tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post968824803166356184..comments2024-03-24T18:43:18.706-04:00Comments on Darwinfish 2: Christmas Storiesbluzdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-7332349378453074112009-12-04T16:47:22.355-05:002009-12-04T16:47:22.355-05:00TV was definitely B/W. It was probably 6 years la...TV was definitely B/W. It was probably 6 years later before we ever got a color TV.<br /><br />The drapes, you have backwards. The pic with at the end with the brown drapes came the year after the ones with the floral drapes.<br /><br />The cuckoo clock? Hell, I never even noticed that... but I can tell you that it's hung up high like that either because the pull-cords were so long it had to be that way or else they would bunch on the floor, or that the folks were trying to keep the cords out of our reach.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-23683357650752683132009-12-04T16:41:24.419-05:002009-12-04T16:41:24.419-05:00Great pics. That TV is awesome. B/W? Love the avac...Great pics. That TV is awesome. B/W? Love the avacado and brown color scheme--really ties the room together. At some point the drapes were upgraded to the floral pattern. Also, could they have hung that cuckoo clock any closer to the ceiling?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-8547392289851564462009-12-04T10:37:46.488-05:002009-12-04T10:37:46.488-05:00Cher:
That's one line I never crossed. I had ...Cher:<br />That's one line I never crossed. I had no intention of looking for presents. I loved the surprise of opening them in the morning. In fact, I was probably the slowest present-opener ever. I loved sitting and watching everyone else opening theirs and just savoring the moments, and then gradually opening mine. I'd try to open them neatly, along the taped parts, just to draw it out and make the experience last longer.<br /><br />I did find one present, as a very little guy, but it was after-the-fact. I was nebbing around in my parents bedroom and found it under their bed. It was a toy truck car-carrier, including several little cars for it to carry. I thought it was the coolest toy ever, but I was told that Santa brought it here by mistake. I tried to get back at if for days. Turns out my parents thought it would be too 'grown-up' for me to play with. NOT!bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-13408889622678873992009-12-04T00:49:04.285-05:002009-12-04T00:49:04.285-05:00What a wonderfully nostalgic post and so perfect f...What a wonderfully nostalgic post and so perfect for reading on this December evening. One year my brother and I went into our parent's bedroom after they had gone out. We knew that's where our gifts were hidden and we sure did find them. They weren't wrapped yet, so my brother had an early disappointment when he realized he was not getting the basketball he requested. I was just disappointed that I had ruined the surprise factor that is wondrous on Christmas morning. We both went to bed that night with our heads hanging low and never did it again!Cher Duncombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070334939399949702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-79697510434619992752009-12-03T19:51:54.920-05:002009-12-03T19:51:54.920-05:00Oh yeah! We had those hung up for years! I think...Oh yeah! We had those hung up for years! I think our finally fell apart. I think Mom still has a little foil bell that my brother made before he even started school. You have to love those old home-made keepsakes...bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-7535370155048726102009-12-03T19:45:37.718-05:002009-12-03T19:45:37.718-05:00My mom still hangs the paper chain I made her when...My mom still hangs the paper chain I made her when I was 4. After many, many years, it only has 2 links left, but she still puts it up. Other than that and a Santa I made in kindergarten, I have all my "specials", too.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684328990767140199noreply@blogger.com