tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post7324746842523921188..comments2023-09-23T00:37:29.396-07:00Comments on Mom's Cancer Blog: Best Christmas EverBrian Fieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-6296846944636931452007-12-24T14:29:00.000-08:002007-12-24T14:29:00.000-08:00Welcome to the family, Ms. English (may I call you...Welcome to the family, Ms. English (may I call you Xtreme?). You have my full respect for surviving Bismarck. I'll bet you're right about the ubiquity of cinnamon rolls in the land that made us both the people we are today--primarily, cinnamon roll eaters. Thanks for the nice words, and Merry Christmas.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-9138985764594047452007-12-23T04:26:00.000-08:002007-12-23T04:26:00.000-08:00A lovely post, Brian (Ronniecat sent me the link t...A lovely post, Brian (Ronniecat sent me the link to this post, so forgive me for not calling you Mr. Fies. You're like part of her blog family.) <BR/><BR/>What's in a name? My family and I once lived in Bismarck in a fully functional house made of logs. But the person we bought it from bullt it himself the old way, and he called it a log cabin. <BR/><BR/>Your grandparents lived near Rapid? Cool. As I recall, EVERYONE in the northern plains states when I grew up out there made cinnamon rolls at least once a week. Huge batches of them, too. And we ate them with lots of butter.Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-74577107463286958302007-12-22T22:18:00.000-08:002007-12-22T22:18:00.000-08:00Thanks, all. Lady Luck, I'm sure your grandma coul...Thanks, all. Lady Luck, I'm sure your grandma could cook mine under the table, but you make a good point: skill like that used to be common because it had to be. Sherwood, you're a wise man, and thank you. Ronnie, I did indeed get a BB gun one year, though not a Red Ryder (before my time) and I don't recall a compass in the stock. I also don't recall ever hitting anything.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-16248336721272354252007-12-21T08:42:00.000-08:002007-12-21T08:42:00.000-08:00But did you ever get an official Red Ryder carbine...But did you ever get an official Red Ryder carbine action two-hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time???<BR/><BR/>I find watching <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/" REL="nofollow">A Christmas Story</A> a wonderful way to relive a lot of those memories of what Christmas was like when you saw it through a child's eyes. After years of urging Husband's parents to watch it, several years ago we actually sat down with them on Christmas Day and watched it together. They had my Mother-in-law at the line about the fact that "Mom hadn't eaten a warm meal in eleven years". It was the Christmas before Dad O died, and watching him laugh at that movie is one of my best memories of him.ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-4145132769042016882007-12-19T21:21:00.000-08:002007-12-19T21:21:00.000-08:00Just remember: if there are children in your life,...<I>Just remember: if there are children in your life, you're making lifetime memories for them whether you intend to or not. Might as well make them nice.</I><BR/><BR/>You know what? That even applies to people in your life who are <I>not</I> children. Sometimes with unexpected, and profound impact, and sometimes even upon those whom you may not have even met.<BR/><BR/><I>Mom's Cancer</I> is the only example of that I need to cite.<BR/><BR/>God bless, and happiness enveloping, Brian, is my wish for you and your family.Sherwood Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-19040584674418135252007-12-19T09:01:00.000-08:002007-12-19T09:01:00.000-08:00A lovely heart-warming post!Although I think there...A lovely heart-warming post!<BR/><BR/>Although I think there is one mistake!!! Because my grandma (who died age 98 a couple of years ago now) WAS the MOST wonderful cook in the whole universe.<BR/><BR/>She made all her own bread, biscuits, cakes, pies, pasties etc. They were all delicious too!<BR/><BR/>OK, maybe they were ALL good cooks in those days - because supermarkets were not around and budgets were important.<BR/><BR/>Lovely memories though ... feeling wistful ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-9884279190758943372007-12-18T07:52:00.000-08:002007-12-18T07:52:00.000-08:00Have a good Christmashttp://www.umbertoveronesi.or...Have a good Christmas<BR/><BR/>http://www.umbertoveronesi.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com