We pick up my mother and my mother in law and attend a special fellowship service in the afternoon of December 24..
We all come back to our house for the evening where I put out my baking, cheese fondue and various finger foods..
While everyone is eating and talking, I am busy getting the meal prepared for tomorrow..
We take pictures collectively and individually around the tree and do the same in the morning..
We sometimes watch classic Christmas movies too..
How about you?
What are your Christmas traditions?
			
			
			
				My grandmother was Prussian.  She kept Prussian traditions and that meant an extra Christmas for us on the eve of the 24th when I was quite young
Legally blind, she always brought out a full size Santa suit and mask, stuffed it with paper and he sat there with mega presents for her only grandchild  ..  me me me   ac_smile 
So many fond memories of that special and kind lady ... and Christmas was the best of all
			
			
			
				I head home as fast as I can and this year it will be early Saturday morning. The kid and his girlfriend come over and we have a mix of Ukrainian and Asian grub. Needless to say there's always lots of booze. Christmas Day we do up wild game or a turkey. This year it will be two moose roasts because my nephews got their moose draw. 
Other than that, open gifts and scratch lottery tickets. December 26, the world juniors of hockey starts. December 27, it's back up North until the end of March.
			
			
			
				Quote from: "cc"
Legally blind, she always brought out a full size Santa suit and mask, stuffed it with paper and he sat there with mega presents for her only grandchild  ..  me me me   ac_smile 
So many fond memories of that special and kind lady ... and Christmas was the best of all
I knew you were a spoiled brat.
			 
			
			
				yaaaa
			
			
			
				We didn't celebrate Christmas when I lived in China. When we came to Canada, we quickly started celebrating it, but it was still a distant second banana to Chinese New Year. We liked the colours of the season. Similar to CNY. We put up a tree our first year in Canada. We would go out to eat on December 25. Sometimes buffet, sometimes Chinese.
Now, with Mommy living with me and sons of my own, we have a two part Christmas. We have a big feast at my place on the 24th. I take my sons over to my Daddys for a few hours Christmas morning and they open their gifts there. We come back to my place in the afternoon for a traditional buzzard and stuffing that Mommy prepares.
			
			
			
				Quote from: "Shen Li"
Now, with Mommy living with me and sons of my own, we have a two part Christmas. We have a big feast at my place on the 24th. I take my sons over to my Daddys for a few hours Christmas morning and they open their gifts there. We come back to my place in the afternoon for a traditional buzzard and stuffing that Mommy prepares.
In some ways, Christmas through to lunar new year is one big long family get together for Chinese people in the West.
			 
			
			
				In Australia, we spend Xmas Eve in the pool, with beer.
Xmas morning, we have breakfast on the beach, with beer.
Lunch, we barbecue sausages and drink beer.
Then we hit the pool. With beer.
Dinner is usually just a light meal. With a few beers.
By 9.00pm, we're so tired from all the work and exertions...
			
			
			
				Quote from: "Bricktop"
Xmas morning, we have breakfast on the beach, with beer.
Lunch, we barbecue sausages and drink beer.
Then we hit the pool. With beer.
Dinner is usually just a light meal. With a few beers.
By 9.00pm, we're so tired from all the work and exertions...
Kolbassa and beer for Christmas. Got to love it. Throw in some big booty tramps and it could be one of my past Christmases in Brazil, Columbia, or Ecuador.
			 
			
			
				Er...wife isn't keen on the tramps...
			
			
			
				Quote from: "Bricktop"
Ya well, I was in between old ladies at the time. But, Christmas in a warm climate is a lot of fun.
			 
			
			
				Oh and I left out one other tradition. Mommy likes to partay. :yahoo:
			
			
			
				Quote from: "Shen Li"
I'm sure Priscilla does.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "cc"
The Jewish Australian Princess.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "Herman"
Quote from: "cc"
The Jewish Australian Princess.
You 2 should hook up one Hanukkah.  :roll:
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Herman"
Quote from: "cc"
The Jewish Australian Princess.
You 2 should hook up one Hanukkah.  :roll:
I would, but ceec won't let me substitute barrel wash for manischewitz wine.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Herman"
Quote from: "cc"
The Jewish Australian Princess.
You 2 should hook up one Hanukkah.  :roll:
Do you have any plans for Christmas SCOUSE?
I believe you worked last Christmas.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Herman"
Quote from: "cc"
The Jewish Australian Princess.
You 2 should hook up one Hanukkah.  :roll:
Do you have any plans for Christmas SCOUSE?
I believe you worked last Christmas.
I'm working again this Christmas and doing the family thing on Boxing Day. 
Double pay is too good an offer to miss.  :laugh:
			 
			
			
				4 quid an hour...you'll have enough for a 6 pack of Tesco's beer.
			
