tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post2298457719940105971..comments2024-01-03T02:55:35.728-05:00Comments on A Fly on Our (Chicken Coop) Wall: How to Worry Less About Christmas Decorating and other Thankfuls, TToT 130Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-61526924916686843482015-12-25T21:55:39.948-05:002015-12-25T21:55:39.948-05:00Ooh, German food. Yum.
And that store sounds like ...Ooh, German food. Yum.<br />And that store sounds like it has a lot of wonderful items.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162949369536716651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-12638913697416406312015-12-23T23:16:21.320-05:002015-12-23T23:16:21.320-05:00We haven't had a Christmas tree in a few years...We haven't had a Christmas tree in a few years. We decorate the piano. With the nativity set. I put evergreen clippings and lights on the piano top then nestle the figurines all around. It's really pretty, and so much simpler to set up/take down than a tree. I love it. So, I'm on board with your advent tree. :-)<br />Marianne (Mare) Baker Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663143060069193124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-69471555427170867312015-12-18T17:44:47.374-05:002015-12-18T17:44:47.374-05:00Advent Tree-- Brilliant.
We don't have a tre...Advent Tree-- Brilliant. <br /><br />We don't have a tree at all this year.. I think it's in a barn somewhere, along with the extra checkbooks, that sweater I've been looking for everywhere, and all the extension cords. Proof that I'm the worst packer in the world. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777216669371740860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-57528844478899081252015-12-13T22:23:42.817-05:002015-12-13T22:23:42.817-05:00Hi Chris!!! We will be downtown all day Saturday a...Hi Chris!!! We will be downtown all day Saturday and Sunday. We're even staying in a hotel across the street from the convention center so we never have to get in our car. Any chance you will be downtown next weekend? :)<br /><br />It certainly does take quite a few hints before we get the message, doesn't it? I'm thinking the same thing. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-62538939603637033112015-12-13T22:21:55.677-05:002015-12-13T22:21:55.677-05:00Always look for the positive ways to spin things. ...Always look for the positive ways to spin things. :)<br /><br />Ha! Yes, for being undercover, those guys certainly could draw a lot of attention. :)<br /><br />Me, too. That would be awesome.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-39439608962473684052015-12-13T22:20:30.516-05:002015-12-13T22:20:30.516-05:00I hate it when that happens! Thanks for coming bac...I hate it when that happens! Thanks for coming back to rewrite it. :)<br />It works for us this year. No one seems to mind. Cuckoo had a great time hanging ornaments on Saturday morning before the other kids woke up. (He was back to normal by morning.)<br />I love that photo. I look like I've never seen myself before. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-84057278415806864182015-12-13T22:17:09.873-05:002015-12-13T22:17:09.873-05:00Yay! It's way more popular than I knew. :)Yay! It's way more popular than I knew. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-39550938487425419802015-12-13T22:16:36.382-05:002015-12-13T22:16:36.382-05:00Hahaha!! I would have loved to see that!!
Sounds ...Hahaha!! I would have loved to see that!!<br /><br />Sounds lovely. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-9576484755601720262015-12-13T22:11:50.626-05:002015-12-13T22:11:50.626-05:00It was 70 here! I can't get over it! The anima...It was 70 here! I can't get over it! The animals are almost as happy as we are.<br /><br />Ha! Good husband you are. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-26163388206318037872015-12-13T22:11:12.414-05:002015-12-13T22:11:12.414-05:00Ha! Good for you! Advent decorating is the best wa...Ha! Good for you! Advent decorating is the best way.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-32189572937637845242015-12-13T22:10:45.725-05:002015-12-13T22:10:45.725-05:00Me, too. :) I'm glad I'm not alone.
