Unique Holiday Traditions

kjm · 11-19-2004, 12:24 PM

I know that Lil Paws has already shared on of her family's traditions, with the youngest married women "getting" to do the dishes. LOL

Does anyone else do interesting things this time of the year?

DarknessDivine · 11-19-2004, 01:30 PM

We have a tradition that starting November 1st you aren't allowed to buy yourself anything until after x-mas...lol

gaddylovesdogs · 11-19-2004, 01:44 PM

Hmm....well I sort of have a tradition of watching the Thanksgiving dog shows...and I buy the girls Christmas presents. An hour or two after Christmas dinner we like to play a card game or watch a movie, or bring the girls on a snow-filled walk.

fireworksinjuly · 11-19-2004, 01:51 PM

the day after thanxgiving my two best friends and our mom go to the christmas parade, then go back to their grandmas house and eat. ok so shes my grandma too.
Our fathers are always working so its kinda a girls day out, after we eat and drink lots of hot cocoa we go to this cool/cheap christmas store, then to dollar stores.

weve been doing this since I was 5, im now 20. the three of us are like sisters, and even though were all off in different parts of the state we always come back home for this.

DarknessDivine · 11-19-2004, 01:56 PM

Oh I should add we also have a tradition where we watch "A Christmas Story" every year every single time it comes on...lol

Ritz459 · 11-19-2004, 03:34 PM

Hmmm.....well, every year on Christmas Eve our church does a service at the Vetern's home and we always go to that and I play a peice on the paino (so does my lil bro) and JeanAnne (and maybe Mel this year, too) does a routine with her Baton. (She wants to be the next Golden Girl at Purdue

). And on Christmas morning, we all go down and 'unwrap' our stockings at 7:00. Then we go and unwrap gifts under the tree and make a HUGE mess with the wrapping paper

. After that we go to our Grandma's house and have a family Christmas there.

Barrett · 11-20-2004, 01:39 AM

The Christmas Pickle.

Every Christmas morning since before I was born we have the tradition of finding the Christmas Pickle. The Christmas pickle is a glass ornament that looks excatly like a real pickle. My Mom and Dad would hide the Pickle deep inside the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve after the kids had been sent to bed. In the morning they would wake us up to open presents and my brothers and sister and I would race to the tree and search for the Christmas Pickle. Who ever found it got a special present, got to be the one to give out all the presents, and didn't have to clean up any of the mess afterwards.

milo · 11-20-2004, 02:35 AM

I live with my family so before xmas day i make sure i have got my xmas prezzies for my family and my boys then i let the boys sleep in my room Coz its Luckys first xmas hes gonna sleep with me in my room with Milo!!Then on xmas day we open our prezzies and then have a xmas Buffia then watch xmas films!!!LOL Last year my bro had a bike so we all went for a walk with Milo!
So really my tradition is me and my family go out for an walk with the dogs before xmas and after!!!LOL

ChiChi · 11-20-2004, 06:02 AM

evry thanksgiving (almost) my family and i go up to GAY WV! (btw gay is an actually town! lol) evryone goes to my grandma's house fora big thanksgiving dinner.... i think it might be at my uncle stacy's this year, but i am not sure.... its like a mad house at my grandma's! i have over 32 cousins, so that mean more people like a coulpe second and thrid cousins! then ther is th aunts and ucles! great aunts and great uncles! its so much fun tho!

sheltiepups · 11-20-2004, 06:47 AM

my family tradition is to have my dads family over christmas eve, open presents with them, and then at 5 am christmas day drive up to CT to have christmas with my moms family

flyndog · 11-20-2004, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DarknessDivine

We have a tradition that starting November 1st you aren't allowed to buy yourself anything until after x-mas...lol

That's pretty smart. That's when it's on sale!

flyndog · 11-20-2004, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Barrett

The Christmas Pickle.

Every Christmas morning since before I was born we have the tradition of finding the Christmas Pickle. ....Who ever found it got a special present, got to be the one to give out all the presents, and didn't have to clean up any of the mess afterwards.

OMG!! LOL!! I love it!! I might have to start that here as a tradition.

We have breakfast (not me, I don't do breakfast...yuk), drink champagne out of our vintage Santa mugs, open prezzies and play with our stuff! I think I would like to start a Christmas Pickle tradition!

Lil'Paws · 11-21-2004, 09:41 AM

Christmas Tradition other than the one kjm mentioned that I have.
We have 4 ft. stockings my mother made some years back. We buy gifts to put in them. What ever we want to put in like nail kits, polish, socks ,jewelery,clothes, hunting items for the men.. We usually put a $ limit on what we spend on eachother. But, I don't think Moms is gona' fit this year. A China cabinet. ..LOL Gota' get my Lil'Mia a stocking..