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Herman"
Quote from: "cc"
The Jewish Australian Princess.
You 2 should hook up one Hanukkah.  :roll:
Do you have any plans for Christmas SCOUSE?
I believe you worked last Christmas.
I'm working again this Christmas and doing the family thing on Boxing Day. 
Double pay is too good an offer to miss.  :laugh:
Only double SCOUSE?
It's double time and a half here..
Superechecker is working Christmas Day.
			 
			
			
				I don't really have traditions per se. I have a routine I usually follow for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  On Christmas eve, my girlfriend and I go to my parents house and spend  the night. I bring gifts for my nephews and niece. Christmas day I go to my  girlfriend's parents' house and spend the night. Lots of spirits and food are consumed.
			
			
			
				Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Herman"
Quote from: "cc"
The Jewish Australian Princess.
You 2 should hook up one Hanukkah.  :roll:
Do you have any plans for Christmas SCOUSE?
I believe you worked last Christmas.
I'm working again this Christmas and doing the family thing on Boxing Day. 
Double pay is too good an offer to miss.  :laugh:
Only double SCOUSE?
It's double time and a half here..
Superechecker is working Christmas Day.
Yeah, it's not great but it's better than nothing. I know some places pay triple time but not where I work.  :sad:
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Herman"
Quote from: "cc"
The Jewish Australian Princess.
You 2 should hook up one Hanukkah.  :roll:
Do you have any plans for Christmas SCOUSE?
I believe you worked last Christmas.
I'm working again this Christmas and doing the family thing on Boxing Day. 
Double pay is too good an offer to miss.  :laugh:
Only double SCOUSE?
It's double time and a half here..
Superechecker is working Christmas Day.
Yeah, it's not great but it's better than nothing. I know some places pay triple time but not where I work.  :sad:
You're not a unionized dishwasher?
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Yeah, it's not great but it's better than nothing. I know some places pay triple time but not where I work.  :sad:
They must be the places that require you to have successfully completed primary school. Should have listened to your ma, boy.
			 
			
			
				No trains run on Christmas day. We will visit relatives on both sides Christmas eve and cook a turkey on the 25th.
			
			
			
				Well, my traditions have changed over the years but still do some. Usually cause of someone passing or finances and such. When I was a kid, we got a present on Eve, and the rest the next morning, I still do that. Also we got pine trees instead of frasier firs, I still get one if I can afford to. Good egg nog is a must. Mom would make a huge meal and tons of sweet goodies for Christmas day, I still usually go to someones house or two for a big meal that day. My mom was big on desserts and goodies, so thats what I normally bring. I always make my moms chocolate marshmallow fudge every year, and sometimes other types. A lot of times I'll make Strawberry Salad, which really aint a salad, but its chopped up pretzels with butter and brown sugar baked as a crust, then a cool whip, cream cheese sugar layer in the middle and strawberries and strawberry jello on top, so good, and looks Christmasy lol. Sometimes I'll make Brandied Christmas Wreath cookies, they have brandy in them and orange zest, with a brandied icing, and candied red and green cherries to make the wreath. Look like this....

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				Nice.  ac_cool
			
			
			
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I don't like sugary foods, but they look appealing to the eye.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
They take FOREVER to make lol, so I rarely make them. Found 'em in an old cook book.
Quote from: "seoulbro"
I don't like sugary foods, but they look appealing to the eye.
I agree lol. They do look cool. I like the brandied icing, got a lil nutmeg or cinnamon in it too. People start "thinking" they can feel it after a few cookies but I think its just the sugar lol.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
They take FOREVER to make lol, so I rarely make them. Found 'em in an old cook book.
Quote from: "seoulbro"
I don't like sugary foods, but they look appealing to the eye.
I agree lol. They do look cool. I like the brandied icing, got a lil nutmeg or cinnamon in it too. People start "thinking" they can feel it after a few cookies but I think its just the sugar lol.
I ate two Bailey's Irish Cream chocolates and got sick.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
They take FOREVER to make lol, so I rarely make them. Found 'em in an old cook book.
Quote from: "seoulbro"
I don't like sugary foods, but they look appealing to the eye.
I agree lol. They do look cool. I like the brandied icing, got a lil nutmeg or cinnamon in it too. People start "thinking" they can feel it after a few cookies but I think its just the sugar lol.
I ate two Bailey's Irish Cream chocolates and got sick.
I bet my cat could drink you under the table.  :laugh3:
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Some for you...

