So this is Christmas, and what have you done?
By Hazel Vee
@epiffanie (11327)
Australia
December 25, 2016 2:16am CST
Hello Everyone!
To those who celebrate Christmas, I wish you a very merry one with your loved ones.. And please be safe ..
Christmas experiences of my childhood was never a merry one, so to me Christmas day is just any other days.. I've never really celebrated it with my children the way others do and they didn't mind..They didn't have to wait for christmas or their birthdays to get presents anyway ..
Nor did I celebrated any other public holidays the traditional way because in my line of work, they are the busiest days of the year...
I took advantaged of the extra work load especially in my younger years.. Being self-employed means no work, no pay... so I had to work extra hours..
Christmas day down under is almost over.. I didn't work today because my youngest son and his partner came to visit.. I drop everything when it comes to my kids .. I cooked lunch and he helped me make some egg custard for dessert 
.. They spent the whole day with us.. It was really good to see them..
Anyway, so this is Christmas, and what have you done?..
Bess...
Photo is of the giant christmas tree in our local shopping mall...
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.. They spent the whole day with us.. It was really good to see them..
Anyway, so this is Christmas, and what have you done?..
Bess...
Photo is of the giant christmas tree in our local shopping mall...
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14 responses
@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
25 Dec 16
I know I haven't done much, but, I think I made my family happy by going home to celebrate Christmas and new year with them. =) They were waiting for me. And I am glad I did.
Merry Christmas, Ma'am!
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
25 Dec 16
It is good that you could spend time with your family during christmas and new year 
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@Chellezhere (6421)
• United States
5 Jan 17
@epiffanie I agree. At the very least, to be able to spend time with loved ones is a perfect gift all around - for ourselves as well as our loved ones.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
25 Dec 16
thanks! wishing you a wonderful time with your family!
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
30 Dec 16
@epiffanie Well, as long as the family is together and have a food to share that's okay .
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
31 Dec 16
@SIMPLYD most poor people sometimes don't have food any other days of the year, so christmas is no difference..
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
29 Dec 16
Poor children never have a true merry christmas ..
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
25 Dec 16
what a colorful dress and i love your hair. will you be visiting your father-in-law?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
26 Dec 16
@epiffanie that's nice. you'll be able to pamper him. and your son was able to see his grandfather, too.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
26 Dec 16
Thank you kindly! .. I am starting to wear outfits again like I used to when I was younger .. It lifts me up somehow
.. It lifts me up somehow2 people like this
@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
26 Dec 16
Oh by the way, my father in law is here with us until the 2nd of Jan.. thanks for asking ..
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
25 Dec 16
@JudyEv .. It's good that you get to spend Christmas day with your son
Did you enjoy the hot Melbourne weather? .. Wishing you a safe flight tomorrow
Did you enjoy the hot Melbourne weather? .. Wishing you a safe flight tomorrow 2 people like this
@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Dec 16
@epiffanie I didn't enjoy the heat much but luckily we didn't have to go out. Thanks for the good wishes. :)
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Jan 17
things always remind me of songs for some reason. that phrase came from a Christmas song i see
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
5 Jan 17
For me Christmas is all about family, I had two of my children and their families at my house, my daughter's father in law and my nephew. We were a nice crowd, about 20 and we ate and visited and laughed, Great day all around.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
28 Dec 16
Christmas Day? I rested and didn't went anywhere, didn't even participate in gift exchange.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
29 Dec 16
that's a relaxing way to spend christmas day
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
6 Jan 17
From a Jimmy Buffett song, right? We don't get involved in commercial holidays here. Some don't get that, but it works for us.
@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
5 Jan 17
At some point in my life, I thought that maybe I was a Jewish in my previous life .. heheh! ..
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
5 Jan 17
Yes, it's nice to spend holiday season with family..
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@Chellezhere (6421)
• United States
5 Jan 17
I spent Christmas day with my friend and her family. We've been friends for nearly forty years, and live closer to each other than I do to my family. It was a day well spent.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
6 Jan 17
That's great! .. those holiday seasons must be spent on family and friends ..
@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
25 Dec 16
I guess, being invisible, you could indeed do a lot of things ..
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