I ha...Me, too. :) I'm glad I'm not alone.<br /><br />I have no idea why, but I'm happy to find out!<br /><br />My decorating is about as minimal as I can get with 6 kids. I used to do more when we would have a Christmas party, but since it's just our family who will ever see it, I don't do it so much. Sad, as I should probably decorate for my family more than anyone. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-72992809535037614992015-12-13T22:03:59.892-05:002015-12-13T22:03:59.892-05:00Thank you! Regardless of how long it takes to find...Thank you! Regardless of how long it takes to find out the purpose of this, it will be fun making a new friend. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-6427724645890775302015-12-13T22:01:03.257-05:002015-12-13T22:01:03.257-05:00That is a great idea!!! I have no doubt, someday, ...That is a great idea!!! I have no doubt, someday, we'll be going the artificial route, but it won't be for many years yet. I will keep your idea in mind, for sure. It's way better than my dad's. He just leaves the decorated tree up all year long. :)<br /><br />Thanks! Cuckoo is back to healthy!<br /><br />Have mercy! Sounds like you had a rough week! I was thinking about you, wondering what you were up to. Now I know. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-37102710313008615962015-12-13T21:52:56.388-05:002015-12-13T21:52:56.388-05:00Haha! I can confidently say that yours is not the ...Haha! I can confidently say that yours is not the only late chaos tree in the world. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-59084904161060781712015-12-13T21:52:23.481-05:002015-12-13T21:52:23.481-05:00A good Charlie Browner is a great way to decorate....A good Charlie Browner is a great way to decorate. (Would this be the brother with the stuffed chicken?)<br />Thanks!<br />Cuckoo is back to his normal, non-cuddly self.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-3153979465677100062015-12-13T21:51:31.659-05:002015-12-13T21:51:31.659-05:00How wonderful that you can keep using her wreath, ...How wonderful that you can keep using her wreath, even if it's not as an Advent wreath. The things my kids make rarely last more than that one year.<br />Things like that certainly make one stop and think!<br />Thanks. Cuckoo was feeling much better in the morning. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-22954295207653107322015-12-13T12:09:28.841-05:002015-12-13T12:09:28.841-05:00I AM HERE!!!! Let me know if we can hook up while ...I AM HERE!!!! Let me know if we can hook up while you are in town!!! Message me the days you are in town and I would LOVE to hug you and GO ALL CHRISSY ON YOU!!! LOLOL<br /><br />And on a serious note- I just love this list sooooo much. My favorite is you meeting with the woman you kept running into. I love how God keeps trying, over and over again sometimes... until we get it. I'm going to be all prophetic and claim that your friendship was absolutely ordained and will surely be a HUGE blessing in both your lives!!Chris Carterhttp://themomcafe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-64150482931033824392015-12-13T09:07:52.891-05:002015-12-13T09:07:52.891-05:00I love that you have called it an Advent tree! Now...I love that you have called it an Advent tree! Now I can call mine the same thing, rather than looking at it as the unfinished project that I'm having trouble getting my heart into.<br />Love the pic of you and your dad. Your eyes! When we moved into a new house the summer before I was in 7th grade, our neighbor across the street was an undercover narc and was infiltrating a motorcycle gang. He made your dad's 'do look like a Ken doll :) I remember my parents were very glad to find out his real occupation!<br />I'm jealous. I want to be able to run into you at Meijer and have lunch.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-44062513024370336122015-12-13T08:44:36.839-05:002015-12-13T08:44:36.839-05:00Dangit, this thing ate my comment last night! I LO...Dangit, this thing ate my comment last night! I LOVE the idea of an advent tree, and things building up naturally as time goes by. That's a really cool way of managing the decorations rather than having to do them all at once. Hope Cuckoo's feeling better but glad you got snuggles with him. And THAT PHOTO! Ohmigosh your EXPRESSION! So adorable :DLizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480448062269641320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-700466033281009632015-12-12T23:33:41.587-05:002015-12-12T23:33:41.587-05:00Does anyone actually get a tree set up and decorat...Does anyone actually get a tree set up and decorated all in the same day? I guess that question answers yours. I never realized, but we must have an Advent tree. :-)Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136276061114462192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-17238847251951105022015-12-12T21:50:14.939-05:002015-12-12T21:50:14.939-05:00Your comment about tying the tree to the top of yo...Your comment about tying the tree to the top of your van reminded me of seeing a motorcycle with a tree strapped to the back today. <br /><br />I put my tree up last weekend and it still only has candy canes on it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664909801454351135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-8255468912302174392015-12-12T17:55:20.559-05:002015-12-12T17:55:20.559-05:00totally co-celebrating #3! the weather today (Satu...totally co-celebrating #3! the weather today (Saturday) in. the. 60s.<br />Phyllis is the tree-getter, decorator-ooh/ahh (er) I do get to drag the tree from the car to the living room and cut the trunk off so it fits in the stand.Clark Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606902779389446947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-14815052212035448322015-12-12T12:00:22.567-05:002015-12-12T12:00:22.567-05:00Well look at that. We decorate advent style too. L...Well look at that. We decorate advent style too. Little here . little there. We got maggie a tree for her room one day. Several days later we got our rosemary tree. Either this weekend or next weekend we will get a tree for the living room. I put up the door sign yesterday. Chronicallysickmanicmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16790507508907064560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-63217509730884772642015-12-12T11:08:54.195-05:002015-12-12T11:08:54.195-05:00I always love your thankful posts. Always.
Glad ...I always love your thankful posts. Always.<br /><br />Glad you're having lunch with the gal you kept running into at the store. There was a reason for that and you don't really even know why yet. You will at some point.<br /><br />We don't decorate anymore. Back in the day it took a week to decorate. Three trees and all the trimmings. Ladders are not something we need to be on anymore, so we gave all the decorations away.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-88759159212381245512015-12-12T09:49:45.668-05:002015-12-12T09:49:45.668-05:00I love the #8. And as your friendship develops, y...I love the #8. And as your friendship develops, you'll know the reason you were meant to learn from each other. I love those "God" things. Enjoy the season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com