tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32145603.post7467231734965995905..comments2023-10-27T02:55:36.877+11:00Comments on susan in stitches: my mother will be turning in her gravecatsmumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953101594940806384noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32145603.post-66770735754322364362009-01-08T20:56:00.000+11:002009-01-08T20:56:00.000+11:00I worked 12 hours on the 6th, had a house inspecti...I worked 12 hours on the 6th, had a house inspection on the 7th, and worked 10.5 hours today (8th). Tradition or not, decorations will come down when I have the time (possibly late may)Nadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05840386004935312199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32145603.post-65086987428454284952009-01-06T00:43:00.000+11:002009-01-06T00:43:00.000+11:00My halo is shining...my tree is packed away...one ...My halo is shining...my tree is packed away...one 90lt crate is packed and a couple of smaller ones are packed and I think I need to get back the other huge one I gave away. BUT<BR/>You are a thorough bad influence Cat's Mum....you even sent Moggie off with her CATalog to buy more. I am now poor. Have no room and it will take me days to put it up next year and days to take it down.<BR/>And all the stuff that now gets moved and packed away for a month.....who started all this???<BR/>Re the 6th take down the calenders and put last years up for this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32145603.post-16982698123975750292009-01-04T14:42:00.000+11:002009-01-04T14:42:00.000+11:00I don't know how you do it all, to be honest ... w...I don't know how you do it all, to be honest ... what an incredible undertaking! Good luck with the packing! And happy new year!!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137577463781242181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32145603.post-14481989943873930712009-01-04T12:46:00.000+11:002009-01-04T12:46:00.000+11:00Go with Chocolatetrudi!Enjoy the time with your fr...Go with Chocolatetrudi!<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the time with your friend! Happy new year and I'm with you on the coping thing - I don't accept - I fight to the bitter end, but you cope and manage and try and see the silver lining or the lemonade - I refuse to be a victim, and I guess you do to!<BR/><BR/>Isn't Elizabeth a genius with her postcards - I am waiting on a few more nice ones to send to her, so she can keep up the wonderful work she has taken on!TinkingBellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424679933020998879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32145603.post-51511596586191191262009-01-04T11:14:00.000+11:002009-01-04T11:14:00.000+11:00*chuckle*methinks that Chocolatetrudi is a ge-ni-u...*chuckle*<BR/>methinks that Chocolatetrudi is a ge-ni-us<BR/><BR/>I shall indeed put something away on the 6th and tradition will have been preservedcatsmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01953101594940806384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32145603.post-28159984501324077622009-01-04T09:57:00.000+11:002009-01-04T09:57:00.000+11:00Put one thing away on the 6th. Then you'll have ke...Put one thing away on the 6th. Then you'll have kept up the tradition by <I>starting</I> on the right day. If it takes a little longer, who cares? At least your friend gets to enjoy the decorations.chocolatetrudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02110359051876178390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32145603.post-66442924611277582992009-01-04T09:24:00.000+11:002009-01-04T09:24:00.000+11:00Leave them, and let your friend enjoy your creativ...Leave them, and let your friend enjoy your creative skills - life is too short to worry about it all.sososuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555856167228580490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32145603.post-64092103146648828962009-01-04T09:19:00.000+11:002009-01-04T09:19:00.000+11:00LynneI think even Superwoman would take at least T...Lynne<BR/>I think even Superwoman would take at least TWO days - me ? about 5 to do it properly and without half-killing myself in the process :]<BR/>It has on occasion taken up to 10 if there was major reorganisation going oncatsmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01953101594940806384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32145603.post-17229823009809146912009-01-04T08:12:00.000+11:002009-01-04T08:12:00.000+11:00We always put out decorations up the first day of ...We always put out decorations up the first day of school holidays - my mother was cunning: the windows and curtains all had to be washed first! We took them down on 6th January. It's a tradition I continued for years [including the cleaning] but have broken many times now.<BR/><BR/>You do it all in one day? Are you super woman?<BR/><BR/>Thursday sounds good to me!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760744006915967397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32145603.post-15422217148219933532009-01-04T06:53:00.001+11:002009-01-04T06:53:00.001+11:00I've had mine up until Valentine's once or maybe t...I've had mine up until Valentine's once or maybe twice.Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32145603.post-73548620075927645862009-01-04T06:53:00.000+11:002009-01-04T06:53:00.000+11:00Definitely wait until Thursday. After all, you wan...Definitely wait until Thursday. After all, you want to show off your decorating skills to your friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32145603.post-7784120658125333652009-01-04T04:20:00.000+11:002009-01-04T04:20:00.000+11:00Ours always stay up until then as well.I would hav...Ours always stay up until then as well.<BR/><BR/>I would have to go with Thursday ...Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641404632001445083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32145603.post-39577312785233107792009-01-04T02:09:00.000+11:002009-01-04T02:09:00.000+11:00they stay up here too, except not this year. I ha...they stay up here too, except not this year. I had them up so early I couldn't wait to pack them up again!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918673116806513920noreply@blogger.com