Comments on: December’s Child http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/ this is my life... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:38:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: sulu-design http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-58806 sulu-design Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:10:07 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-58806 I'm quite pathetic for falling off the face of the blog earth once the handmade holidays rolled around, and then for weeks after as I scrambled to pick up the pieces of everything I'd dropped for it. So... I find myself here at this month-old post now. And I love it. What a sweet tribute to your son, and what an awesome tradition you have of decorating the tree first in his honor. I guess you knew from day one that he'd be a challenge... in the best sense of the word. A much belated happy birthday to boy wonder! ___________________________________________ <em>Yeah, he's a great kind of challenge. Keeps me young and hopping. :D Thanks!! :D ~W</em> I’m quite pathetic for falling off the face of the blog earth once the handmade holidays rolled around, and then for weeks after as I scrambled to pick up the pieces of everything I’d dropped for it. So…
I find myself here at this month-old post now. And I love it. What a sweet tribute to your son, and what an awesome tradition you have of decorating the tree first in his honor. I guess you knew from day one that he’d be a challenge… in the best sense of the word. A much belated happy birthday to boy wonder!

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Yeah, he’s a great kind of challenge. Keeps me young and hopping. :D Thanks!! :D ~W

]]> By: Renee http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-53678 Renee Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:25:58 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-53678 What great parents to tribute such a beautiful tree! I can SO relate.. telling anyone who will listen - my birthday is coming... did you know my birthday is coming? :) (December 23rd) Happy Birthday to him! _______________________________________________ <em>Oh! Happy Birthday!!! :D ~W</em> What great parents to tribute such a beautiful tree! I can SO relate.. telling anyone who will listen - my birthday is coming… did you know my birthday is coming? :) (December 23rd) Happy Birthday to him!

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Oh! Happy Birthday!!! :D ~W

]]> By: Laura/DaPFG http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-53439 Laura/DaPFG Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:19:27 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-53439 that tree is TOO cool!! :D :D :D happy birthday!! :) _____________________________________________ <em>Thank you!! :D ~W</em> that tree is TOO cool!! :D :D :D

happy birthday!! :)

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Thank you!! :D ~W

]]> By: sadira http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-53027 sadira Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:44:06 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-53027 Happy Birthday to a sweet and wonderful December baby! Or rather...boy now... My sister's birthday is December 25th...yup, Christmas day. I believe my mother let her have slumber parties in the summer to celebrate with friends since she never had the chance to have friends over on her actual birthday (family holidays being what they are you know) and we always did Christmas in the morning, and then a Large birthday celebration after lunch...It was always fun, and always separate (and we reminded people that no one gift for both would do...it wasn't fair...) ________________________________________ <em>OH! That's such a hard day. And I like your mom's solution. :D And I know, boy not baby. Does that make me OLD?? ~W </em> Happy Birthday to a sweet and wonderful December baby! Or rather…boy now…

My sister’s birthday is December 25th…yup, Christmas day. I believe my mother let her have slumber parties in the summer to celebrate with friends since she never had the chance to have friends over on her actual birthday (family holidays being what they are you know) and we always did Christmas in the morning, and then a Large birthday celebration after lunch…It was always fun, and always separate (and we reminded people that no one gift for both would do…it wasn’t fair…)

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OH! That’s such a hard day. And I like your mom’s solution. :D And I know, boy not baby. Does that make me OLD?? ~W

]]> By: katie http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-52996 katie Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:23:28 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-52996 From one December birthday to another (the 28th), Happy Happy Day BW! The tree is a fantastic idea. My parents were always good about wrapping my birthday presents in BIRTHDAY paper and they got to stay under the tree until the 28th. You do what you do and it works. :) ________________________________________ <em>Yeah, I've been known to unwrap gifts and rewrap them in birthday paper. :D ~W</em> From one December birthday to another (the 28th), Happy Happy Day BW!

The tree is a fantastic idea. My parents were always good about wrapping my birthday presents in BIRTHDAY paper and they got to stay under the tree until the 28th. You do what you do and it works. :)

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Yeah, I’ve been known to unwrap gifts and rewrap them in birthday paper. :D ~W

]]> By: HG http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-52995 HG Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:18:43 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-52995 Happy Birthday to Boy Wonder! And you, m'dear, are a wonderful wonderful friend. They fit perfectly and you have made my week. Thank you so much! ________________________________________ <em>Oh! It got there early. I'm so glad. You know, sometimes we just need love in the mail. I'm glad they fit. :D ~W</em> Happy Birthday to Boy Wonder!