11-19-2004, 12:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
kjm Schnauzer Slave Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 533 Rep Power: 87	Unique Holiday Traditions I know that Lil Paws has already shared on of her family's traditions, with the youngest married women "getting" to do the dishes. LOL Does anyone else do interesting things this time of the year?
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11-19-2004, 01:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
DarknessDivine Boxer Mom Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 1,239 Rep Power: 99	We have a tradition that starting November 1st you aren't allowed to buy yourself anything until after x-mas...lol
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11-19-2004, 01:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
gaddylovesdogs don't have a cow! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 3,418 Rep Power: 149	Hmm....well I sort of have a tradition of watching the Thanksgiving dog shows...and I buy the girls Christmas presents. An hour or two after Christmas dinner we like to play a card game or watch a movie, or bring the girls on a snow-filled walk.
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11-19-2004, 01:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
fireworksinjuly Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,585 Rep Power: 138	the day after thanxgiving my two best friends and our mom go to the christmas parade, then go back to their grandmas house and eat. ok so shes my grandma too. Our fathers are always working so its kinda a girls day out, after we eat and drink lots of hot cocoa we go to this cool/cheap christmas store, then to dollar stores. weve been doing this since I was 5, im now 20. the three of us are like sisters, and even though were all off in different parts of the state we always come back home for this.
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11-19-2004, 01:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
DarknessDivine Boxer Mom Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 1,239 Rep Power: 99	Oh I should add we also have a tradition where we watch "A Christmas Story" every year every single time it comes on...lol
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11-19-2004, 03:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ritz459 Fuzzbutt attack Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,256 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 215	Hmmm.....well, every year on Christmas Eve our church does a service at the Vetern's home and we always go to that and I play a peice on the paino (so does my lil bro) and JeanAnne (and maybe Mel this year, too) does a routine with her Baton. (She wants to be the next Golden Girl at Purdue ). And on Christmas morning, we all go down and 'unwrap' our stockings at 7:00. Then we go and unwrap gifts under the tree and make a HUGE mess with the wrapping paper . After that we go to our Grandma's house and have a family Christmas there.
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11-20-2004, 01:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
Barrett dachshund Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington Posts: 2,758 Rep Power: 152	The Christmas Pickle. Every Christmas morning since before I was born we have the tradition of finding the Christmas Pickle. The Christmas pickle is a glass ornament that looks excatly like a real pickle. My Mom and Dad would hide the Pickle deep inside the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve after the kids had been sent to bed. In the morning they would wake us up to open presents and my brothers and sister and I would race to the tree and search for the Christmas Pickle. Who ever found it got a special present, got to be the one to give out all the presents, and didn't have to clean up any of the mess afterwards.

11-20-2004, 02:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
milo Labrador lover!!!! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: England, Portsmouth Posts: 858 Rep Power: 92	I live with my family so before xmas day i make sure i have got my xmas prezzies for my family and my boys then i let the boys sleep in my room Coz its Luckys first xmas hes gonna sleep with me in my room with Milo!!Then on xmas day we open our prezzies and then have a xmas Buffia then watch xmas films!!!LOL Last year my bro had a bike so we all went for a walk with Milo! So really my tradition is me and my family go out for an walk with the dogs before xmas and after!!!LOL
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11-20-2004, 06:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
ChiChi Sheltie Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina YEEHAW! Posts: 1,439 Rep Power: 103	evry thanksgiving (almost) my family and i go up to GAY WV! (btw gay is an actually town! lol) evryone goes to my grandma's house fora big thanksgiving dinner.... i think it might be at my uncle stacy's this year, but i am not sure.... its like a mad house at my grandma's! i have over 32 cousins, so that mean more people like a coulpe second and thrid cousins! then ther is th aunts and ucles! great aunts and great uncles! its so much fun tho!
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11-20-2004, 06:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
sheltiepups Semper Fidelis - Marines Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: somewhere Posts: 2,438 Rep Power: 126	my family tradition is to have my dads family over christmas eve, open presents with them, and then at 5 am christmas day drive up to CT to have christmas with my moms family
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11-21-2004, 09:41 AM	#13 (permalink)
Lil'Paws ~w/Dachshund~ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ~Western~NC~ Posts: 1,662 Rep Power: 114	Christmas Tradition other than the one kjm mentioned that I have. We have 4 ft. stockings my mother made some years back. We buy gifts to put in them. What ever we want to put in like nail kits, polish, socks ,jewelery,clothes, hunting items for the men.. We usually put a $ limit on what we spend on eachother. But, I don't think Moms is gona' fit this year. A China cabinet. ..LOL Gota' get my Lil'Mia a stocking..
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