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				Quote from: "Bricktop"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Some for you...

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Aww you big old softy.   ac_blush
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
They take FOREVER to make lol, so I rarely make them. Found 'em in an old cook book.
Quote from: "seoulbro"
I don't like sugary foods, but they look appealing to the eye.
I agree lol. They do look cool. I like the brandied icing, got a lil nutmeg or cinnamon in it too. People start "thinking" they can feel it after a few cookies but I think its just the sugar lol.
I ate two Bailey's Irish Cream chocolates and got sick.
I bet my cat could drink you under the table.  :laugh3:
I was gonna say lightweight, but I like your response better  :laugh: 
Too much sugar or dairy Seoul?
I like making Buttery Nipples once in a blue moon. Its Bailey's Irish Cream and Butterscotch liquor layered. Looks cool.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
They take FOREVER to make lol, so I rarely make them. Found 'em in an old cook book.
Quote from: "seoulbro"
I don't like sugary foods, but they look appealing to the eye.
I agree lol. They do look cool. I like the brandied icing, got a lil nutmeg or cinnamon in it too. People start "thinking" they can feel it after a few cookies but I think its just the sugar lol.
I ate two Bailey's Irish Cream chocolates and got sick.
I bet my cat could drink you under the table.  :laugh3:
So you abuse your cat by giving it alcohol.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "seoulbro"
So you abuse your cat by giving it alcohol.
I don't own a cat. It was a figure of speech.   :icon_wink:
			 
			
			
				We have a neighbour that gave his late dog beer occasionally..
My husband told him not to offer any any beer to our dog.....she's a teetotaler.
			
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
I don't own a cat. It was a figure of speech.   :icon_wink:
My cat loves the green lol. You cant trust leaving it around with him, he eats it. I remember one time I had my last bit rolled up in a blunt, and I turned my back for one second and he done took off down the hallway with it lol.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
I don't own a cat. It was a figure of speech.   :icon_wink:
My cat loves the green lol. You cant trust leaving it around with him, he eats it. I remember one time I had my last bit rolled up in a blunt, and I turned my back for one second and he done took off down the hallway with it lol.
Haha was he stoned?  :laugh3:
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
I don't own a cat. It was a figure of speech.   :icon_wink:
My cat loves the green lol. You cant trust leaving it around with him, he eats it. I remember one time I had my last bit rolled up in a blunt, and I turned my back for one second and he done took off down the hallway with it lol.
 :confused1:
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "Fashionista"
My husband told him not to offer any any beer to our dog.....she's a teetotaler.
You'd hit the roof eh Fash?   ac_lmfao
			 
			
			
				The Rainbowness is making me Sick .
WTF happened to going oot with ya family.
Getting home ,  getting Drunk as fuck , falling asleep on the settee , then getting up at stupid O'clock so ya family can open their presents ?
U lot are older than Gods Dog .
			
			
			
				Just you and Buster this year again eh KAM?
			
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Haha was he stoned?  :laugh3:
Hard to say with a cat, since they eat, lay around, and look like they gotta Asian eyes and a grin all the time anyway  :laugh:
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "Fashionista"
 :confused1:
He likes to eat pot lol. I dont give it to him, but he eats the stems out of the tray lol. So I dont leave stuff laying around.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Bricktop"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Some for you...

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Aww you big old softy.   ac_blush
I'm dreaming of a Reich Christmas 
With Nazi icons everywhere 
With the Fuhrer waving
and Jews enslaving
Whilst we steal their silverware
I'm dreaming of a Reich Christmas 
With bombs in London in every night
May the fires be many and bright 
And may all our Aryans be white 
I'm dreaming of a Reich Christmas 
Where the Party's always right
May our ovens always ignite
And the English will give up the fight....
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
 :confused1:
He likes to eat pot lol. I dont give it to him, but he eats the stems out of the tray lol. So I dont leave stuff laying around.
Your cat eats marijuana?
 :swoon:
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
 :laugh:  
Theres a special present coming this year . 
Chrimbo eve theres gonna be another Handsome Irish devil .
			 
			
			
				:laugh: 

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				Quote from: "Fashionista"
Your cat eats marijuana?
 :swoon:
Yes  :laugh: 
Only Pebbles, the other kitties just smile at me while I partake lol. 
No worries though, he aint shoveling it in his face or anything lol. I dont let him have any either. Just know he has a craving lol.
			 
