tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769565143068984539.post5646886072989993757..comments2023-07-20T07:11:52.359-07:00Comments on The Country Mouse: Christmas Memoriesjennifer768http://www.blogger.com/profile/15725722641743193859noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769565143068984539.post-52003509287056789182012-01-04T12:40:56.351-08:002012-01-04T12:40:56.351-08:00I so enjoyed reading every word of your Christmas ...I so enjoyed reading every word of your Christmas memories. Your family shared such joy & love. The true meaning of what God intended famlies to be. Wishing you & yours a Happy 2012 as you continue to make beautiful family memories. Blessings!<br />LaraA Primitive Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06205375008312950661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769565143068984539.post-26827754871020800462012-01-04T07:38:31.117-08:002012-01-04T07:38:31.117-08:00What a wonderful post, brought back alot of memori...What a wonderful post, brought back alot of memories of my childhood. I really enjoyed it, thanks for the trip down memory lane.<br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289741997062452657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769565143068984539.post-1900216149732766022011-12-29T19:25:34.488-08:002011-12-29T19:25:34.488-08:00Such sweet, sweet memories! I agree, that's w...Such sweet, sweet memories! I agree, that's what Christmas really should be about, not all the hustle and bustle. I do my best to show that to my kids but society sometimes tries to get in the way and commercialize everything for us. It's up to us to teach our children the true meaning of Christmas. Precious memories indeed, thanks for sharing them!Angie Berry ~ Berry Homespun Primitiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664447067172311957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769565143068984539.post-13901704479279190222011-12-24T07:59:20.229-08:002011-12-24T07:59:20.229-08:00Hi Jen,
What wonderful memories to share!
It bring...Hi Jen,<br />What wonderful memories to share!<br />It brings back a few to me too.<br />Have a wonderful Holiday!<br />Enjoy,<br />BarbBarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411070810075613876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769565143068984539.post-10024513136860398562011-12-23T19:48:38.507-08:002011-12-23T19:48:38.507-08:00Jen, what a lovely post and tribute to your parent...Jen, what a lovely post and tribute to your parents. It seems to be the simply things in life that offer the most meaning. I would not trade my childhood memories for anything in the world. I feel very fortunate to have grown up in a small Island community. I too have a memory of opening a big box of crayola crayons and a coloring book on Christmas, the scent of crayons always brings me back to being a child. A Doll, an outfit, maybe a sled and always an orange in the toe of my stocking, I was a very happy and lucky little girl. Merry Christmas to you and yours, Julie.Dog Trot Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613054262731973539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769565143068984539.post-72607543495091082992011-12-23T11:37:51.369-08:002011-12-23T11:37:51.369-08:00A beautiful and poignant post, Jen - so glad I did...A beautiful and poignant post, Jen - so glad I didn't miss this one. I think you've captured "the spirit" perfectly - whether you thought you would a week ago, or not, it has certainly found you and blessed you. My childhood Christmases were not as rich - there were no outdoor decorations, and usually only one gift per child under the tree - but, even so, the things that I remember distinctly are what make them so rich to me. The dreaded fruitcake my mother would labor over (which now I would kill for); the visits over a two-week period to extended family (great aunts/uncles, etc.); the Christmas back filled with salted peanuts, hard candy and a piece of fruit after the church program.....truly things that would be little appreciated today. You've blessed us all with this time for reflection....Smiles & Christmas Hugs ~ RobinTheCrankyCrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16314851714923955216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769565143068984539.post-62390014632928625602011-12-23T11:29:26.090-08:002011-12-23T11:29:26.090-08:00Merry Christmas Jen !Merry Christmas Jen !Bittersweetfolkarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333613265678700899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769565143068984539.post-74128978752777794052011-12-23T03:49:41.402-08:002011-12-23T03:49:41.402-08:00Jen, I love reading your Christmas story. I can re...Jen, I love reading your Christmas story. I can relate to it quite well. I grew up along the Ohio river and Daddy was from Kentucky. We would drive to see his family in the coal miner hills when there were lots of snow on the ground back then. It was all about the little things, like visiting and being with family. I miss those days too.<br />Thanks for sharing.