tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post5001399300426051642..comments2023-11-18T22:19:35.259-05:00Comments on MuseInks: "On the First Day of Christmas" Revamping a Carol with GratitudeAmi Hendricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16113842141579251283noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-25881113222143674702012-10-26T14:24:00.922-04:002012-10-26T14:24:00.922-04:00I think you should totally sponsor a 12 Days of Ch...I think you should totally sponsor a 12 Days of Christmas blog posting again. I'd join up with you, I'm sure a lot of other people around here would too. You could start it Dec 12 so people don't have to blog on Christmas if they'd rather not and do it 12 days from that date. If you do decide to do it, let me know, I could create a graphic for it and jump in. :D Jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068459550733383726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-65435358282859295542011-12-18T16:25:48.070-05:002011-12-18T16:25:48.070-05:00TexanBrit,
True, it's not yet the official 12 ...TexanBrit,<br />True, it's not yet the official 12 Days of Christmas, but here in Hendrickson House, celebrating Christmas (the season, not the Reason) officially <i>ends</i> on Christmas Day. <br /><br />The tree is down on New Year's at the latest because my daughter's birthday is on Jan. 4. We try to draw a clear line between "Christmas" and "birthday" because they fall so close together.<br /><br />So... here, at least, the 12 Days of Christmas will be over on Dec. 25, instead of just beginning. :)Ami Hendricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113842141579251283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-46277501250266697852011-12-18T01:18:23.014-05:002011-12-18T01:18:23.014-05:00Love what you're doing with your blog, and who...Love what you're doing with your blog, and who cares about some dog hair! One thing though - thought you might want to know it's not actually the Twelve Days of Christmas yet. Officially Christmas starts on Christmas Day and goes through to either Jan 5th (which is Twelfth Night & traditionally when the Xmas decorations come down) or Jan 6th, depending on your preference. :o) <br />Still, this gives you the option to do a whole new version starting on the 25th if you want. :o)TexanBritnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-1462286521650776282011-12-16T12:28:33.362-05:002011-12-16T12:28:33.362-05:00Kelly,
Thanks for commenting. I agree with your co...Kelly,<br />Thanks for commenting. I agree with your conviction that there is something about living on a farm that grows good *people* as well as good food. Nothing handed to you there. Everything is hard-won and earned. We do our children such a disservice when we give them every new gadget. Kids weren't made to be wired. They need fresh air, IMO, far more than they need batteries. <br /><br />~steps down from soap box...~ :DAmi Hendricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113842141579251283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-16310595676447847102011-12-16T09:07:13.407-05:002011-12-16T09:07:13.407-05:00Beautiful post - and beautiful home. We've be...Beautiful post - and beautiful home. We've been trying to escape the "clones of suburbia" ever since we left the farm. I'm convinced that kids need the land to grow up on; to rely upon. Instead, they're handed cell phones and ipods and driven to baseball practice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554662447246962880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-79298517926898838962011-12-14T19:41:33.678-05:002011-12-14T19:41:33.678-05:00David,
Thanks for commenting. I agree - I'd ch...David,<br />Thanks for commenting. I agree - I'd choose the hand-built, from-the-ground-up kind of house over the clones of suburbia any day. The family who owned our house raised 8 children in it: without indoor plumbing! The original stone outhouse still stands, a testament to a very different time. I remind myself of that every time I feel tempted to complain that our family of 3 needs more room. In a very real way, my home keeps me grounded. :)<br />Cheers!Ami Hendricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113842141579251283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-44735798531533728812011-12-14T17:50:01.231-05:002011-12-14T17:50:01.231-05:00I think old homes are beautiful with the history t...I think old homes are beautiful with the history that they hold, and which you get the privilege of continuing. I'd take one of those over the cookie-cutter clutter of suburbia, any day (well, maybe not a farm...that's not my thing...:))<br /><br />Thanks for posting this, and thanks in advance for the upcoming posts in this series. This is re-orientation that we very much need.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228237190423435197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-65640450047116648592011-12-14T12:55:02.941-05:002011-12-14T12:55:02.941-05:00Kathy,
I'd love to be a Gratitude Week guest....Kathy,<br /><br />I'd love to be a Gratitude Week guest. Thanks for the offer. And thanks for your blog. I love it.Ami Hendricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113842141579251283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-54805931932502379442011-12-14T12:35:57.638-05:002011-12-14T12:35:57.638-05:00Thank you so much for the shout out! What a great ...Thank you so much for the shout out! What a great question!!! <br /><br />If you woke up tomorrow with only the things you'd given thanks for today, <br />what would still be in your life?<br /><br />Perhaps you'd like to chime in next week for Gratitude week? I'd be honored to have you as my guest!Kathy (from Bliss Habits)http://blisshabits.com/noreply@blogger.com