			
			
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Look closely and theres a lil N.igger on Hitlers lap grabbing the prezzie .  :laugh:
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Your cat eats marijuana?
 :swoon:
Yes  :laugh: 
Only Pebbles, the other kitties just smile at me while I partake lol. 
No worries though, he aint shoveling it in his face or anything lol. I dont let him have any either. Just know he has a craving lol.
Does it give him the munchies?
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "IRISH KAM"
Look closely and theres a lil N.igger on Hitlers lap grabbing the prezzie .  :laugh:
If it wasnt for his eyes I woulda missed it!
Really I think they are buttons lol, but its weird it looks like another arm reaching up as well.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "seoulbro"
Does it give him the munchies?
I really dont know, hes an eater anyway. He tries to eat all the food lol.

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				Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Does it give him the munchies?
I really dont know, hes an eater anyway. He tries to eat all the food lol.

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He's kronik alright. :laugh3:
			 
			
			
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Quote from: "SCOUSE"
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Some for you...

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Aww you big old softy.   ac_blush
I'm dreaming of a Reich Christmas 
With Nazi icons everywhere 
With the Fuhrer waving
and Jews enslaving
Whilst we steal their silverware
I'm dreaming of a Reich Christmas 
With bombs in London in every night
May the fires be many and bright 
And may all our Aryans be white 
I'm dreaming of a Reich Christmas 
Where the Party's always right
May our ovens always ignite
And the English will give up the fight....
England would still be England if we'd sided with the National Socialists, as opposed to the multicultural, liberal hell hole it's turned into.   :sad:
			 
			
			
				Jeesus boy.
Get a sensayuma. Its XMAS.
Go and do your rounds.
			
			
			
				Oh c'mon SCOUSE, is your life so bad?
			
			
			
				I thank my parents, my grandparents, my aunts and uncles and our dear family friends for giving me Christmas experiences that were memorable which I continue to carry with me today. Being the first in all, first child, first grandchild, first niece, it gave me the opportunity of a unique experience. I thank my entire music-oriented family for introducing me to Christmas music which continue to inspire me today. These are my favorites.
A tradition in my family is to be part of the Christmas concert. Around this time, we are getting ready for the concert by rehearsing regularly. Good times.
https://youtu.be/r5ypTV90sTI
https://youtu.be/m71c9p9a1dA
https://youtu.be/k-W2Bkz_Rno
			
			
			
				Quote from: "Azhya Aryola"
A tradition in my family is to be part of the Christmas concert. Around this time, we are getting ready for the concert by rehearsing regularly. Good times.
https://youtu.be/r5ypTV90sTI
https://youtu.be/m71c9p9a1dA
https://youtu.be/k-W2Bkz_Rno
That's a cool tradition. And good to see you again Azhya. ac_drinks
			 
			
			
				Patapan
https://youtu.be/kpEtacOfEDQ
			
			
			
				Quote from: "Azhya Aryola"
https://youtu.be/kpEtacOfEDQ
 :smiley_thumbs_up_yellow_ani:
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "Fashionista"
I weep for the future of England....
Lavender Arse knows where I'm coming from.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
I weep for the future of England....
Lavender Arse knows where I'm coming from.
Do you think living standards are going to decline like iron horse jockey does?
			 
			
			
				One of my favourite carols.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hRq3vy7I-4
			
			
			
				Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
I weep for the future of England....
Lavender Arse knows where I'm coming from.
Do you think living standards are going to decline like iron horse jockey does?
Of course. Our infrastructure and benefit system is already massively under strain thanks to mass immigration.
We are after all, a tiny island.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
I weep for the future of England....
Lavender Arse knows where I'm coming from.
Do you think living standards are going to decline like iron horse jockey does?
Of course. Our infrastructure and benefit system is already massively under strain thanks to mass immigration...
We are after all, a tiny island.
So is Japan and they have done okay.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
I weep for the future of England....
Lavender Arse knows where I'm coming from.
Do you think living standards are going to decline like iron horse jockey does?
Of course. Our infrastructure and benefit system is already massively under strain thanks to mass immigration...
We are after all, a tiny island.
So is Japan and they have done okay.
Japan is a very homogeneous country which hasn't had insane PC crap and 'multiculturalism' forced on them.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "SCOUSE"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
I weep for the future of England....
Lavender Arse knows where I'm coming from.
Do you think living standards are going to decline like iron horse jockey does?
Of course. Our infrastructure and benefit system is already massively under strain thanks to mass immigration...
We are after all, a tiny island.
So is Japan and they have done okay.
Japan is a very homogeneous country which hasn't had insane PC crap and 'multiculturalism' forced on them.
Singapore is heterogeneous, crowded and richer than Japan.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "Fashionista"
Singapore is heterogeneous, crowded and richer than Japan.
Metropolitan places normally are, and I hate crowded places.  :mad:
			 
