays. but it’s the people who make the holidays fun. thanks for sharing!

By: christymiles

christymiles — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:22:11 +0000

gail, that’s what makes the holidays fun, i totally agree. happy holidays!

By: christymiles

christymiles — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:21:20 +0000

happy holidays to you too, monica! thanks for reading and sharing.

By: Monica

Monica — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:18:42 +0000

im a new reader. what a fun blog! we have a 7, 4, & 2 yr old… although I dream of perfection – I have never been able to do anything but let the children decorate. And this year our 2 yr old has already broken several sentimental ornaments – so ALL of the ornaments are on the top 1/3 of the tree out of reach!! hahaa. Sigh. Can’t sweat the small stuff. The kids wont remember how the tree looked, and it wont matter, but they will remember how much love they felt. How much fun they had. Down with Pottery Barn! and Happy Holidays

By: GAIL REESE

GAIL REESE — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:09:56 +0000

My granddaughter started helping me when she was three, so you can see
how high she could reach. All her decorations were in a three foot round
place and I never changed them. She is now almost and i hardly ever see her, the good part is she has a little sister who is almost three and will be helping grandma decorate the tree. Some of the best thoughts of my life are around that tree.

By: Pat McDonald

Pat McDonald — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:13:01 +0000

I have been doing this for over 38 years. My grandchildren now are the ones catching up on all those ornaments that they have not seen since last year!! I sit and hand out ornaments (the God’s eyes made in kindergarten by their daddy) the silly ones; the pretty ones; the ones from friends who have left us. It depends on the age of everyone as to where the bulk of the ornaments fall – and in all these years have never moved one!! I love the feeling that makes our family know that Christmas is about love, joy, sharing, and that traditions happen because we just keep doing it. The warmth fills the home and sets the tone for the rest of the holiday