tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post4593557314951783036..comments2023-11-12T11:31:23.535-05:00Comments on My Five Men: Christmas CatastrophesBetsy Brockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-7576339645348960422008-12-21T22:38:00.000-05:002008-12-21T22:38:00.000-05:00Julie ~ oh...poor puppy! You didn't say, but I'm ...Julie ~ oh...poor puppy! You didn't say, but I'm assuming you finally got the puppy unstuck? And what a sweet gift from the new hubby! I love it!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-20063350319519381202008-12-21T22:37:00.000-05:002008-12-21T22:37:00.000-05:00Pat ~ oh my, those are some good ones! The turkey...Pat ~ oh my, those are some good ones! The turkey pan leak would have really been bad...all those gravy drippings gone!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-70274707991986014792008-12-21T21:44:00.000-05:002008-12-21T21:44:00.000-05:00the first year i was married (the first time at ag...the first year i was married (the first time at age 23) i got a puppy from my husband for christmas. a few days after christmas i was taking the christmas tree down and the puppy stuck his head into the hole in the christmas tree stand. it was completely stuck and would not budge. i had to hold the poor little guy as when he tried to stand on his own he fell over with a big plunk since the stand was way too heavy for him to hold his head up. it was most traumatic with tons of tears but i can laugh about it all these years later. here's to the continuation of your catastrophe-free christmas season!!julie kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009127575536333064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-13681168896549996552008-12-21T21:40:00.000-05:002008-12-21T21:40:00.000-05:00Our tree fell over twice one year and I lost some ...Our tree fell over twice one year and I lost some very dear ornaments too. I seriously contemplated putting a hook in the ceiling to anchor it after that experience but thankfully I never had that problem again.<BR/><BR/>I've also had a punch bowl crack in half when we poured warm mulled cider into it, and my turkey pan sprung a leak one year and all the grease poured into the oven and started smoking, setting off every smoke alarm in the house! They are all laughable memories now!Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-86502884715709933612008-12-21T19:51:00.000-05:002008-12-21T19:51:00.000-05:00Museswing ~ the thumbtack is a good idea!Mmm ~ I g...Museswing ~ the thumbtack is a good idea!<BR/><BR/>Mmm ~ I guess if I were to be stuck with only one food, pie would be a good choice!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-42178227816593846262008-12-21T00:48:00.000-05:002008-12-21T00:48:00.000-05:00No catatrophe but last year we couldn't go to wher...No catatrophe but last year we couldn't go to where we were goign to do for xmas as it was too icey and snowy. We ended up at home with nothing to eat but pies! :)Mmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379020705220234984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-1925637233578795952008-12-19T11:40:00.000-05:002008-12-19T11:40:00.000-05:00Years ago - on Christmas morning just before compa...Years ago - on Christmas morning just before company arrived - our cat, Thursday, climbed the tree and knocked it over. I've had my share of burnt cookies, chocolate that turns into cake and such. <BR/>My dad always put a thumbtack in the wall and tied a string from the top of the tree to the thumbtack. Even with seven children and an assortment of pets the tree never fell.MuseSwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999288873532715380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-54211692565513127902008-12-18T22:10:00.000-05:002008-12-18T22:10:00.000-05:00ok, I am a dork! Sorry, I meant to go to another ...ok, I am a dork! Sorry, I meant to go to another blog.... **blush**Momzoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378773215114729466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-77522165669779032292008-12-18T21:59:00.000-05:002008-12-18T21:59:00.000-05:00Bobbi, thanks for visiting my blog. I have been l...Bobbi, thanks for visiting my blog. I have been looking around yours and I really like it, your boys are very handsome!<BR/><BR/>Here is the recipe for the Challah bread I made http://tammysrecipes.com/challah<BR/>The only thing I do diffrent is brush the tops of the loaves with a mixture of warm honey and butter. It did take me a few trys to get the knack of braiding the bread down, but it was well worth the effort!<BR/><BR/>I hope you like it!Momzoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378773215114729466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-14030377966468585032008-12-18T20:48:00.000-05:002008-12-18T20:48:00.000-05:00Thanks for the nice comment, I am meeting the nice...Thanks for the nice comment, I am meeting the nicest people thanks to Julie. I noticed you have triplets, I have a twin brother and am well aware of the trouble and stress we put our mother through. You are a pretty amazing person to handle triplets, I am sure you have some great stories! Take care and have a fantastic holiday!BEN AND JACIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104058895225769125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-5616020830319700172008-12-18T13:47:00.000-05:002008-12-18T13:47:00.000-05:00Rosezilla ~ I am amazed that your little guy's fee...Rosezilla ~ I am amazed that your little guy's feet weren't cut to ribbons! That's an incredible story! Yes, throwing balls...that's what little boys do!