tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post4874851710961512621..comments2024-01-05T15:42:46.899-05:00Comments on Katie O'Sullivan ~ Read, Write, Repeat: Countdown to the Holidays: Tree DecoratingKatie O'Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-7949194360622717292010-12-06T12:23:24.077-05:002010-12-06T12:23:24.077-05:00I used to love the special ones too. When my siste...I used to love the special ones too. When my sister and I finally did get into decorating the tree AND got tall enough to do most of it, my mom was thrilled! <br />I still remember the year her spun glass angel disappeared. It was the IT ornament to hang. Such a sad year for the tree. Never found it :( <br /><br />But MAN that table looks like a festive Christmas clown threw up. Wow! You have A LOT of ornaments(in a good way)! They look so pretty though!!Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-71772626539123644522010-12-06T08:34:28.830-05:002010-12-06T08:34:28.830-05:00This brought back so many memories! I don't r...This brought back so many memories! I don't remember the kids losing interest, but I think we all pitched in and stuck with it until it was finished. Like your kids, they each had their favorite ornaments and would move them to the front and center of the tree. Our oldest made a HUGE yellow star in nursery school and he'd put it right in front...his siblings would move it to the back (they didn't like it stealing the show), and so the star would go back and forth for weeks. There was a lot of clumping, too...they'd stick a bunch of ornaments in one place. A few years ago (our kids are now in their 30's!) our daughter thought we should have a "decent, stylish" tree, so I packed up each kid's ornaments and returned them to their rightful owners, and decorated the tree in silver and gold. Very posh looking, but not much fun, and certainly doesn't evoke any memories. I wonder if the kids kept their ornaments or got rid of them? Many items that have great sentimental meaning to me are not valued by them...they are able to keep the memory without owning the item...have a very merry Christmas!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473993642422643512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-36749643101189155432010-12-06T06:50:08.984-05:002010-12-06T06:50:08.984-05:00Santa used to bring our tree and decorate it in th...Santa used to bring our tree and decorate it in the really early years...no wonder Mom and Dad looked like they did on Christmas morning! Then as we got older and helped Santa by decorating the tree, Dad sat in a chair and 'supervised', including putting the tinsel on the tree one strand at a time so it would hang properly. No clumping or tossing when he was in charge.Vicki and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895161544795889872noreply@blogger.com