tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post8344867025863527100..comments2023-12-13T04:55:42.364-06:00Comments on Other Such Happenings: Christmas in Korea (& giveaway!)MarshaMarshaMarshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787051368018458658noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-70962949221269445652010-12-13T12:43:04.074-06:002010-12-13T12:43:04.074-06:00oops.. my email address is mskajlc @ gmail . comoops.. my email address is mskajlc @ gmail . commskajlchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04508032526515204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-72673206147261408132010-12-13T12:41:24.732-06:002010-12-13T12:41:24.732-06:00My best gift by far was my son. He was born at 6:2...My best gift by far was my son. He was born at 6:21am on Christmas morning.mskajlchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04508032526515204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-75426194926052612562010-12-13T11:26:51.499-06:002010-12-13T11:26:51.499-06:00I'm so glad I found your blog, the RS give-awa...I'm so glad I found your blog, the RS give-away, and this post. I am tutoring two Korean children, and our families have become such good friends. I will have to greet them with Sun Tan Chuk Ha when I see them tomorrow.<br /><br />Most memorable Christmas present...My parents gave me an Atari when I was 8 with Donkey Kong and Frogger!homeschooldawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13597041122394558244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-82546417954012277102010-12-13T09:21:57.061-06:002010-12-13T09:21:57.061-06:00Honestly the best Christmas Present I have given w...Honestly the best Christmas Present I have given was to my friends kids whose Dad disappeared Christmas Eve and woke Christmas morning with nothing. They thought Santa forgot about them and I couldn't let that happen. I know the stores weren't open so I went through my sons things and found things he didn't use anymore. I wrapped them and made a batch of brownies for them and took them over to them. I told them that Santa left these in my car by mistake. The faces lit up and they enjoyed everything they got. I think for me that was the best gift I have ever given and to me the best gift received was seeing their faces light up.Staciehttp://supermommytotherescue.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-51254234504121833012010-12-13T08:30:06.119-06:002010-12-13T08:30:06.119-06:00My most memorable present was from my Mom's bo...My most memorable present was from my Mom's boyfriend at the time and he wanted to embarrass me. Needless to say he did, and I can almost always top people talking about their worst Christmas present. Getting someone else's old holey underwear in front of his whole family was not fun.Ticiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970101432834731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-2520664805771173002010-12-13T03:21:21.564-06:002010-12-13T03:21:21.564-06:00Loved learning about Christmas in Korea. Love the ...Loved learning about Christmas in Korea. Love the photo of Korean Santa in blue and yellow and the pther photo of the children in green and red holding bells. Also loved your family by the tree photo. Think my sis and I had similar jammies to what you are sporting in your photo, too.<br />As far as a favorite, most memorable Christmas present, it would have to be the Meg, a Madame Alexander doll I received from my aunt and uncle. The doll is Meg from Little Women. she sports a lavender and white dress and a white hat. I just loved this doll as a child. I looked forward to getting a Madame Alexander doll from them every Christmas.<br />Great giveaway. The Cinderella resource would be very interesting to win.<br />Merry Christmas. I blogged about this blog hop too:<br /><br />http://sunriselearninglab.blogspot.com/2010/12/delicious-discounts-fabulous-freebies.html<br /><br />ColleenThe Sunshine Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18192803776942631973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-18564932043028044882010-12-12T07:04:12.742-06:002010-12-12T07:04:12.742-06:00Thank you so much for the information. The video w...Thank you so much for the information. The video was wonderful! I would invite them into my house!<br /><br />I have two very special gifts, one from when I was a child and one from when I was a new mom. The first is a handmade doll cradle, made by my grandfather. I still have it to this day and is even more special as this is the first Christmas without him. He passed away on my birthday this year. The other gift came a bit early. My husband and I welcomed our first daughter on December 4th, 1993. When he brought us home from the hospital, in the living room was the antique rocking chair I had wanted wrapped with a big red bow.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782146706166360048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-40194537945274814202010-12-12T02:24:55.826-06:002010-12-12T02:24:55.826-06:00Thank you for sharing about Christmas in Korea. We...Thank you for sharing about Christmas in Korea. We love the blue Santa! The most memorable gift is hard to say. There were many surprises both good (a guinea pig!) and bad (no bike). I had my third child three days after Christmas so he could be considered a late gift and if so, that would be a strong candidate. I think, though that I would have to say that Christmas the best gift was family. Before that Christmas my father had a stroke and they thought he was going to die or be totally incapacitated. He pulled through by the grace and healing power of God. That was the last Christmas that all of my family was able to gather together and be a family. Since then, several have died and others live so far away, we are never together as a family. Even when