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Post by Mandi on Oct 9, 2006 14:39:54 GMT -5
Just a quick line to check in with everyone and saying hello.
October is usually fairly slow for me. This is the month when I start to really plan all the holiday upcomings and try to prepare for that. (I'm one of those annoying people who is already aching for Christmas in October.) So my days are filled with recipes and stitching and shopping.
I don't get into Halloween very much, but would love to hear if any of you are doing anything. What are we dressing up as??
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Post by ranman on Oct 9, 2006 22:43:31 GMT -5
Hey Mandi, I can't possibly think of Christmas now, I'm just getting over Thanksgiving (Oct.09 in Canada) RM
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Post by fourstar on Oct 9, 2006 22:47:23 GMT -5
I am looking forward to my birthday in Nov. I will be 51 yrs old . I guess you all think ,why look forward to getting older. All the astrolgers have told me that this birthday will be the change I need so I am looking forward to the changes that are coming up in Nov. Life is suppose to get better for me in this half of my life. Where their were tears thier will be laughter. Where their was sickness thier will be good health, etc....... Riva
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Post by Mandi on Oct 10, 2006 13:27:51 GMT -5
Randy - I had forgotten your Thanksgiving comes earlier than ours. Did you have a good time and eat lots of yummy food? Spend time with family? And, get ready for Christmas baby, cause it's COMIN!!!! ;D
Riva - Sounds like you've got an amazing year coming. I would be excited too!! 51!! I can't even imagine. You rock on sister!
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Post by andrew on Oct 10, 2006 16:52:14 GMT -5
Hope the astrologers are right for once, Riva.
Who needs to dress up, Mandy? I just answer the door with my usual all-black garb and bloodshot eyes and all the little trick-or-treaters run a mile.
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Post by Mandi on Oct 10, 2006 17:03:50 GMT -5
That's aweful LOL
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Post by fourstar on Oct 10, 2006 19:26:17 GMT -5
Andrew why do you say for once? what made you think they were wrong so far?
Riva
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Post by Mandi on Oct 10, 2006 20:43:12 GMT -5
I do believe Andrew was being supportive, while in return joking around. I can't speak for him however and will let him comment on this own.
In regards to feelings of the astrology stuff,... I will allow the conversation to continue and be addressed as long as it's done in a respectful manner and all parties remember everyone is allowed their own opinions and beliefs. Please be kind. I also don't want this turning into a huge argument back and forth regarding certain followings, and hope this thread continues as a casual "hello" for all members to drop in and let us know what's going on with our lives.
Side note... Drew I edited your previous post about the trick or treaters. Hope you understand why this could upset some of our members. Feel free to IM me if you want to discuss it. ;D
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Post by andrew on Oct 11, 2006 13:09:50 GMT -5
Yes, apologies if you took offence, Riva. All I really meant was, I hope your birthday brings you the positive changes that you need. Why didn't I just say that? Because I'm an idiot, I guess.
And you were right knocking out my rather tasteless final remark, Mandi. Note to self: stop posting at 10 to 11 at night when my brain's working even less well than normal.
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Post by heidihope on Oct 26, 2006 14:43:06 GMT -5
Andrew - my brain needs to be in seclusion late at night as well My family's really weird with Halloween. I actually wasn't allowed to go to school if anything were being done to celebrate it, and Halloween itself was always a vacation day. Believe it or not, we actually decorated the house for Christmas. My dad would still pass out candy to the kids, and this one year a little boy came up to my dad and said, "Mister, I think you got your holidays screwed up." My dad looked down at the boy and, with all seriousness in his voice, said, "Well, in that case, son, give me the candy back." That little boy took off running sooo fast. This year, without my mom here, dad doesn't want to decorate, so I think I'm going to help out with the church harvest party. I've decided the way to bridge the gap between normally decorating for Christmas and actully joining in halloween celebrations is to dress up as the Ghost of Christmas Past.
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Post by andrew on Oct 28, 2006 10:02:13 GMT -5
A cunning plan, Heidi. Was that the one laden down with chains or was that Marley's ghost?
Halloween's never been as big in Britain as it is in America though it's getting more popular. A similiar event occurs on November 4th - Mischiveous Night. It's kind of trick or treating without the 'treat' option. If you're a kid, you simply wander the streets all evening lobbing eggs at people's windows. A dying ritual as community policing grows more effective, but one I remember with much fondness.
Then the day after we've got Guy Fawkes Night. And that's when things start to get really strange.
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Post by heidihope on Nov 12, 2006 23:46:19 GMT -5
Marley's ghost had chains, as he was tied down to the afterlife, and wore bondage for each evil thing he had done in life. The ghost of Christmas past is the first of the three spitits who visit Scrooge, and it's usually represented by a girl in a white dress and a wreath upon her head, which is actually the outfit worn by a young girl in a Swedish home for certain holiday celebrations. Kind of like how we put Santa Claus in a red suit with a huge black belt. I couldn't get the wreath right, so I ended up just wearing my ballet shoes with the dress. Simple, but still fun. And I put up the Christmas tree for my dad while singing along to the DVD of A Muppets Christmas Carol. I know this is way after the fact, now, but since it's about Christmas stuff, too, I figured I'd still post.
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Post by heidihope on Nov 12, 2006 23:47:54 GMT -5
Is Guy Fawkes Night like All Hallow's Eve with All Saint's Day following for the Irish, or something else entirely?
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Post by andrew on Nov 16, 2006 13:49:09 GMT -5
Thanks for the explanation, Heidi. I'm a little rusty on my thingyens (and my Muppets). Sounds like you and your dad had a fun time.
Guy Fawkes was a Catholic who tried to blow up the English parliament centuries ago. Every year on November 5th we burn effigies of him on bonfires. And set off loads of fireworks in celebration. And let all the kiddies watch. Like I said, weird.
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Post by heidihope on Nov 23, 2006 20:01:31 GMT -5
Yeah, that would be a little odd. Any excuse to light up the sky, it seems.
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