<br />Tamera<br />Country at heartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769565143068984539.post-75941267426645562062011-12-23T01:21:49.035-08:002011-12-23T01:21:49.035-08:00oh Jen, I love reading your christmas memories..I ...oh Jen, I love reading your christmas memories..I could totally picture all that you said..and it reminds me of the waltons..thank you for sharing..and I hope you have a wonderful christmas and all the best for the new year;)Cat Nap Inn Primitiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04089694413969995302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769565143068984539.post-49869048290618624862011-12-22T18:20:48.091-08:002011-12-22T18:20:48.091-08:00Jen ... What a beautiful post & what beautiful...Jen ... What a beautiful post & what beautiful Christmas memories! Things just aren't the same now-a-days ... too much of a focus on "things" & "self." Truly sad. I used to love hearing the stories of my mother & dad's Christmases when they were young. Thank you for a very enjoyable visit ... & Merry Christmas! Blessings, ShirleeShirleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117632465099828622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769565143068984539.post-22808814004687255702011-12-22T18:18:02.288-08:002011-12-22T18:18:02.288-08:00I just love this post and everything about it! It ...I just love this post and everything about it! It takes me back to simpler times and as you said when everyone wasn't racing around madly and it wasn't even a thought. Your child hood sounds wonderful...I was raised in Ky also but in a subdivision in louisville. I too now love the smaller towns and a quiet life. Thank You for sharing your memories with us...SO very nice! Merry Christmas!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04101100778867077535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769565143068984539.post-41618908526689858952011-12-22T17:48:32.369-08:002011-12-22T17:48:32.369-08:00Jen, I so agree with Tricia and Susan. Such a won...Jen, I so agree with Tricia and Susan. Such a wonderful post, one that I so enjoyed. It would be so nice if children today could experience the way so many of us were brought up back in the day. My childhood was so much like that of your own. My parents worked in a cotton mill and my grandmother lived with us and took care of me. We did not go into town on the spur of the moment and buy a gadget. Christmas was such a special time. It began when we started play practice at church. Oh the memories. And I too find that the greatest of these memories are the little things. Thanks for taking me down memory lane with you and jogging my own memory back to Christmas past when I was a wee one. Yes, I cherish those memories. Hoping you and yours have a blessed and Merry Christmas Day.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994753291659176298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769565143068984539.post-44524090120928133502011-12-22T16:44:52.361-08:002011-12-22T16:44:52.361-08:00Jen, we talk all the time on the phone and I love ...Jen, we talk all the time on the phone and I love you dearly and you bringing us down memory lane with you on your post was just like reading a book. You have told me alot of your childhood and we have known each other from the very first forum that we joined together. I think waht 6 years ago, I am just guessing!<br />Everything you talked about I could picture in my mind, like your Daddy stirring Momma's dumplings in the big pot. Daddy and Momma driving around with all you kiddos in the back of the car looking at the lights. Those are gifts, the are called the BEST FAMILY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES!!! That to me is PRICELESS! FAMILY!<br />You are right people all get stressed out about buying that perfect gift or can they afford it, I believe whatever gift you get small, or homemade it is the thought and love that person put into that gift for you!<br /><br />I feel Christmas is not the way it use to be, it is about a birth Jesus! Alot of young people today think of gifts and who can out do each other and that to me makes me sad.<br />It is about our Lord and Savior..<br /><br />Happy Birthday Jesus!<br /><br />Merry Christmas my dear and loving friend and thank you for writing about your childhood memories!<br />It made me think of some dear memories that I hold dear to my heart.<br />Love you dear friend,<br />and tell the family Merry Christmas, I will be calling you anyway,<br />Ken, Tricia and boys!XOXOXOXHillcresthome Primshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870766185773491732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769565143068984539.post-51472517454499636292011-12-22T13:26:53.536-08:002011-12-22T13:26:53.536-08:00Oh, golly Jen. What a beautiful Christmas story. A...Oh, golly Jen. What a beautiful Christmas story. And a beautiful testament to the way your parents<br />raised their children. No wonder<br />you have such a special feeling<br />about the holidays. Your story<br />reminded me of the story/movie<br />"I Remember Mama" with Irene Dunne<br />and Barbara Bel Geddes from the late 1930's. It is the most beautiful story of a girl looking back on her life growing up with<br />her Norwegian parents and brother and sisters in turn of the century<br />San Francisco. How they made life so wonderful for their children.<br />I would love to be able to put this link to my blog. I think so many people need to read this as we approach Christmas. It isn't that the baking and the decorating and the shopping is not part of the holiday, it's just that so many people have not mentioned what is really what the Christmas season is about. The birth of Jesus, peace, good will toward others.<br />Thank you for this special post. I am filled in my heart with the Spirit of Christmas.<br />Merry Christmas to you and yours,<br />SusanSusan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com