2008 Advent Calendar

the 2008 Advent Calendar

"A little smile, a word of cheer, a bit of love from someone near, a little gift from one held dear, best wishes for the coming year… These make a Merry Christmas!"
~John Greenleaf Whittier

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Thanks for the great bonus blessing! I woke up this morning thinking, too bad Susan's advent calendar doesn't go all year long! At least you started us out on the 2009 journey. The Advent Calendar is a priceless gift; also one that keeps on giving.
Love you, Mama
posted by Martha Huntley, January 1, 2009, 12:17 PM

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What Not to Wear - that was definitely in my top 5 Christmas presents ever. Laura and I were looking back through First Christmas pictures, and commenting on how much better we're dressed in the past couple of years :)
posted by Mary, December 24, 2008, 8:55 AM

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I can't give away all my secrets. :-)
That really was a great gift. Like you said, it kept on giving all year.
posted by Susan, December 23, 2008, 5:59 PM

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Hey, maybe I should give up on trying to be creative and just do the What Not to Wear every year!
How did you do the art for that? That's really cool!
posted by Jenny, December 23, 2008, 10:02 AM

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Foods We Can Do Without - definitely the legless wild turkey! :-)
posted by Susan, December 18, 2008, 6:14 PM

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Finally I got hooked up with the your Advent Calendar, Susan, and it is fabulous! We enjoy seeing, you, too, Michael (Dec 11 entry), at Christmas especially. Amanda, Kenne, Uncle Lawrence and I are looking forward to seeing you and everyone else on Sunday!
posted by Great Aunt Susan, December 17, 2008, 4:32 PM

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Gretchen, Reid & Charlie, I loved your comments! I'm so glad Gretchen has the gift and enjoyment of singing; that Reid really liked his lightsaber; and I could just see Charlie hugging the tree/angel -- that was just so Charlie-ish! See you soon, dear hearts! Grandmama Martha
posted by Martha Huntley, December 16, 2008, 10:35 AM

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I'm looking forward to all that cooking. Tomorrow we're making the first giant Sam's Club run for staples: 20 pound turkey, pounds of green beans, five dozen eggs, six loaves of bread, four pounds of butter--you know, just the basics.
posted by Jenny, December 15, 2008, 5:37 PM

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Singing together is one of my favorite Christmas activities. At KCA we were always singing. At UNC, there was always someone around who could play piano, and we'd sing carols at Christmas parties (like the great Ehringhaus Nog-Nog party "room for one more, honey!"). In the SCA, I'm always hanging out with the singing people. One year at a masqued ball, I got in with a madrigal group, and we sang all the older carols, like O Come O Come Emmanuel a cappella, during feast. That was really cool.
posted by Mary, December 14, 2008, 8:45 AM

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Reid and Charlie - I'm so happy that you are having fun with the Advent Calendar. I can't wait to see you in a few days!
Love, Aunt Susan
posted by Susan, December 13, 2008, 9:39 AM

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Thank you for the bunny thing. It's so funny. I watched it ten times.
posted by Charlie Mario, December 13, 2008, 9:02 AM

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I want to do a puzzle every day! That was fun doing the cat puzzle! Thank you for doing this calendar, Aunt Susan!
posted by Reid Mario, December 13, 2008, 9:01 AM

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Michael, that was a really good entry. I sure agree that First Christmas is one of the highlights of our Christmas celebration; for all the reasons you mentioned. Such good family times! Love you, Mama
posted by Martha Huntley, December 11, 2008, 11:57 AM

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Awww, that is such a pretty picture. Cedric surely looks right at home. I enjoyed doing the puzzle a lot.
Thanks, Susan. A high light of each day is checking your Advent calendar!
Love, Mama
posted by Martha Huntley, December 10, 2008, 10:18 AM

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Yay, David!! My sentiments exactly, though I've hardly dared to go against Popular Opinion to voice them. Well done!! Viva eggnog (and even fruitcake!)
Love, Grandmama
posted by Martha Huntley, December 9, 2008, 8:45 AM

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I love 'A Christmas Story' and the Bun-O-Vision version just whets my appetite for the real one.
posted by Bob Criswell, December 8, 2008, 10:39 PM

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Yeah Daddy, you have to find that picture!
posted by Susan, December 8, 2008, 5:54 PM

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Oh Daddy, I'd love to see a copy of that picture of the three porch chairs! Do you still have it somewhere?
posted by Jenny, December 8, 2008, 12:01 PM

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How could I forget the Christmas pageants? I especially loved the one where we played Ernie and Bert from Sesame Street and sang "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". Those are wonderful memories.
Merry Christmas to you and the whole Peterson family!
posted by Susan, December 6, 2008, 8:28 AM

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Hey Susan,
Love the calendar!!! Oh, how I remember the Christmas Cookie factory at the Huntley's in Kwangju. Remember all of our Christmas Pagents that we put on for the Missionaries in the Chapel?
posted by Doug Peterson, December 5, 2008, 8:04 AM

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December 3 - you two make a fine looking couple! I miss the ITI Christmas parties at Ruth Eckerd Hall. It was fun to get dressed up and see everyone else dressed up.
posted by Susan, December 3, 2008, 7:16 PM

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Dear Susan, Calendar Maker Extraordinaire,
Here comes Advent, here comes December '08, here comes Susan's ever charming Christmas calendar.
Looking forward to periodically dropping in on you during the month ahead.
Fond best wishes, Uncle Reid
posted by Reid Huntley, November 30, 2008, 2:22 PM