I am able to go home, my husband is not able to join us because of his work schedule. He can never get enough time off. I treasure that time we had as one big family together, dysfunctional as ever and loving it!Gray Hamsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626278067956895316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-77808649684336609742010-12-12T02:16:24.721-06:002010-12-12T02:16:24.721-06:00I received a Cat one Christmas when I was about 8 ...I received a Cat one Christmas when I was about 8 years old and his name was Garfield because he was yellow and at the time I really loved Garfield. <br />Contact me through my blogDaily Woman (Lacey)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09569809976960513885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-57018698488034084522010-12-11T20:07:03.419-06:002010-12-11T20:07:03.419-06:00The most memorable present I received was luggage....The most memorable present I received was luggage. I know that sound really dull, but I needed to start traveling for my son to get medical care on a regular basis, and I had never done much traveling and didn't have any luggage. My mom got me a really nice set, and I wore it out in 4 years I used them so much! <br />Thanks for sharing this great wealth of information with us. We are having so much fun with this study! Thanks! <br />Sandi<br />haugehomeschool [at] gmail [dot] comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181935876958681491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-73852791729997484972010-12-11T02:24:57.119-06:002010-12-11T02:24:57.119-06:00The most memorable was when I was about 8 years ol...The most memorable was when I was about 8 years old and our grandparent gave us a brand new avocado pea green refrigerator that took up so much room in the living room (we didn't have a fridge at the time). I couldn't even imagine what could be in a box so big LOL <br />wardrus (at) comcast (dot) netwacquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175913303507618352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-29824062122929592292010-12-11T00:26:05.658-06:002010-12-11T00:26:05.658-06:00I loved reading this post- my dad was stationed in...I loved reading this post- my dad was stationed in Taegu, Korea when we were little and I have many good memories of life on the military base there. <br />One memorable Christmas was when we received an Emerson tape recorder and had the most fun taping our voices and making up radio shows and commercials.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363491896286187568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-63713243768625045802010-12-10T23:55:01.376-06:002010-12-10T23:55:01.376-06:00Absolute best memory of a gift given...
Last year,...Absolute best memory of a gift given...<br />Last year, my husband purchased our 16 year old a laptop on black Friday. I let her have it early, but told her she would have to give it back to me to wrap up for Christmas. Meanwhile, I designed a personalized skin for her laptop, and put it on the computer when she returned it to me (to be wrapped) on Christmas Eve. I had told her that she better act surprised when she opened up her computer on Christmas morning... so she was in full-on actress mode while she was opening it. Then she saw the skin. My daughter - the same daughter who never gets excited about gifts - who had simply smiled and said "Thank You" when we gave her a car for her birthday - collapsed into a pool of blubbering tears at the sight of her laptop skin!! A $20 item! And I caught it on video. She must have cried for 15 minutes! It is a moment I will never forget. <br /><br />PS. Merry Christmas to you and your family!<br />lamenda(at)msn(dot)comLamendahttp://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=1654413572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-12621614931763921092010-12-10T23:05:47.218-06:002010-12-10T23:05:47.218-06:00Hey Marsha!
I'm so excited you did Korea b/c...Hey Marsha! <br /><br />I'm so excited you did Korea b/c my kids just started Tae Kwon Do last week and have been asking to learn about Christmas in Korea. (We're doing a Christmas Around the World unit right now.)<br /><br />Hmmm...most memorable gift. Probably will be this year - we're getting the kids a puppy! Wish us luck. :)<br /><br />Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas,<br />Shannon<br />songofmyheartblog at yahoo dot comShannon https://www.blogger.com/profile/01149508585581794354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-91560626910329165872010-12-10T22:57:32.574-06:002010-12-10T22:57:32.574-06:00The most amazing Christmas gift i received was the...The most amazing Christmas gift i received was the gift of life. I was told by my neurogurgeon a few days before Christmas in 2007 that there was hope to fix the serious problem in my brain. 3 years later, I am alive and well... still able to be a wife of a wonderful husband and mother to 3 amazing kids! God gave that doctor the wisdom and ability to help me... and God is taking care of me. That is the only gift I will EVER need. tkschmidt630 [at] gmail [dot] comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-76467174833808049072010-12-10T21:33:32.877-06:002010-12-10T21:33:32.877-06:00The gift that stands out most to me wasn't to ...The gift that stands out most to me wasn't to me at all but from my sister to my then 2 year old daughter. It was called Be Bim Bap by Sue Young Park I believe. My daughter loves the book so much that for 2 years I could get her to eat any rice dish and all her veggies by telling her it was be bim bap. She is 4 and she still chants the lines from the book as I cook her dinner. I love that she loves Korean food and embraces that part of her culture even if she is only 1/4 