tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18044374.post7739441227209644892..comments2023-10-20T09:28:27.018-07:00Comments on Maxwell House Moments: Holiday TraditionsAlissa Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450626106842995289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18044374.post-33649709363249461672008-12-12T21:12:00.000-08:002008-12-12T21:12:00.000-08:00Because Zach is in the French Immersion program at...Because Zach is in the French Immersion program at school he was learning about St. Nicholas and wanted to put his "boots" out on the 6th! Maybe we will have to meld the two ideas!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016113189474926492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18044374.post-10071827252657344622008-12-11T11:15:00.000-08:002008-12-11T11:15:00.000-08:00Love the falling snow - so subtle! This is not fro...Love the falling snow - so subtle! This is not from my family, but I like this: When the tree is taken down, the limbs are cut off and the trunk saved. At Easter it is turned into a cross. I don't know all the details of this tradition, but it's a kind of neat integration I think.<BR/>Christmas Eve with my family meant a light dinner before church - usually clam chowder as I remember. Then home after church to open one gift from an aunt (since Santa had not come yet) -- and enjoy Tom & Jerry's.Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04644844701802173691noreply@blogger.com