tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post4190531922831723589..comments2023-10-22T05:06:12.331-07:00Comments on Elizabeth Bradley Fiction - Bits & Bytes: The Set UpElizabeth Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-24801066635259205782009-12-16T13:26:48.127-08:002009-12-16T13:26:48.127-08:00Oh, I LOVED this!!! I was infatuated with Mary Pop...Oh, I LOVED this!!! I was infatuated with Mary Poppins as well...not the dolls...but rather, wanted to BE Mary Poppins...My coveted gift? A vinyl recording of Julie Andrews singing all those wonderful songs...Great Christmas memories...Such a happy, and fitting ending!!! ~Janine XOSniffles and Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073156486641622612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-8744789080117836882009-12-16T01:51:02.353-08:002009-12-16T01:51:02.353-08:00That's so sweet! Your dad sounds really though...That's so sweet! Your dad sounds really thoughtful. <br /><br />My favorite Christmas gift was a American Girl type doll with a travel trunk and tons of accessories (which I had spent weeks begging my parents for) and a stuffed dog I named Starlight which I used to sleep with every night and now sits on my comfy reading chair.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679485132057382813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-57892649253167570482009-12-15T16:49:46.487-08:002009-12-15T16:49:46.487-08:00Thanks for sharing your childhood!
Aloha, Frien...Thanks for sharing your childhood!<br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha, Friend<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-43626155137130279502009-12-15T13:30:39.199-08:002009-12-15T13:30:39.199-08:00Great story! It takes me back to the time my daugh...Great story! It takes me back to the time my daughter wanted a Cabbage Patch doll.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-74565114662018995972009-12-15T12:05:17.853-08:002009-12-15T12:05:17.853-08:00Elizabeth,
This is wonderful! I loved it! I must ...Elizabeth,<br /><br />This is wonderful! I loved it! I must say that I chuckled when I read about the appliances for your mother. Men really don't get it soemtimes:).<br /><br />My favorite Christmas memory would have to be the year that I got my beloved Barbie, my horse that is:). Every Christmas and Birthday my entire life when asked what I wanted the answer was always the same-a horse. When I was 15 that wish finally came true. Mind you I got my horse, Barbie, in Septmeber but she was an early Christmas present (I didn't care when I got her so long as I had my own horse). She was my best friend for the 26 years that I had her. She passed at the age of 34 on January 3rd two years ago. To date she is still my best Christmas present:).<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />KimThe Victorian Parlorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18390329658107649983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-82116105484072229452009-12-15T11:19:33.879-08:002009-12-15T11:19:33.879-08:00What a wonderful memory! Thanks for sharing it. :...What a wonderful memory! Thanks for sharing it. :) <br /><br />One of my favorite Christmas memories came later in my life, in my early twenties, when I lived alone in a tiny studio apartment. I bought my first Christmas tree and only had enough money left over for a few strands of lights. That first night, I slept on the floor by the tree because the lights were so beautiful.Stacy Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173884527586018375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-9933913863970308022009-12-15T07:42:25.007-08:002009-12-15T07:42:25.007-08:00I remember that Christmas! My favourite gift was t...I remember that Christmas! My favourite gift was the book that Dad gave me. I treasured that for many years., especially after he moved away. Thanks for the memories.Pixygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457100708307113289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-46505213548617487162009-12-15T07:21:25.696-08:002009-12-15T07:21:25.696-08:00Love this story. I remember one year we had just s...Love this story. I remember one year we had just seen Grease and I was fairly young but was CRAZY about the movie and John Travolta and wanted to look just like Olivia. I didn't tell my parents that I wanted the Grease album - my mom was quite conservative when it came to movies that featured sex or scandal - once when she saw a bra ad where the woman wore just her slip and a bra, she wanted to call the network and have the ad pulled.<br /><br />Anyway so on Christmas morning I saw a thin flat gift tagged for me and inside my heart jumped because I was sure it was the Grease album. When I opened it, I swallowed a lump in my throat and held back a sob because it was a record filled with some nun singing hymns.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02112465145654067000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-65346432206544934192009-12-15T02:57:44.318-08:002009-12-15T02:57:44.318-08:00What a great story! And with a twist ending. :)