Korean.Jammiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04208155641797399428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-39941785112886078382010-12-10T17:33:41.610-06:002010-12-10T17:33:41.610-06:00I actually received this Christmas gift after the ...I actually received this Christmas gift after the fact but it was and still is so precious to me. Back when personal video cameras were just starting to come out, my hubby and I purchased one for like $900 as our Christmas gift to each other. We took lots of video that Christmas of family members opening gifts, etc. Two months later my Dad passed away. Later, when we finally were able to get the video on VHS tapes to watch it, there was the most amazing clip of my Dad smiling and waving at us. It almost looked like he was telling us goodbye. My sister and brother and I have watched it many times and always feel like that was one of our best Christmases ever when we were all together.<br />Judy<br />sunstreamiowa@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-86146948038122124182010-12-10T16:25:39.990-06:002010-12-10T16:25:39.990-06:00I've had several memorable presents. I rememb...I've had several memorable presents. I remember one year getting a new red sled, just like I wanted. I was so excited. Last year my husband gave me a vacuum, my dream vacuum, and while I was excited I was kind of upset that he spent all that money on me when I would have loved to been able to spend a little of it on him. This year I told him, if he gets a bonus its "mine" just in case I want it.Suannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768381960849873308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-80822197965157328112010-12-10T11:10:21.976-06:002010-12-10T11:10:21.976-06:00Love reading your post on Christmas in Korea. I r...Love reading your post on Christmas in Korea. I remember getting a bicycle for Christmas but my sister and I ruin it as we got up in the middle of the night and discovered the bikes hidden in the kitchen. My mother was so mad she put the bikes in the garage and threaten to return them to the store since we peeked.The Adventurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129815174861478639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-71778454042329512492010-12-10T07:47:34.826-06:002010-12-10T07:47:34.826-06:00The most memorable is not a gift that I received, ...The most memorable is not a gift that I received, but rather my sister. My grandmother, who is known for the wacky gifts she has given, gave my sister an accordian one year! (it was when my sister was 15 so it was so NOT COOL for her) Our family laughs about that every year now! This will be our 2nd year now to have Christmas without my grandma :-( but you can bet we will spend time remembering and laughing about the wacky gifts she gave (and wishing we had just one more year of wacky gifts with her).<br /><br />Thanks for the opportunity to win!Kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-35576368488127585522010-12-09T22:23:17.255-06:002010-12-09T22:23:17.255-06:00What a cool post! I really didn't know that Ch...What a cool post! I really didn't know that Christmas is National holiday in S. Korea!<br /><br />I received my favorite gift last year - it was made by my daughter and she was only 3 - she painted a small wooden box and she put in few earth warms she made from play-dough :))))) And they were in different colors, of course! In that time warms were the most interesting things to her and almost the only thing she could make by herself, anyway! LOLSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776659099238773771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-78204280376810154892010-12-09T22:19:11.444-06:002010-12-09T22:19:11.444-06:00It makes me heartbroken to know people are persecu...It makes me heartbroken to know people are persecuted for believing in Jesus.<br /><br />I love your special memories of childhood. Truly special.<br /><br />My cousin Curt made me a green pillow in home ec. It was one of my favorite pictures ever.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874897254332872367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-41777649553339255562010-12-09T22:12:38.426-06:002010-12-09T22:12:38.426-06:00ahh!! I'm half Korean too!! I love it! Let'...ahh!! I'm half Korean too!! I love it! Let's have jap che together! :)Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01158916528462799417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-38655092608266332512010-12-09T21:44:27.346-06:002010-12-09T21:44:27.346-06:00Thank you for such a lovely post. My kids and I re...Thank you for such a lovely post. My kids and I really enjoyed seeing the little children in the red and green ringing bells. I really enjoyed seeing you and your sisters--it brought back memories of me and my sisters, probably about the same era, (and with the same gigantic Christmas tree!). :) One of my favorite Christmas gifts was from my Grandma--one year she tied a quilt for every grandchild. I loved mine from the moment I unwrapped it. I used it for years, and my own children have used it until it is tattered. A few weeks ago I covered it with new fabric and tied it again. You can't see the old quilt, but it is there inside, and every time I look at the new quilt, I think of my Grandma. Remembering her is a Christmas gift this year. Thanks again. Emily<br />gammonfam [at] sbcglobal.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-63097354875278139862010-12-09T21:33:13.221-06:002010-12-09T21:33:13.221-06:00My most memorable Christmas would have to be a few...My most memorable Christmas would have to be a few years back I was a single mom of 2 teenagers and Christmas was very slim... but my 2 angels worked secretly for family and neighbors and at Christmas they bought me a very beautiful ring on their own .....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com