tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post5812785989818335126..comments2024-03-25T21:54:29.130-07:00Comments on FocusingOnLife: Little MementosUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-65752006927048324322012-12-20T19:50:21.377-08:002012-12-20T19:50:21.377-08:00Such a fun tree ornament tradition. I did somethi...Such a fun tree ornament tradition. I did something very similar for my girls when they were growing up, and am now doing the same thing for my 2 grandchildren. So much fun, and such a good tradition!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282631333469688624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-43297922031488970802012-12-20T16:37:47.194-08:002012-12-20T16:37:47.194-08:00Agree on all counts. PLus I add something else. I ...Agree on all counts. PLus I add something else. I always buy an ornament or something that could be used as an ornament when I a on vacation. That way, along with my kid memories, we can all remember the good times we had on our trips. I have them all the way back to my trips with girlfriends before I was married. - My tree is very country and not at all rock and roll (except for a guitar ornament for my son). And BTW - there is also an ornament for every pet I've ever had!<br />Great post Judy!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433584313253805817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-23283985616693302872012-12-20T15:31:07.186-08:002012-12-20T15:31:07.186-08:00I get just as big a kick out of opening up all of ...I get just as big a kick out of opening up all of the ornaments each year as the kids do. It's funny how you kind of forget from year to year what you have. Then it's always a nice surprise when they're opened! Merry Christmas Katie, and wishes for a happy and healthy new year.heyjudephotographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098165048025314116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-57135371871308958522012-12-20T15:29:33.011-08:002012-12-20T15:29:33.011-08:00I say the same thing Dotti - that this is our best...I say the same thing Dotti - that this is our best tree ever! So funny! Merry Christmas to you too Dotti.heyjudephotographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098165048025314116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-81590947848977867262012-12-20T15:28:42.344-08:002012-12-20T15:28:42.344-08:00It sounds like you've got a great start to a b...It sounds like you've got a great start to a brand new tree. The ornaments sound lovely. You will have a new memory tree in no time! Merry Christmas to you and your family.heyjudephotographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098165048025314116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-47968211705694609282012-12-20T15:26:09.653-08:002012-12-20T15:26:09.653-08:00Your tree sounds lovely! It is so fun to unwrap ea...Your tree sounds lovely! It is so fun to unwrap each ornament and remember who gave it to us, who made it, or why we chose that ornament. We have some that were wedding gifts - 29 years ago now. And the colored lights - yes, my kids talked me into colored lights a few years ago, telling me that I always use white. I do think they're pretty. Thanks for all of your kind comments throughout the year Cathy. Merry Christmas to you and your family!heyjudephotographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098165048025314116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-68253823964117849242012-12-20T11:18:26.232-08:002012-12-20T11:18:26.232-08:00No fancy "hands off" tree for us, but yo...No fancy "hands off" tree for us, but you should hear our kids as they take out the ornaments from the Rubbermaid box I keep them in. I think that's 90% of the fun of decorating every year, hearing them say, "oh! Remember when we went to the Kennedy Center for that concert, and we bought this?" Such a fun time of year this is!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049463440095119744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-9956830729015933302012-12-20T09:48:27.348-08:002012-12-20T09:48:27.348-08:00No designer tree for me! Almost every one of our o...No designer tree for me! Almost every one of our ornaments is homemade, those that are not are gifts from family and friends. Every year I declare that, "This is our best tree ever!" Sweet post, Judy! And Merry Christmas!!Dottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-52845085248396736282012-12-20T07:57:30.242-08:002012-12-20T07:57:30.242-08:00We are starting over (again) this year. Last summe...We are starting over (again) this year. Last summer, our ornaments were lost when the house burned. Everything was gone, including my beautiful nativity that I set out each year for the last 27 or so years. This year, my tree is "designer," sort of. I picked a theme--red, green, gold balls, glitter white angels and snowflakes. But then. . . I saw an ornament that said "First Christmas in Our New Home." Fitting. . . . Then beside it was a silver ornament, "Family." A purple peacock? Why not? Another purple bird (maybe a pheasant?) Okay. Jingle bells? Sure. So much for the designer tree. And welcome the creation of a new memory tree!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09996647895551351662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-25653366881215818422012-12-20T07:41:51.999-08:002012-12-20T07:41:51.999-08:00Oh, Judy, I could have written this! Every year I...Oh, Judy, I could have written this! Every year I bought an ornament for each of my three boys, ones that reflected their interests at the time. Each one is so special to me and I loved when we would unpack them each year how excited they would get at rediscovering each ornament. Yes, some of my friends have trees that look like they came out of a magazine but I prefer my tree of memories! Thanks for this wonderful post! terriporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333055591899961253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-65347134311761700222012-12-20T07:35:52.190-08:002012-12-20T07:35:52.190-08:00I also wanted to add that I love your tree shot!! ...I also wanted to add that I love your tree shot!! How fun!! I see that you have multi-colored lights, also!! I love multi-colored lights!!Cathy H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10779935742253650385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-137604124681709512012-12-20T07:33:37.222-08:002012-12-20T07:33:37.222-08:00Judy, you have just described my tree! I call it o...Judy, you have just described my tree! I call it our memory tree! There are ornaments from my childhood, the ornaments I bought for our very first tree, handmade ornaments, and ornaments that represent special times in our lives!! I spend extra time decorating the tree this year; holding each ornament, reflecting, and then taking a picture of each one. That turned out to be hundres of images!! I'm planning on making an ablum of our Christmas ornaments so their stories will not be lost!Cathy H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10779935742253650385noreply@blogger.com