S...What a great story! And with a twist ending. :)<br /><br />Santa Claus (another teacher at the school where my dad taught, I found out later), called me at my grandmother's house to wish me a Merry Christmas. I was SO EXCITED!<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-21908823972379477662009-12-15T00:28:18.792-08:002009-12-15T00:28:18.792-08:00Pots for Xmas- I think that's why the marriage...Pots for Xmas- I think that's why the marriage ended!<br /><br />My favourite present was a Suzy Smart doll- she came with her own desk and chalkboard. The chalkboard was the thing. Writing on a chalkboard seemed to my 5 year old self as the most powerful thing a person could do. Strange I eventually became a teacher. :)Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-89549321804789170772009-12-14T23:34:17.296-08:002009-12-14T23:34:17.296-08:00Great story Elizabeth. Thanks for sharing. One yea...Great story Elizabeth. Thanks for sharing. One year my parents set me up like that as well. All I wanted was a basset hound puppy, and my mom played with my emotions with every present she gave me. The second-to-last one was a stuffed animal - pound puppy - and then as I sulked on the couch thinking I didn't get my beloved basset in comes our neighbor through the front door carrying a basket with a basset hound puppy. It was the greatest. His name was Higgins and he was my very first basset love.Mr. Shifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061232966394052314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-46750804988018573232009-12-14T20:25:11.620-08:002009-12-14T20:25:11.620-08:00My favorite Christmas gift? I think it wasn't ...My favorite Christmas gift? I think it wasn't a gift so much as it was a moment. My father and I, sitting by the Christmas tree, taking off our glasses to watch the lights dance and float. He said to me, "Other people see the lights twinkle but you and I feel the glow."<br />And he was right. I still feel that glow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-67625530108457888402009-12-14T19:32:31.451-08:002009-12-14T19:32:31.451-08:00I loved this story, Elizabeth. We all have a Chris...I loved this story, Elizabeth. We all have a Christmas story like this don't we? For me it was my horse, Samanthy. It was the only thing I got that year (except for a desk set for my bedroom - which was no surprise because I had already searched and found it) but she surely was the best gift I ever received.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-87539217606863294942009-12-14T19:19:44.583-08:002009-12-14T19:19:44.583-08:00How I love your Christmas story. My dad always ha...How I love your Christmas story. My dad always had to try to out wit me because I was too wise for normal Santa antics. <br /><br />I would have loved the presidents game too and would love a fluffy white robe with a chiffon tie please...this Christmas. <br /><br />Oh, Oh my favorite Christmas gift was a guitar during my 16th year. I taught myself to play. I still have it. <br /><br />Great post, Elizabeth!T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-90001007455746344692009-12-14T19:00:33.872-08:002009-12-14T19:00:33.872-08:00Oh Elizabeth... what a great post! I remember simi...Oh Elizabeth... what a great post! I remember similar Christmases and similar undercover maneuvers.<br /><br />That's what makes childhood magical. Yes?<br /><br />I received only a few Christmas gifts that were memorable. But I also remember my sister getting a Barbie Dreamhouse that I always coveted and wished was mine. <br /><br />I love that the gifts you were least interested in turned out to be the most meaningful and that your mother got cookware and appliances. That's a SCORE at Casa Hice.<br /><br />♥ Casa HiceBoozy Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765083787738573580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-74375215316669028692009-12-14T18:56:52.604-08:002009-12-14T18:56:52.604-08:00great share! your parents knew...love it!
much l...great share! your parents knew...love it!<br /><br />much loveStacey J. Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059617724860253448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-62309088346580028472009-12-14T18:39:28.605-08:002009-12-14T18:39:28.605-08:00Oh great story, your parents certainly knew your h...Oh great story, your parents certainly knew your heart! One of the best gifts I received was in recent years, my Olympus camera. It brought my blog to life :)Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-33689686151336034382009-12-14T18:21:49.326-08:002009-12-14T18:21:49.326-08:00Great story :)
Christmas memories really are mag...Great story :) <br /><br />Christmas memories really are magic, aren't they. My fave was a huge stuffed dog - best ever!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981771317071817483.post-19189829419768519472009-12-14T17:41:22.028-08:002009-12-14T17:41:22.028-08:00Ha! That's a great story! I really enjoyed it!...Ha! That's a great story! I really enjoyed it!<br /><br />My favorite Christmas gift was a pottery wheel I got one year. It was one of those things that when the clay wore out, that was it. But I really loved trying it out!Kristen Torres-Torohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903038121623389560noreply@blogger.com