I HAVE NOTICED THAT OVER THE YEARS CHRISTMAS HAS LOST THE TRUE MEANING IN THE SENSE OF A HOLY PERIOD TO A GREED PERIOD. IT IS TOTALLY WRONG...
I HAVE NOTICED THAT OVER THE YEARS CHRISTMAS HAS LOST THE TRUE MEANING IN THE
SENSE OF A HOLY PERIOD TO A GREED PERIOD. IT IS TOTALLY WRONG TO START ADVERTISING THE CHRISTMAS ITEMS IN OCTOBER.
I REMEMBER WORKING AT WALMART IN 1993 AND IT WAS HALLOWEEN. WE HAD OUR COSTUMES ON AND OUR REGISTERS WERE DECORATED WITH COB WEBS AND BATS PLUS OUR OTHER HALLOWEEN FARE. BEFORE THE END OF OUR SHIFT, OUR REGISTERS WERE TOO
EARLY DRAPED IN GARLANDS OF GREEN AND RED WITH BOWS AND TINSEL. MIND YOU WE WERE STILL IN HALLOWEEN ATTIRE.
THE ALL MIGHTY DOLLAR HAD REPLACED THE HOLIEST OF HOLIDAY SEASONS. YOU COULD
NO LONGER SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS BECAUSE IT MIGHT OFFEND SOMEONE. TOM LEHER HAD
WRITTEN A SONG NOT TO LONG AGO WITH THE WORDS THAT STAY WITH ME TO THIS DAY. THE WORDS WERE ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH, TELL US TO GO OUT AND BUY. I USED TO
THINK THAT IT WAS JUST A JOKING SONG, BUT IT IS NOT....
IT IS THE SEASON OF OVEREATING WHILE MANY IN OUR OWN COUNTRY ARE STARVING AND
HOMELESS. BUYING GIFTS ON CREDIT THAT WE ARE STILL PAYING FOR YEARS LATER. TOYS
THAT NO CHILD SHOULD BE WITHOUT SO PARENTS STAND IN LINE FOR HOURS, FOR THE TWO
ITEMS IN THAT CATEGORY AND FIGHT TO THE DEATH BECAUSE THEY PROMISED THEIR CHILD
THAT THEY WOULD HAVE ONE CHRISTMAS MORNING.
WE WENT TO CHURCH ON CHRISTMAS EVE. NO FANCY PACKAGES UNDER OUR TREE. THEY WERE HOMEMADE WITH LOVE. WE REUSED WRAPPING PAPER FROM THE YEARS BEFORE.
ONCE THE PACKAGES WERE CAREFULLY OPENED WE PRESSED THE PAPER AND PUT IT
AWAY FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. NOTHING WAS WASTED.
OUR CHRISTMAS DINNER WAS ALL HOME MADE. NO STORE ROASTED OUR TURKEY. WE HAD REAL MASHED POTATOES, HOME MADE ROLLS (YES YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAKE BREAD
AND ROLLS FROM SCRATCH) HOME MADE PIES, CRANBERRY SAUCE AND SWEET POTATOES.
STUFFING ALSO WAS MADE FROM OUR OWN BREAD AND WE ATE ALL THE LEFTOVERS FOR
AS LONG AS IT TOOK. WE USED THE TURKEY BONES TO MAKE SOUP AND THE LITTLE CHUNKS OF TURKEY ADDED TO IT, PLUS HOME MADE NOODLES OR DUMPLINGS.
IT WAS A SIMPLE LIFE. MINE STILL IS AND I LOVE IT THIS WAY. WOULD NOT TRADE IT FOR THE WORLD. I SIT ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND READ THE STORY OF THE FIRST CHRISTMAS FROM
A VERY OLD BOOK. MAYBE YOU HAVE HEARD OF IT, IT IS CALLED THE BIBLE.
BRING BACK SOME OF THE SIMPLE LIFE. EVEN WORKING FULL TIME I WAS ABLE TO HAVE MY
LIFE THE WAY I WAS RAISED. IT CONTINUES TO BE BEAUTIFUL. I MAKE COOKIES OR WHATEVER I CAN AFFORD FOR GIFTS. I SPREAD OUT ANY SHOPPING OVER 12 MONTHS. I BUY
USED BECAUSE IT FITS IN MY BUDGET. MY CHILDREN CONCUR WITH WHAT I DO. THEIR ALL TIME FAVORITE CHRISTMAS WAS WHEN I WAS OUT OF WORK AND WE HAD MACARONI AND
CHEESE FOR DINNER. IT WAS ALL WE COULD AFFORD, BUT IT DID NOT MATTER, WE HAD LOVE AND EACH OTHER.