			
			
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I weep for the future of England....
Lavender Arse knows where I'm coming from.
Do you think living standards are going to decline like iron horse jockey does?
Of course. Our infrastructure and benefit system is already massively under strain thanks to mass immigration...
We are after all, a tiny island.
So is Japan and they have done okay.
Japan is a very homogeneous country which hasn't had insane PC crap and 'multiculturalism' forced on them.
Singapore is heterogeneous, crowded and richer than Japan.
And a shining example of economic liberalism. :thumbup:
			 
			
			
				Yet dictatorial political infrastructure...its not all beer and skittles in Singapore. Criticising the government can still have consequences, and only one party has ruled since the 60's.
I'm not saying its bad...just that what works in Singapore may not suit westerners.
			
			
			
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I'm not saying its bad...just that what works in Singapore may not suit westerners.
It's hard to replicate an Asian system in the West and vice versa.
			 
			
			
				Christmas was only good when I was a younger child, living with my Grandparents...
My Grandmother would insist on real tree, and then decorate it with passion, using many decorations brought over from Germany.  She even had candleholders that would clip onto the branches, and small red, real candles would then be inserted and lit.  (Have the hose ready for that potential problem!  Don't even think you're allowed to import those here!)
Christmas would generally all be celebrated on the evening of the 24th...  Nothing much was done on the 25th, except for clean-up and relaxing.
			
			
			
				Quote from: "Angry White Male"
My Grandmother would insist on real tree, and then decorate it with passion, using many decorations brought over from Germany.  
Christmas would generally all be celebrated on the evening of the 24th...  Nothing much was done on the 25th, except for clean-up and relaxing.
That would be interesting although dangerous.
			 
			
			
				Do not leave unattended!
When I went to the German Christmas Market in Vancouver with my ex a couple of years ago, I asked one of the table hosts (believe it or not, most are from Germany, and just travel here for the Market), if they are still available in Germany.  She said they are, and a few people still use them, but falling out of favour due to safety concerns...
			
			
			
				Soon we`ll have no christmas because it offends the muslims and negroes..
			
			
			
				Only if we roll over.
And we're not rolling over.
			
			
			
				Quote from: "Angry White Male"
When I went to the German Christmas Market in Vancouver with my ex a couple of years ago, I asked one of the table hosts (believe it or not, most are from Germany, and just travel here for the Market), if they are still available in Germany.  She said they are, and a few people still use them, but falling out of favour due to safety concerns...
If there is a German Christmas market in Calgary, I don't know about it.
			 
			
			
				Quote from: "Bricktop"
And we're not rolling over.
It happens in little increments... Starting with banning christian prayers in schools..
We have christmas hams so soon hams are forbidden in school diners because the one muslim in the school doesnt like the delicious but sinful pork scent.
			 
			
			
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And we're not rolling over.
Not yet.
			 
			
			
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I can only speak for Vancouver, but these tables are manned by genuine Germans, temporarily here selling wares.
I'm surprised Calgary wouldn't have an equivalent, since it should be a large enough city also...
			 
			
			
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I can only speak for Vancouver, but these tables are manned by genuine Germans, temporarily here selling wares.
We might, but if we do, I don't know about it.
			 
			
			
				I bought a new laser pointer...
Money well spent.. The cats are exhausted..
			
			
			
				My tradition around the holidays is the same as any other time of year, I work. But, I will make it to a family  Christmas dinner at my sister's house.
			
			
			
				
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Money well spent.. The cats are exhausted..
Did you point it at your mouse?
			 
			
			
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I have seen Christmas trees in the homes of Chinese families that combined Eastern and Western decorations.
			 
			
			
				
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				I'm coming to your house for Xmas.
Send your daughter out for KFC. I'll use her seat.
			
			
			
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Send your daughter out for KFC. I'll use her seat.
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Send your daughter out for KFC. I'll use her seat.
 :laugh: 
Does look real good. I had KFC last night lol.
			 