And you, m’dear, are a wonderful wonderful friend. They fit perfectly and you have made my week. Thank you so much!

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Oh! It got there early. I’m so glad. You know, sometimes we just need love in the mail. I’m glad they fit. :D ~W

]]> By: Kathleen http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-52983 Kathleen Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:44:26 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-52983 What a lucky guy... The birthday tree is awesome. I love the idea of this tradition! My two nieces also have Christmas birthdays so they're celebrating next week too. Happy birthday wishes to BW!! ________________________________________ <em>It came out so pretty this year. I'm tempted to take the 11's off, add a few white bulbs after his birthday, and call it done. :D ~W</em> What a lucky guy… The birthday tree is awesome. I love the idea of this tradition! My two nieces also have Christmas birthdays so they’re celebrating next week too.

Happy birthday wishes to BW!!

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It came out so pretty this year. I’m tempted to take the 11’s off, add a few white bulbs after his birthday, and call it done. :D ~W

]]> By: Cap http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-52977 Cap Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:54:06 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-52977 I love the idea of the birthday tree. I think it's wonderful that you make such an effort to keep his day special and not let it get blended in with Christmas. Miracles are all around us, everywhere we look. We have to make the effort to see them, though. The creative ways you find to celebrate the miracles in your life always make me smile. See? :D ________________________________________ <em>I do see... and thank you! :D I appreciate the support. It probably seems insignificant... but I didn't want a December baby in ANY WAY. Conceiving was hard to do--and when that month rolled around, I opted to fore-go the chance of a pregnancy just to make sure we didn't have a December birth. Of course, I got pregnant the very next month and IZ spent my pregnancy saying to my belly, "Come on kid, be daddy's little tax deduction." Oh. My. He was hoping for late December, not 5 weeks early. I was so steamed about having a baby in December, that when it was time to induce (I was failing) my doctor refused to tell me and said to IZ, "She's having this baby this weekend, and you get to tell her." Heh. Everybody knew I didn't want a December baby--that when my water broke, I cried and the nurses apologized to me for being in labor! In retrospect, I suppose that seems insane. But I was adamant. And the Universe likes to laugh at me. :D ~W</em> I love the idea of the birthday tree. I think it’s wonderful that you make such an effort to keep his day special and not let it get blended in with Christmas.

Miracles are all around us, everywhere we look. We have to make the effort to see them, though. The creative ways you find to celebrate the miracles in your life always make me smile. See? :D

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I do see… and thank you! :D I appreciate the support. It probably seems insignificant… but I didn’t want a December baby in ANY WAY. Conceiving was hard to do–and when that month rolled around, I opted to fore-go the chance of a pregnancy just to make sure we didn’t have a December birth. Of course, I got pregnant the very next month and IZ spent my pregnancy saying to my belly, “Come on kid, be daddy’s little tax deduction.” Oh. My. He was hoping for late December, not 5 weeks early. I was so steamed about having a baby in December, that when it was time to induce (I was failing) my doctor refused to tell me and said to IZ, “She’s having this baby this weekend, and you get to tell her.” Heh. Everybody knew I didn’t want a December baby–that when my water broke, I cried and the nurses apologized to me for being in labor!

In retrospect, I suppose that seems insane. But I was adamant. And the Universe likes to laugh at me. :D ~W

]]> By: Miz S http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-52959 Miz S Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:42:41 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-52959 The birthday tree! I think I remember it from last year. That's a lovely tradition. Many happy returns to the BW. ________________________________________ <em>Yeah, every year. I wonder what will happen when he's an adult... :D ~W</em> The birthday tree! I think I remember it from last year. That’s a lovely tradition. Many happy returns to the BW.

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Yeah, every year. I wonder what will happen when he’s an adult… :D ~W

]]> By: Margaret http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-52913 Margaret Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:28:44 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/decembers-child/#comment-52913 It's a beautiful birthday tree and a lovely story. I have always wondered how hard it would be to have a birthday in December. Mine is in August, and it was the opposite problem. People are on vacation. No school birthday hoopla. I guess we just have to accept and rejoice in when we were born! ________________________________________ <em>Yeah, we face that too--with his birthday being 3 days before Christmas, we typically do things weeks in advance. ~W</em> It’s a beautiful birthday tree and a lovely story. I have always wondered how hard it would be to have a birthday in December. Mine is in August, and it was the opposite problem. People are on vacation. No school birthday hoopla. I guess we just have to accept and rejoice in when we were born!

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Yeah, we face that too–with his birthday being 3 days before Christmas, we typically do things weeks in advance. ~W

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