SENSE OF A HOLY PERIOD TO A GREED PERIOD. IT IS TOTALLY WRONG TO START ADVERTISING THE CHRISTMAS ITEMS IN OCTOBER.
I REMEMBER WORKING AT WALMART IN 1993 AND IT WAS HALLOWEEN. WE HAD OUR COSTUMES ON AND OUR REGISTERS WERE DECORATED WITH COB WEBS AND BATS PLUS OUR OTHER HALLOWEEN FARE. BEFORE THE END OF OUR SHIFT, OUR REGISTERS WERE TOO
EARLY DRAPED IN GARLANDS OF GREEN AND RED WITH BOWS AND TINSEL. MIND YOU WE WERE STILL IN HALLOWEEN ATTIRE.
THE ALL MIGHTY DOLLAR HAD REPLACED THE HOLIEST OF HOLIDAY SEASONS. YOU COULD
NO LONGER SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS BECAUSE IT MIGHT OFFEND SOMEONE. TOM LEHER HAD
WRITTEN A SONG NOT TO LONG AGO WITH THE WORDS THAT STAY WITH ME TO THIS DAY. THE WORDS WERE ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH, TELL US TO GO OUT AND BUY. I USED TO
THINK THAT IT WAS JUST A JOKING SONG, BUT IT IS NOT....
IT IS THE SEASON OF OVEREATING WHILE MANY IN OUR OWN COUNTRY ARE STARVING AND
HOMELESS. BUYING GIFTS ON CREDIT THAT WE ARE STILL PAYING FOR YEARS LATER. TOYS
THAT NO CHILD SHOULD BE WITHOUT SO PARENTS STAND IN LINE FOR HOURS, FOR THE TWO
ITEMS IN THAT CATEGORY AND FIGHT TO THE DEATH BECAUSE THEY PROMISED THEIR CHILD
THAT THEY WOULD HAVE ONE CHRISTMAS MORNING.
WE WENT TO CHURCH ON CHRISTMAS EVE. NO FANCY PACKAGES UNDER OUR TREE. THEY WERE HOMEMADE WITH LOVE. WE REUSED WRAPPING PAPER FROM THE YEARS BEFORE.
ONCE THE PACKAGES WERE CAREFULLY OPENED WE PRESSED THE PAPER AND PUT IT
AWAY FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. NOTHING WAS WASTED.
OUR CHRISTMAS DINNER WAS ALL HOME MADE. NO STORE ROASTED OUR TURKEY. WE HAD REAL MASHED POTATOES, HOME MADE ROLLS (YES YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAKE BREAD
AND ROLLS FROM SCRATCH) HOME MADE PIES, CRANBERRY SAUCE AND SWEET POTATOES.
STUFFING ALSO WAS MADE FROM OUR OWN BREAD AND WE ATE ALL THE LEFTOVERS FOR
AS LONG AS IT TOOK. WE USED THE TURKEY BONES TO MAKE SOUP AND THE LITTLE CHUNKS OF TURKEY ADDED TO IT, PLUS HOME MADE NOODLES OR DUMPLINGS.
IT WAS A SIMPLE LIFE. MINE STILL IS AND I LOVE IT THIS WAY. WOULD NOT TRADE IT FOR THE WORLD. I SIT ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND READ THE STORY OF THE FIRST CHRISTMAS FROM
A VERY OLD BOOK. MAYBE YOU HAVE HEARD OF IT, IT IS CALLED THE BIBLE.
BRING BACK SOME OF THE SIMPLE LIFE. EVEN WORKING FULL TIME I WAS ABLE TO HAVE MY
LIFE THE WAY I WAS RAISED. IT CONTINUES TO BE BEAUTIFUL. I MAKE COOKIES OR WHATEVER I CAN AFFORD FOR GIFTS. I SPREAD OUT ANY SHOPPING OVER 12 MONTHS. I BUY
USED BECAUSE IT FITS IN MY BUDGET. MY CHILDREN CONCUR WITH WHAT I DO. THEIR ALL TIME FAVORITE CHRISTMAS WAS WHEN I WAS OUT OF WORK AND WE HAD MACARONI AND
CHEESE FOR DINNER. IT WAS ALL WE COULD AFFORD, BUT IT DID NOT MATTER, WE HAD LOVE AND EACH OTHER.