			
			
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Send your daughter out for KFC. I'll use her seat.
 :laugh: 
Does look real good. I had KFC last night lol.
How do you feel today?
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Beeeeeeeeutifull. Thanks
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Beeeeeeeeutifull. Thanks
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My phpbb skills are poor cc..
We should make a note of that when posting videos..
Almost ready for Christmas cc?
No matter how sick I am, I have to start getting ready tomorrow.
			 
			
			
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How do you feel today?
 :laugh:
Much better! Still got it, but much better.
Didnt feel like cooking, or eating much, so I got a $5 box at KFC last night. Got the 3 tenders, ate half the taters, half the biscuit, and had to wait to eat the cookie.
			 
			
			
				Traditions
For years when I was young, my mother and I would always go out in the cold and by an expensive real tree, that would shed pine needles that I would step on, and were hard to get out of the carpet, only to toss it out in a month
When I got married My wife had a fake tree.  there were no pine needles to stick in our feet and in the carpet, it took no trips out in the cold to buy it cause its bought and paid for, its not a fire hazard, and when we're done with it, it goes right back in the basment till next year.
Here's to fake Christmas trees :thumbup:
One less hassle for the holidays.
			
			
			
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How do you feel today?
 :laugh:
Much better! Still got it, but much better.
Didnt feel like cooking, or eating much, so I got a $5 box at KFC last night. Got the 3 tenders, ate half the taters, half the biscuit, and had to wait to eat the cookie.
Oh I'm glad you're feeling better Blazor..
Getting your appetite back just in time for Christmas.
			 
			
			
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For years when I was young, my mother and I would always go out in the cold and by an expensive real tree, that would shed pine needles that I would step on, and were hard to get out of the carpet, only to toss it out in a month
When I got married My wife had a fake tree.  there were no pine needles to stick in our feet and in the carpet, it took no trips out in the cold to buy it cause its bought and paid for, its not a fire hazard, and when we're done with it, it goes right back in the basment till next year.
Here's to fake Christmas trees :thumbup:
One less hassle for the holidays.
We have a Walmart tree too Wazzzup.
			 
			
			
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For years when I was young, my mother and I would always go out in the cold and by an expensive real tree, that would shed pine needles that I would step on, and were hard to get out of the carpet, only to toss it out in a month
When I got married My wife had a fake tree.  there were no pine needles to stick in our feet and in the carpet, it took no trips out in the cold to buy it cause its bought and paid for, its not a fire hazard, and when we're done with it, it goes right back in the basment till next year.
Here's to fake Christmas trees :thumbup:
One less hassle for the holidays.
We have a Walmart tree too Wazzzup.
And Doesn't it make life easier?  I know ours sure does.
			 
			
			
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Oh I'm glad you're feeling better Blazor..
Getting your appetite back just in time for Christmas.
 :eating-smileys-emoticons43:  :spaghettib:  :viannen_93:  :spaghetti2b:
I still have to start Christmas shopping, and buy the stuff to make goodies this weekend. Tonight I gotta finish some personal calendars Im making for some friends and my brother. They are Lord of the Rings themed  ac_smile 
How 'bout you, any better? You seem a lil better lol.
			 
			
			
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And Doesn't it make life easier?  I know ours sure does.
For me it didnt. I tried a fake tree I borrowed from my aunt a few years ago, did it 2 years in a row. Took time to straighten and fluff the branches and assemble them all onto the pole, then decorate it. Then the cats would make the bottom ones bend lol. The country store I usually get a tree at is only a few minutes away, and they usually provide hot cider while you walk around. I usually let my son pick out 2 bags of homemade Christmas candy too there. I love the smell of the pine. I have led lights that go on the tree so not as much of a fire hazard. I toss it outside by my wood pile, and burn it when I get the chance  :laugh:  . I've seen some real nice fake trees though. This year I just did a small fake tree thats less than 2 feet tall. Was in storage, and I didnt have the money for a real one.
			 
			
			
				This is my git to the American people.
For individuals and families, the final Tax Cuts & Jobs Act:
✔lowers individual taxes
✔nearly doubles the standard deduction
✔expands the Child Tax Credit
✔repeals Obamacare's individual mandate
✔preserves the mortgage interest deduction

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				Merry Christmas Mr President.
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				I am off until Thursday. :yahoo:
			
			
			
				Stay out of the liquour cabinet!!!
			
			
			
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Ya, I'll do that. ac_toofunny  ac_lmfao
			 
			
			
				I'm  going to my parents house. I will probably drop in(inebriated) over the net day. Merry Christmas everyone. HO HO HO