Comments on: One of Our Traditions http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2005/12/18/one-of-our-traditions/ Author, Designer, Problogger Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:25:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Deborah http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2005/12/18/one-of-our-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-795 Deborah Mon, 19 Dec 2005 23:04:07 +0000 http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/?p=329#comment-795 I sometimes wish that it snowed here, just so my kids could experience the beauty of a White Christmas. But just last year, I was reminded how cold snow is. I sometimes wish that it snowed here, just so my kids could experience the beauty of a White Christmas. But just last year, I was reminded how cold snow is.

]]> By: S. L. Cunningham http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2005/12/18/one-of-our-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-794 S. L. Cunningham Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:58:36 +0000 http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/?p=329#comment-794 Deborah, What better way to build memories with your children than by celebrating Christmas in all its splendor. When my son and daughter were three and two, I used to drive them all over to look at displays of Christmas lights. Thanks for coming by, Scot Deborah,
What better way to build memories with your children than by celebrating Christmas in all its splendor. When my son and daughter were three and two, I used to drive them all over to look at displays of Christmas lights. Thanks for coming by, Scot

]]> By: Deborah http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2005/12/18/one-of-our-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-793 Deborah Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:17:21 +0000 http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/?p=329#comment-793 ". . .most people didn't care about the property owner and tossed cigarette butts and cans on lawns . . ." Man, that sucks. Why do people have to be like that? We've had two very elaborate displays: one guy who decked his Victorian house to the hilt in the Willow Glen area and another who had a fantastic train display several blocks from where I used to live. The former hurt his back recently and was only able to decorate his front lawn. So the traffic in that area was at normal capacity. In years past, it would draw thousands of people to the point where the SJPD would have to direct traffic. The other guy lost his job and had to move away. This devastated the neighborhood kids because they loved that train setup. But this other family has picked up the tradition, although it isn't as nice. Yes, I will take some pictures for you guys to see. :) “. . .most people didn’t care about the property owner and tossed cigarette butts and cans on lawns . . .”

Man, that sucks. Why do people have to be like that?

We’ve had two very elaborate displays: one guy who decked his Victorian house to the hilt in the Willow Glen area and another who had a fantastic train display several blocks from where I used to live.

The former hurt his back recently and was only able to decorate his front lawn. So the traffic in that area was at normal capacity. In years past, it would draw thousands of people to the point where the SJPD would have to direct traffic.

The other guy lost his job and had to move away. This devastated the neighborhood kids because they loved that train setup. But this other family has picked up the tradition, although it isn’t as nice.

Yes, I will take some pictures for you guys to see. :)

]]> By: Lee Pletzers http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2005/12/18/one-of-our-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-792 Lee Pletzers Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:56:30 +0000 http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/?p=329#comment-792 There was a neighborhood effort not far from my work for the last several years. I just learned about it, but this year someone complained and it was stopped. Apparently, the road was jammed during christmas time from all the sightseers and most people didn't care about the property owner and tossed cigarette butts and cans on lawns as they walked past taking photos and commenting on how beautiful everything was. It was just too much trouble to continue it. Please take some photos. I'd love to see them. There was a neighborhood effort not far from my work for the last several years. I just learned about it, but this year someone complained and it was stopped. Apparently, the road was jammed during christmas time from all the sightseers and most people didn’t care about the property owner and tossed cigarette butts and cans on lawns as they walked past taking photos and commenting on how beautiful everything was.

It was just too much trouble to continue it.

Please take some photos. I’d love to see them.

]]> By: Deborah http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2005/12/18/one-of-our-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-791 Deborah Mon, 19 Dec 2005 03:41:27 +0000 http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/?p=329#comment-791 Yes, that is Willow Glen of San Jose. Morgan Hill is a hop, skip and a jump for me, thanks to the new freeway they built in the early 90s. Wow. Again, this is a very small world. Yes, that is Willow Glen of San Jose. Morgan Hill is a hop, skip and a jump for me, thanks to the new freeway they built in the early 90s. Wow. Again, this is a very small world.

]]> By: Chris Howard http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2005/12/18/one-of-our-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-790 Chris Howard Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:50:07 +0000 http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/?p=329#comment-790 Great tradition. We've been lazy this year, and December has ripped right by. We still haven't put up lights on the tree in the yard, something we did at the beginning of the month last year. We have a blue spruce near the street that has a great natural Christmas tree shape, begging to be decorated, and I've been ignoring it. And the lights look great with snow on the branches, which is what we have right now. Is that Willow Glen in San Jose? I have good friends who live there. I used to get up there all the time. I lived in Morgan Hill for years. Now I'm on the east coast and I can only reminisce. Merry Christmas! Great tradition. We’ve been lazy this year, and December has ripped right by. We still haven’t put up lights on the tree in the yard, something we did at the beginning of the month last year. We have a blue spruce near the street that has a great natural Christmas tree shape, begging to be decorated, and I’ve been ignoring it. And the lights look great with snow on the branches, which is what we have right now.

Is that Willow Glen in San Jose? I have good friends who live there. I used to get up there all the time. I lived in Morgan Hill for years. Now I’m on the east coast and I can only reminisce.

Merry Christmas!

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