Comments on: Something Old, Something New in Holidays

By: Angelina Ramirez

Angelina Ramirez — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:19:40 +0000

for outdoor decors, the best thing to use are those that are made of natural fibers or ceramics.",:

By: Callum Harris

Callum Harris — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:33:29 +0000

I have outdoor decors at home that are made of organic materials.~–

By: Victoria Young

Victoria Young — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:25:59 +0000

I have outdoor decors at home that are made of organic materials.;*-

By: Bj

Bj — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:44:19 +0000

Kerri, Thank you…I am only glad to be in a position to help others.

Amy,

There is an old song, "Lean on me, when you're not strong"…Right now you need to lean, someday you will be the one to offer someone a safe place to lean. You are welcome anytime. Glad to know I have two (you and Kerri) in my new area once I move up to my cabin.
Christmas blessings to both of you!
BJ

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:52:07 +0000

Thanks Bj! I needed that pep talk!

Kerri Thanks I really look forward to following and learning from your adventures in green and small living.

By: Kerri

Kerri — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:50:43 +0000

Thanks, BJ for your reply. You're both very special people.

By: Bj

Bj — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:08:06 +0000

Amy,

As an ex-truck driver who has switched to teacher, I can appreciate what you are going through. I lost my husband to an aortic aneurism while he was driving our rig. Thank goodness I was able to stop the truck, but in the blink of an eye, everything I knew to be good and right was gone. Nothing has been the same since, and I finally got out of the trucks and into college.
A brain injury has changed everything for you, and you can never go back to the way it was. It is hard now, but we trucker wives are strong stuff! I know you will soon be back on the sunnier side of life! Life can and often does make a 180 degree turn on the blink of an eye. God bless you Amy, as you continue to take care of all the ones in your care. Make sure to get some time for yourself in there. It will get better!
When I was struggling financially through college, I only had a 25 ft motor home, and my Christmas trees were watercolor paintings that I could tack on the wall. This is the first year (since 1999) that I have had the big tree out..and I tell you I bawled like a baby putting up my ornaments. It was worth all the years I have kept it in a storage shed at my dads house. Remember, that Christmas is not about the tree, or the presents, it is about being with those who we love and care for.…all the other is just extra tinsel!
Don't worry about sounding negative-you sound like a real gal with real tough times! Again,
God Bless you!
Bj

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:59:39 +0000

Thanks Kerri,

I'm sure I'll find the spirit somewhere! I know lots of people are having problems right now and I can understand to a point. I wish all we had to deal with was either of us getting layed off. I could handle and make sense of that in my head. Jan 07 my truck driver hubby was in an accident and suffered a nasty brain injury. Everything changed for us in a matter of seconds. About 6months after the accident my Father became ill and then one of my 3 disabled brothers fell ill also. Then if things weren't bad enough we almost lost my mother… We rented out our home and moved up here so I could help hubby and everyone else. The Feb 08 tornado came within a mile of the house we were living in the wind loosened the roofing of the old place I got up there and nailed it down as best I could but then a record snow lots of rain then Ike and Gustav came through and when they were finished the old place was declaired unlivable. We have some awesome friends! Which is such a blessing! They came together and built our little place for us. We moved in during March but since then getting settled has been a slow and sometimes painful process. There are times I love this little place my father calls the Moon Shine Cabin cause our friends came here after work and worked many a night by the light of the moon. Then there are times like now that I just want to run away. I apologize for being negative I'll try to be more positive when I comment in the future.

Amy

By: Kerri

Kerri — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:56:11 +0000

Amy, I'm so sorry you're going through a rough time. It is that way for so many people. My husband went through a layoff last year and we are also learning to live on a very reduced budget.
I also have very large trees and many decorations I will never use again in The Little House.
I think even the smallest tree and decor helps to brighten the home and bring on the Christmas spirit. I took a lamp and another fixture and put them downstairs for the holiday season while the tree is up.
I do hope you find your spirit.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:44:28 +0000

This is one of my many hang ups this year... I grew up in a singlewide 2bd/1ba trailer with my parents and 4 brothers. I LOVE Christmas and promised myself growing up that I would someday have a nice home and I would deck it out every year for Christmas and until 2007 that is exactly what I did. The past couple of years though have been really hard on us and I'm feeling the need to start "decking the halls" again but there is only so much space to be had in our wee home and what space there is has already been taken by something else. There is no room for my 7ft tree with all the trimings nor my other trees (I had trees for every room in our last house). There is no room to store anything either after the Holiday season is over. Such a problem. Gave some serious thought to putting lights up out side but we have three issues 1. we would have to use a ladder and ladders are off limits. 2. For some reason my outdoor outlets that I asked for failed to get installed. AND 3. On our tight butget we really can't afford the increase in the electric bill however small it may be. I don't know... I just need this Christmas to be anything but blue.