tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post707039182801774692..comments2024-03-28T07:09:39.399-04:00Comments on Maison Decor: Thanksgiving Family ScrapbookAmy Chalmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10622362955890810774noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-45751671120698985902011-12-01T09:23:37.938-05:002011-12-01T09:23:37.938-05:00Oh Amy ! Your post brought tears to my eyes ! (Do...Oh Amy ! Your post brought tears to my eyes ! (Don't worry, hormones...I'm in the middle of pre-menopause...) As I was reading you it brought back memories of my own, not Thanksgiving but Christmas memories. What you are depicting is happening in almost every family. It seems we just can't reunite everybody for family gatherings like our parents did. Why ? I know, we all have our own family now, it's more difficult to have all of our cousins with us. But our brother's and sister's ? Shouldn't we be able to all spend Thanksgiving and Christmas together with our parents ? Many families are now scattered all over the country, I live 4 hours drive from my father, sister, aunt and cousins, which I know is not that much far, and 6 hours drive from my brother so I don't get to see him very often.<br />It was nice seeing your family pictures and your sons. Maybe in the future some grandchildren will be sitting at your Thanksgiving table !<br />My condolences for your Uncle Will.Jocelynehttp://inspiredandpretty.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-79511096405267128702011-11-30T20:56:23.588-05:002011-11-30T20:56:23.588-05:00Amy, you had my eyes tearing up. Such sweet memori...Amy, you had my eyes tearing up. Such sweet memories. That is what it is all about. Thanks for sharing, GingerSavannah Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14696512605529986289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-45243767541580323712011-11-28T16:37:55.718-05:002011-11-28T16:37:55.718-05:00Thanks for sharing...looks like you have a great f...Thanks for sharing...looks like you have a great family!Passionate for Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204715561059943335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-4012283639749366472011-11-27T13:00:40.081-05:002011-11-27T13:00:40.081-05:00Your table setting looks so pretty, Amy! Loved se...Your table setting looks so pretty, Amy! Loved seeing all your photos of Thanksgivings past and hearing about your family traditions. :) It's hard to get the whole family together for the holidays as it grows larger and spreads out to distant locations, but at least you all have those special traditions to hold on to. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-67046460838924070802011-11-27T09:04:37.605-05:002011-11-27T09:04:37.605-05:00Thanks for sharing your past Thanksgivings. It re...Thanks for sharing your past Thanksgivings. It reminded me of my own when my extended family used to "stuff" ourselves inside my Grandmas's little house. Those were fun times and good memories. I think you look beautiful in all your pictures...you don't age at all!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316540213887597484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-71321512081733466822011-11-26T22:58:53.078-05:002011-11-26T22:58:53.078-05:00Awwwwwwww.... I know Amy, isn't life strange.....Awwwwwwww.... I know Amy, isn't life strange...<br /> <br />I loved seeing the pictures of you over the years, and it felt really right to hear you talk about family and memories and change and stuff...<br /><br />i don't really know quite what to make of it all, but i know i'm thankful that you are my friend<br /><br />cindyCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980709067973460368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-3511620338604745352011-11-26T22:57:18.616-05:002011-11-26T22:57:18.616-05:00What a nice trip down your own personal memory lan...What a nice trip down your own personal memory lane. Our family's holiday get-togethers have changed quite a bit since our sons joined the military and are now both married and quite far away. But we enjoy every minute we do get to spend with them and their families.<br /><br />Your day looked wonderful in spite of the lack of hot water! OMG! What a trooper :-)Connie@Connie Nikiforoff Designshttp://www.cndesigns.biznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-38039252695090936172011-11-26T22:55:31.383-05:002011-11-26T22:55:31.383-05:00I love this! Family and treasured memories are so ...I love this! Family and treasured memories are so important aren't they? I can't imagine not having hot water with a house full of people and cooking such a meal. Looks like it was a very special event even though some were missing. I don't think one ever gets over those that are not there...just changes things.<br /><br />PatGypsy Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776584538863129486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-67731378384396019392011-11-26T21:45:29.888-05:002011-11-26T21:45:29.888-05:00This was fun getting to see your family for Thanks...This was fun getting to see your family for Thanksgiving! Looks like you had quite a crowd. I didn't realize you had such a large family. How did that new sink work out for you this holiday? Did it pass the test? I bet everyone enjoyed spending time in your new kitchen too. I took my camera to my sisters house intending to take pictures and document the day and I forgot all about it! I think it's because I had too much champagne. Ha! Glad that you were able to capture your day in photos.