Comments on: ‘Tis the Season (already?) http://www.oatmealforbreakfast.com/blog/archives/101 Or: The New Adventures of the McPhersons Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:03:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ruthette http://www.oatmealforbreakfast.com/blog/archives/101/comment-page-1#comment-917 Ruthette Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:43:09 +0000 http://www.oatmealforbreakfast.com/blog/?p=101#comment-917 Our family came to a similar conclusion recently. Over the summer we all talked together and decided to set aside the money that we would have used to buy each other presents and use it to go on a trip together. The upshot of this is that we rented a vacation home in a quaint little ante-bellum mansion in Georgia where we will spend a week fellowshipping together. We're so excited. The entire season feels different already! My sister Lisa and I were just talking last night about how much we're loving the experience of getting excited about the season without feeling any pressure whatsoever. It's magical! Our family came to a similar conclusion recently. Over the summer we all talked together and decided to set aside the money that we would have used to buy each other presents and use it to go on a trip together. The upshot of this is that we rented a vacation home in a quaint little ante-bellum mansion in Georgia where we will spend a week fellowshipping together.

We’re so excited.

The entire season feels different already! My sister Lisa and I were just talking last night about how much we’re loving the experience of getting excited about the season without feeling any pressure whatsoever. It’s magical!

]]> By: Wendy http://www.oatmealforbreakfast.com/blog/archives/101/comment-page-1#comment-906 Wendy Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:41:48 +0000 http://www.oatmealforbreakfast.com/blog/?p=101#comment-906 Great thoughts. I like the ideas of http://www.buyhandmade.org/ but now I want to buy some goats. Another thing that makes me feel better is saying no. There are so many parties and work parties and sometimes is just nice to sit home and listen to carols and drink hot chocolate and look at the tree and you just have to turn some things down. I will say having kids helps rekindle some of the magic as you can try to teach the real reason for Christmas. Great thoughts. I like the ideas of http://www.buyhandmade.org/ but now I want to buy some goats.
Another thing that makes me feel better is saying no. There are so many parties and work parties and sometimes is just nice to sit home and listen to carols and drink hot chocolate and look at the tree and you just have to turn some things down.
I will say having kids helps rekindle some of the magic as you can try to teach the real reason for Christmas.

]]> By: Megan http://www.oatmealforbreakfast.com/blog/archives/101/comment-page-1#comment-905 Megan Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:17:11 +0000 http://www.oatmealforbreakfast.com/blog/?p=101#comment-905 Tee-hee. I totally agree. Drives me crazy! Christmas + age = way less fun. I have certainly heard of lots of people doing alternative things. One couple that I talked to the other day takes their family on a family skiing trip over the Christmas vacation time. More time, less stress. No more pine needles. Kisses, Megan Tee-hee. I totally agree. Drives me crazy! Christmas + age = way less fun. I have certainly heard of lots of people doing alternative things. One couple that I talked to the other day takes their family on a family skiing trip over the Christmas vacation time. More time, less stress. No more pine needles.
Kisses,
Megan

]]> By: Cassie http://www.oatmealforbreakfast.com/blog/archives/101/comment-page-1#comment-904 Cassie Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:42:43 +0000 http://www.oatmealforbreakfast.com/blog/?p=101#comment-904 Great idea; I love it! Great idea; I love it!

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