tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post5955188086550685114..comments2024-02-02T00:22:18.479-06:00Comments on Okay, Listen Here: I DO Believe!Stephanie Jones AKA Alicia Hunter Pacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023631488715031414noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-34778292004894554152011-12-22T09:03:56.844-06:002011-12-22T09:03:56.844-06:00Not you Stephanie! Coal! 'Fraid I got some t...Not you Stephanie! Coal! 'Fraid I got some too one time; for cutting my sister's doll's hair. Oh well...<br /><br />Kathy, children make the magic if you give them the tools.Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-29321700721019443162011-12-21T20:44:59.293-06:002011-12-21T20:44:59.293-06:00I love that the belief in Santa Claus is universal...I love that the belief in Santa Claus is universal in some form or another. Origins are cool, aren't they? I find them very fascinating. Thanks for sharing this, Cheryl!<br /><br />There is no greater gift than to give a child something to believe in.Katherine Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701961380138616355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-47301437890565632222011-12-21T17:33:47.764-06:002011-12-21T17:33:47.764-06:00Santa Claus left me coal instead of a gift one yea...Santa Claus left me coal instead of a gift one year when I had pre-opened the present to see what it was before its time. There was a note saying if it ever happen again I wouldn't get anything. <br /><br />I never tested this out. I was afraid Santa was Old Testament like my dad.Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-40058247800286216602011-12-21T09:16:42.659-06:002011-12-21T09:16:42.659-06:00Yes, LJ, you are definitely right!
Jean, I've...Yes, LJ, you are definitely right!<br /><br />Jean, I've seen the movie but never read the book. I will have to do that.<br /><br />I still hang my stocking too, PM. I get funny treats, like licorice coal or reindeer poop (candy). I envy you the grandchild. The magic is so much more through a child's eyes. Neat about the treats on St. Nicholas day. I'd probably get sticks.Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-15130647398280384332011-12-21T09:05:30.895-06:002011-12-21T09:05:30.895-06:00I still hang a stocking every year though lately S...I still hang a stocking every year though lately Santa seems to skip my apartment. :-( But I still believe. With my boys grown, the Santa magic had died off until my granddaughter came along. Now it's alive and well again -- at least for a while.<br /><br />When I lived in Germany I used to put my shoes outside the door on St. Nicholas Day. The stores had candy and treats for the shoes. They even sold bundles of sticks for bad little girls and boys. It was fun to celebrate another tradition.<br /><br />MarilynPlayground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-89661309115881076662011-12-21T08:42:28.610-06:002011-12-21T08:42:28.610-06:00You two must get a copy of the Polar Express, if y...You two must get a copy of the Polar Express, if you don't already. (The book; the movie won't do.) It's 32 pages of pure magic.Alicia Hunter Pace (aka Jean Hovey and Stephanie Jones)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13844329805282121486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-47708205452757348512011-12-21T07:51:04.078-06:002011-12-21T07:51:04.078-06:00Cheryl, definitely the original Miracle! The other...Cheryl, definitely the original Miracle! The others never appealed to me as well. And yes, to Santa making it all more exciting.linda winstead joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12760279711122202398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-34085023254829264432011-12-21T07:32:41.724-06:002011-12-21T07:32:41.724-06:00LJ, doesn't Santa make it all more exciting? ...LJ, doesn't Santa make it all more exciting? The gifts and all? My sister and I would lay in the bed at my grandmother's listening for the reindeer on the roof. She usually heard them when I couldn't. Sharing these memories with your loved ones makes it so special. And I love Miracle on 34th Street but the old one with Natalie Wood. I watch it every year.Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-80005141291024875802011-12-21T06:47:25.181-06:002011-12-21T06:47:25.181-06:00My last Christmas at home, I was not quite 18. My ...My last Christmas at home, I was not quite 18. My sister was 9, my grandmother (who was visiting) was pushing 70. The three of us stayed up all night, giggling, screaming every time we heard a noise, sending my grandmother downstairs to check the time (apparently there wasn't a watch or bedside table in this room). My father (across the hall) kept growling at us to shut UP, but we didn't listen. We listened for Santa, and waited until it was late enough (5 am, or so) to go downstairs. I am perfectly willing to throw all logic out the window to believe. Maybe this is why Miracle on 34th Street is one of my all time favorite movies.linda winstead joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12760279711122202398noreply@blogger.com