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16938178631385143773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-43422971963328085342011-11-26T19:49:11.399-05:002011-11-26T19:49:11.399-05:00I loved seeing all of the old family pictures. It...I loved seeing all of the old family pictures. It sounds like you have wonderful holiday memories.Penny from Enjoying The Simple Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480355122441712250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-84246500111791625202011-11-26T15:39:05.130-05:002011-11-26T15:39:05.130-05:00What great memories. You look like such a happy a...What great memories. You look like such a happy and loving family. Love the past and present pics.Rosemary@villabarneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158805942429665631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-48246946758626452962011-11-26T10:01:07.981-05:002011-11-26T10:01:07.981-05:00Beautiful post dear Amy with memmories from your p...Beautiful post dear Amy with memmories from your past family Thanksgiving, it brought a couple of tiers as we had great Thanksgivings when we were young, me, my two bros and my both parents in NY, now dad is not here. You have a beautiful family and so are you! Thanks for your kind visit and the leopard chair's skin is REAL...this is before Pita! I don't wear my fur coats ANYMORE, as couple winters ago I was in NYC and a man yelled at me and said he could live out of that coat for 1 year... lol! Happy Thanksgiving month. FABBYFABBY'S LIVINGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027781738558115533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-49603428793046214792011-11-26T09:25:43.416-05:002011-11-26T09:25:43.416-05:00Your table looked beautiful! I love your look at T...Your table looked beautiful! I love your look at Thanksgivings from the past, the bubble hair do on the sister next to your Mom is a hoot. Looks like you had a wonderful day! LauraCottage and Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197992828499503887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-22840116844060748092011-11-26T09:13:07.092-05:002011-11-26T09:13:07.092-05:00This was lovely, Amy! There's nothing more pre...This was lovely, Amy! There's nothing more precious than family memories. We had a house full this year (about 20) but my oldest daughter and her husband couldn't make it (Cali to OK is just too far to come for a Thanksgiving weekend) and there was still a gaping hole without them. I guess it's something you never get over.Sonya@Beyond the Screen Doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205758136121070729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-78122756715203500362011-11-26T08:19:34.969-05:002011-11-26T08:19:34.969-05:00Great pictures, Amy! Love how you got your son in ...Great pictures, Amy! Love how you got your son in the mirror with your hubs and brother-in-law. I know it's tough when they go off to "the other family". The first time my daughter did that, I just felt an empty spot inside. It's funny how things have changed since we were kids; everyone used to love to get together, now it's like a chore.Kathy @ Creative Home Expressionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341667486449125153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-39189727042334735772011-11-26T07:34:16.436-05:002011-11-26T07:34:16.436-05:00Good morning Amy....That was fun to see all of you...Good morning Amy....That was fun to see all of your pics of Thanksgivings past. As I was looking at them it made me think of past holidays of my youth or at least 10 years ago when both of my parents were still with us. It seems like after your parents are gone the family dynamics change so much. I am thankful that both of my sons were with me this year and all 3 of my grandchildren and DIL. I miss the way things used to be but like you said, memories are priceless!~Hugs, PattiCrystal Rose Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427893770103768637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-51543432215793327892011-11-26T07:01:14.183-05:002011-11-26T07:01:14.183-05:00Hi Amy,
I've really enjoyed hearing about and ...Hi Amy,<br />I've really enjoyed hearing about and seeing the photos of your family, both past and present.<br /><br />I love your beautiful outfit you are wearing in the last photo. You are sparkling!<br /><br />hugs<br />SissieSissie's Shabby Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142205878984008123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-4686253871663793732011-11-26T06:57:27.114-05:002011-11-26T06:57:27.114-05:00PS Meant a PEEK not a WEEK...lolPS Meant a PEEK not a WEEK...lolThe enchanted homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417949320717832732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-76943210225400514102011-11-26T06:56:52.439-05:002011-11-26T06:56:52.439-05:00Amy I LOVE THIS!! Thank you for taking us along an...Amy I LOVE THIS!! Thank you for taking us along and allowing us a week into this treasured holiday. Like you I am not good with change, and have been blessed to always have my family around but over the years my sister has alternated with spending it with her husbands family and on those Thankgivings I really miss them being with us. Thankfully my parents always are and they are what make it what this holiday is all about. Such a beautiful post down memory lane and your family gatherings, both the big and small ones, capture the essence of this beautiful holiday, family, quality time and togetherness.<br />PS You look just beautiful!The enchanted homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417949320717832732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-62121362042099391612011-11-26T00:16:37.355-05:002011-11-26T00:16:37.355-05:00Loved seeing family photos, Amy. So nice to see fa...Loved seeing family photos, Amy. So nice to see families enjoying their holiday times and loving each other's company. Faces may be different, but basically we're all the same! xoxoDebra@CommonGroundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830455848744270459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-64352076742208431022011-11-25T23:34:09.627-05:002011-11-25T23:34:09.627-05:00Fun post Amy! Sounds like you all have wonderful t...Fun post Amy! Sounds like you all have wonderful times together! Love all the photos too! Happy Thanksgiving!Courtney ~ French Country Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513476834711422874noreply@blogger.com