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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-02-06 09:53 PM
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That's it! Christmas is officially over!
Daughter-in-law flew back to NYC last night, son went early this am. Brother of daughter-in-law left about an hour ago.

I took down the tree, packed up the decorations and put them in the attic. Sent the last of the fudge back to NY.

I only gained 2 pounds in the last month. Not too bad. Back to broccoli and water tomorrow.

The house is quiet, except for the drizzle of the rain on the windows. Time to watch the tapes of the Twilight Zone marathon and do a bit of decompressing.

Because tomorrow I go back to work.

Mz Pip
:dem:

Happy New Year from the left coast!
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 12:02 AM
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1. What a great pix! Beautiful.
:thumbsup:

Our tree is sooo ready to come down. We've had it up since Dec. 4th, so it's rapidly approaching "fire hazard" status.

Happy New Year to you!
:hi:
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 12:07 AM
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2. I took everything down today too
Still have some clean-up to do, but the house is now de-Christmas-ized.

Great pic, by the way! Happy New Year to you for another left coaster!
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StellaBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 12:09 AM
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3. Is it Epiphany already?
I am an ex-Catholic... so I don't know for sure what day it is anymore.
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mwooldri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 12:32 AM
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4. January 6th, Jan 7th is Christmas in Russia
It's because they use the old Julian calendar - 13 days behind our Gregorian one.

So Christmas hasn't even started yet!!!

Mark
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pitohui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 01:10 AM
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5. no of course christmas isn't over
i feel i'm in a battle w. heathens these days, maybe you feel the same stellablue

you are supposed to leave up the lights for the kings to make their way, it is not over until jan. 6, sheesh, why have a lighted tree at all if you're going to jerk the rug out from under 'em?

what's wrong w. people? it is no more trouble to take down your lights on the right day than on the wrong day?
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 01:12 AM
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7. My tree didn't go down until into Lent last year
Edited on Tue Jan-03-06 01:12 AM by Rabrrrrrr
Oops!

But that's because I like having it. It's pretty! And it was the first time I ever had my own Christmas tree, so I was doubly excited to keep it going as long as I dared...
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StellaBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 10:27 AM
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12. yeah, I don't get it
I mean, I assume that the people who take the trees down on the day after Xmas as Protestants or cultural Protestants.

But in my mind, it's Xmas until the 6th! My 'holiday' tree is still up, too! Despite my mom going on and on about how it needs to come down already. haha
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 01:11 AM
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6. It's not over until Epiphany, January 6
Though the celebrations for most everyone have finished. :-)
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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 02:18 AM
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9. I had an epiphany today:
It was, "Take down the damned tree".
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 01:16 AM
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8. The Holiday Season is over now.
Get ready for that loooooooong January and the dreadful February! x( :cry:
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Indy_Dem_Defender Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 02:34 AM
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10. See that's why people
Get depressed all thru Jan, Feb, March, there's just nothing to look forward to just winter weather, I know I've been depressed in the past about it.
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 10:41 AM
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13. What about Valentines Day?
I see Hallmark is alread well stocked for that.
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Indy_Dem_Defender Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-04-06 12:14 AM
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14. Some women get real depressed then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I use to delivery flowers, it's a big contest at places like offices over who gets the most, who gets the biggest, who gets the most expensive flowers. I can tell you it's a lot cheaper to buy them from the florist and give them yourself instead of having them delivered but that's big point of flowers, the woman gets the attention of the whole place for X amount of time. Some of the women who never get flowers get depressed and sometimes hostile.
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MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 03:27 AM
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11. Not until "Little Christmas" you godless heathen.
Edited on Tue Jan-03-06 03:29 AM by MrSlayer
January 6th when the fucking wise men brought their gifts to the baby Jesus. You must keep your decorations up until then or risk being smited by the Lord's wrath.



Edit: spelling.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-04-06 12:58 AM
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15. it upset me to see the herd back on the road today
I LOVE it when all you people are gone :)
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