tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post7695695522698073162..comments2024-02-23T03:17:22.061-06:00Comments on Destination: Austin Family: Advent Calendar 2010 - That Certain Christmas EveThomas MacEnteehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-46316132986744969542011-01-19T13:25:27.634-06:002011-01-19T13:25:27.634-06:00What a wonderful Christmas and birthday story...I ...What a wonderful Christmas and birthday story...I am just now stumbling upon it, so happy belated birthday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-22961037159339048352010-12-26T08:22:26.492-06:002010-12-26T08:22:26.492-06:00Merry Christmas, Thomas!Merry Christmas, Thomas!Astridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00434175537509093484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-26619844378795297802010-12-24T23:23:21.288-06:002010-12-24T23:23:21.288-06:00Happy Birthday, Thomas! I hope you have a wonderfu...Happy Birthday, Thomas! I hope you have a wonderful day surrounded by those most dear to you. <br /><br />And Merry Christmas dear friend.Jasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561520746304048996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-76840810512159544642010-12-24T12:01:29.558-06:002010-12-24T12:01:29.558-06:00What a beautiful story! Funny, beautiful and wond...What a beautiful story! Funny, beautiful and wonderful. Her heart still knows the story and the love.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09823540147699246264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-18697743387013778272010-12-24T11:11:41.178-06:002010-12-24T11:11:41.178-06:00Happy birthday Thomas! You narrowly missed being ...Happy birthday Thomas! You narrowly missed being born at a poker game :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360272405643318813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-74438158957951989552010-12-24T10:55:56.753-06:002010-12-24T10:55:56.753-06:00Tom,
This is a superb story. I loved hearing abo...Tom,<br /><br />This is a superb story. I loved hearing about the food, the bells, the poker game and even your mom's select words about the temperature (laughs). Do you still carry on any of these traditions today? <br /><br />I am leaving you a little Christmas Box...<br /><br />"The wherefore in these merry days<br />Should we, I pray, be duller?<br />No, let us sing some roundelays<br />To make our mirth the fuller.<br />And, while we thus inspired sing,<br />Let all the street with echoes ring,<br />Woods and hills and everything<br />Bear witness we are merry."<br />--from "Christmas," by George Wither, written in 1640Janice Brownhttp://cowhampshire.blogharbor.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-22681976022774334162010-12-24T10:09:20.406-06:002010-12-24T10:09:20.406-06:00I enjoy this story as much a I enjoy footnote Mave...I enjoy this story as much a I enjoy footnote Maven's Halloween/birthday story...thanks for reposting it, Thomas!Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.com