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-25245714870840036722008-12-18T13:46:00.001-05:002008-12-18T13:46:00.001-05:00Stevie ~ I would have cried, too!Stevie ~ I would have cried, too!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-72881708876023035262008-12-18T13:46:00.000-05:002008-12-18T13:46:00.000-05:00MG ~ oh....the worst part is that you shelled thos...MG ~ oh....the worst part is that you shelled those pecans yourself... :(Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-18601693353910582462008-12-18T13:43:00.000-05:002008-12-18T13:43:00.000-05:00I can't cook. So my mom told me to keep an eye on...I can't cook. So my mom told me to keep an eye on the yams and add marshmallows on top. I'd not if it was enough if it looked like it did when it was on the table. Okay fine. so I put a bunch on like she said. I looked at it later and it looked like it had before I put the mallows on. i asked my baby brother to peek at it and he and I decided to add more. We did this 2 more times!! Well, all that mallow started overflowing in the oven. Ewww stinky! and smokey. My mother now has us bring the stuff but we aren't allowed to make it...lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-26883482908631881572008-12-18T13:07:00.000-05:002008-12-18T13:07:00.000-05:00Well, the year my two oldest were 2 and 3... I had...Well, the year my two oldest were 2 and 3... I had some sort of bug and was rushing to the restroom a lot. One time I heard sort of a muffled clinkily crash, then my two year old laughing - then breaky-tinkling sounds. It kept happening. As soon as I could, I went out to see what he was up to. he was taking the glass balls off the tree, throwing them (that's what 2 year olds do with balls, right?) and when they broke, he'd stomp back and forth over them with his bare feet, laughing his little head off. He was so innocent, delighted and amazingly unhurt...With his curiosity, I used to say he was the hardest to raise, but so much fun it was worth it!Rosezilla (Tracie Walker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12265953530935691847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-58299086169558301222008-12-18T09:54:00.000-05:002008-12-18T09:54:00.000-05:00ME, Me, Me...one Christmas morning I was cleaning ...ME, Me, Me...one Christmas morning I was cleaning up all the wrapping paper up when our huge tree fell right on top of me. I had ornaments in my hair! After that ex-husband screwed the tree stand to the floor right through the carpet. The first year I was divorced I put all the lights on my tree only to discover they wouldn't work. I cried like a baby...and then started over again.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-75680828335658499452008-12-18T09:33:00.000-05:002008-12-18T09:33:00.000-05:00Can I ever relate to this..I had a lower strand of...Can I ever relate to this..I had a lower strand of lights go out on the bottom half of Christmas Lights on greenery hanging from the stairs. Of course this happened on Sat. at tea and stayed off until my son charged through the foyer, bumped into the lights and low and behold, they came back on and I've had no problems since. I checked those blasted things when they first went out but all he did was bump them and on they came.<BR/><BR/>When I was young and living at home with my folks we had a cat that decided to dive into the middle of my mother's famous Christmas Hawaiian cake which was cooling on the counter. This was a very expensive cake to make so did we throw it out? No way! Mom dipped out the paw print indentions and iced over top of that and we ate it anyway..LOL!! It was just family so we didn't really mind. We still laugh about it every Christmas when Mom brings out that cake.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005793994542317964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-26179548790115397022008-12-18T09:06:00.000-05:002008-12-18T09:06:00.000-05:00I spend 4 hours last night unwinding 600 lights fr...I spend 4 hours last night unwinding 600 lights from the tree :-((<BR/>After an hour of trying to find the bad one, I gave up.<BR/>my almost healed broken finger is back on the splint but oh how satisfactory it was to see it all light up againedi gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402134242960513471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-35781630822953951962008-12-18T09:05:00.000-05:002008-12-18T09:05:00.000-05:00I'm laughing....This year I have restrung our tree...I'm laughing....<BR/><BR/>This year I have restrung our tree twice with lights. Twice! The strands of lights keep burning out. If any more go out they are staying on the tree until after Christmas.<BR/><BR/>A few years ago, my toasted pecans (that I worked SO HARD to shell myself) became scorched pecans in the blink of an eye. The neighbors received Christmas cards from us that year.Christian - Modobject@Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687272618188063178noreply@blogger.com