Well, The Mayans were wrong...
Weren't They?
I can't believe that Christmas is almost here again...
I'm not ready for it... I'm not in the mood for it...
I did put up my tree, but it's just not working this year.
I long for those Christmases Past'... I think I miss Mom and Dad more at this time of year than at any other time...
I always love hearing these Christmas songs... I know I've written about them in past Christmas blogs. I love them both... not really Christmas standards by the measurement of how one would define 'standards'... but I love them... these are the two I most prefer to hear...
And what a great song this is...
... and what about this one by Vince Vance and the Valiants??
I continue to search for the ornament similar to the one that was my favorite when I was a kid... Robelyn at Red.Neck Chic found this one her many journeys! I do believe this is IT!!!
Thank you SO much, Robelyn!
It's insane, the amount of happiness this ornament has brought me!
I shall never forget the Christmases spent as a child with my parents... I shall never forget the Christmases spent with my children when they were small...
Merry Christmas
From
The Mississippi Delta...
Happy Holidays...
~shoes~
If you walked into my house you would not know it's Christmas. No tree. No presents.
ReplyDeleteLong story.
I love old Christmas songs, my favorite music for the holidays comes from 1965's Living Voices. (Anita Kerr directing) Straightforward 4 part harmony, no warbling, no electric synthesizers, no autotune.
I had it on vinyl, and couldn't find it anywhere in another format... so did the turntable to computer to CD thing. Now it's on my MP3 player, in my laptop and on CD.
Ho ho.
I think I know what you are saying in this blog. What you miss is a feeling. I understand completely. I miss it, too. I had just about psyched myself out of Christmas this year (until I read your blog). Now I miss it, too...
ReplyDeleteI have a crank up record player and 'White Christmas' on scrathy vinyl... the best.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
I think I'm in the same mood as you. these past few years I feel like something is missing. My kids are grown and I have not put up a tree in the last few years for one reason or the next, I don't put it up. All my wonderful ornaments still boxed away, waiting for me to get them back out. I hope I find what has been missing to give me back that feeling of Christmas.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Shoes
Mmm--
ReplyDeleteI try to be such a good little girl. Truly I do.
Oh and I am working on keeping comments to myself.
U are alone. Not lonely. Not miserable. U are alone. When we do not have someone to share with (and that could even mean sitting in the room with someone we are close to in quietness and within our thoughts), it makes holidays and whatnot seem the same as yester years gone by.
I imagine Professor Red Shoes if u had a girlfriend or friend girl however u want to state it ur frame of ANTICIPATION for the holidays would be a wee bit more cheerful and a holiday to remember.
I speak from experience myself. So please do not think I am judging. I walk that road with u. I remember the Christmases of past. The ones more joyful are the ones that are filled with family and friends.
Mmm--
I am searching and seeking my soul, mind and body for answers to questions in my life. It's a journey that sometimes can be confusing especially when u have only urself to ask and answer ur questions. I have had two very strange dreams. One last night and one this afternoon after an evening nap. They mean something because I would not be thinking about them deep in my sleep. I must find out what they mean.
Well, I hope it gets better for u. Seems u will be seeking out your own questions as well.
It's time Professor Red Shoes. It's time. And I don't know why u keep putting it off truthfully.
HEY there Mr. Red Shoes.... :) wow, that ornament is exactly what we had as kids growing up in PA. and those big colored tree light bulbs.
ReplyDeleteI am a weirdo. I always felt sad and disappointed on christmas.
first, I missed my father (parents divorced when I was 2).
and I never "got" what I wanted.
Call me materialistic or petty but I typically stayed or went to my room on christmas and cried.
I'll never forget the year my mother got me luggage. nothing says "please leave" like luggage.
or the year I got a doll ... not the doll I wanted but.. well, at least it was a doll. and then my "big" sister tortured me relentlessly... 'baby Shannon wants a doll, baby Shannon wants a doll!!!" ugh.
Shoes... can you tell I'm miserable?
:))))))
Holidays are bittersweet when we're missing our loved ones. They're never really gone from our hearts. I hope you're able to feel the love, warmth and embrace this magical time of year has to offer.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Shoes & here's to a fantastic 2013! Salud!!
Merry Christmas, everyone...
ReplyDeleteI understand, Ami... I do have a tree. I've only bought one item. I learned of some very disappointing news, and had I heard it before I bought that one, I probably would not have bought it. The news just sucked the breath out of me. *shrugs*
I guess that is why the memories of Past Christmases are so important to me.
I need to post the two John Denver Christmas songs that I love so. I originally owned it on vinyl...
Robin, I understand. Part of what has me in a funk is our government's inability to work through this financial mess that's on the horizon. I blame both parties... and the news that I mentioned above... and that tragic event in Connecticut... those poor babies, and their families.
Steven... I should have bought myself a turntable. I normally at least buy something for me/the house, and I haven't even done that. I like Elvis's 'Blue Christmas'...
You may be right, Stormy...
MonkeyGirl... yeah, I love those old 'Shiny Brite' ornaments. Those are my favorite. I didn't know your parents divorced that early. I can't imagine what that must be like. I don't perceive your actions as being petty or materialistic. You were a child... you are human. I hope you are not miserable now... *huggles*
Hi there, Princess... Yes, I do miss my Mom and Dad... more so at this time of year than any other. I need some of your upbeat energy. *huggles*
Merry Christmas...
~shoes~