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not easy but I'll manage.  ok whats the earliest you rekon you woke your parents up on Christmas day? my brother woke me up one year I figure it had to be probably 1:00 or 2:00 am, I'll go with 2. I'll never forget the look on my moms face as she made coffee, just barely were her eyes open. they were great though never said a word about it we were playing away with our new toys and I kept looking at the windows wondering when the sun was gonna come up. that was the year 'creepy crawlers' came out and we got one BOOOYAH! |
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« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2010, 05:05:10 PM » |
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My brother and I would not go to sleep. Instead we would "pretend" to be asleep. About ten minutes after we heard our parents hit the sack, we would sneak into the living room with flashlights to see what Santa left  Eventually we would make a racket and mom would get up....dad never did  |
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« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2010, 06:42:18 PM » |
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one year we had to wake our daughter up I think she was about 10. that girl ain't right  |
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« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2010, 07:29:19 PM » |
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We had Midnight mass, then went to grandma's for tamales, cocoa, and opened presents. Then we went home about 2 am. Santa had already left presents, so we got to open presents. Probably got to bed about 4am. Don't think we got up again before noon!
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« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2010, 07:55:22 PM » |
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 It didnt matter how early I got up, I'd have to wait for my Grandfather to have his cup of Tetley Tea in hand before I could open anything, period. he was the last one into the living room and it was the go signal so to speak. my best present was a rifle from my Grandmother :2funny:and the look of horror on my Mom's face .... Priceless I wonder to this day did I get it because she wanted to put my mom over the edge, only the lork knows....
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« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2010, 05:20:42 AM » |
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04:00 was the earliest I tried to get up. Parents told me it was too early and to go back to bed. My parents would never let us go downstairs until they were up and ready on Christmas morning. I think I tossed around in bed until about 06:00, then went to wake my brother. We sat at the top of the stairs waiting on Mom and Dad to get up. Seemed like an eternity!
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« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2010, 05:31:08 AM » |
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I'm a first generation American. Folks were from Germany, where presents are opened on Christmas Eve. We always opened ours on Christmas eve. Because of that, the whole Santa thing didn't make a lot of sense to me.........  But we would sleep in on Christmas, then get up and have all day to play with our goodies. After I got married, wifey insisted on Christmas morning, still feels odd after 26 years. |
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« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2010, 05:34:14 AM » |
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We had Midnight mass, then went to grandma's for tamales, cocoa, and opened presents. Then we went home about 2 am. Santa had already left presents, so we got to open presents. Probably got to bed about 4am. Don't think we got up again before noon!
I like Tamales, and I like Cocoa. But together? Never heard of that one. |
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« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2010, 07:16:54 AM » |
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HAHA!!! Dad would make a big country breakfast on Christmas.
I'm the oldest of six boys and we'd all have to eat and do the dishes before anything got opened. Never a bad memory on that score.
I think Dad liked the anticipation more than anything else.
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« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2010, 07:28:25 AM » |
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My brother and I would not go to sleep. Instead we would "pretend" to be asleep. About ten minutes after we heard our parents hit the sack, we would sneak into the living room with flashlights to see what Santa left Eventually we would make a racket and mom would get up....dad never did +1 |
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« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2010, 05:15:21 PM » |
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I remember getting up early for weeks before Christmas, hoping each day it was Christmas morning. My dad would be up all hours of the night before (assembling endless number of toys), just to get woke at the crack of dawn. He never complained once. He was a Saint.
We would all run downstairs and the living room would be busting with toys. What a wonderful time that was.
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« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2010, 05:58:32 PM » |
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that was the year 'creepy crawlers' came out and we got one BOOOYAH!
Hee hee... I hadn't thought about Creepy Crawlers in forever! I remember waking up and waiting for the cuckoo clock to go off at the hour so I'd know what time it was... it might still be dark at 6, but that counts as morning! -Mike |
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« Reply #12 on: December 20, 2010, 06:07:23 PM » |
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We had Midnight mass, then went to grandma's for tamales, cocoa, and opened presents. Then we went home about 2 am. Santa had already left presents, so we got to open presents. Probably got to bed about 4am. Don't think we got up again before noon!
I like Tamales, and I like Cocoa. But together? Never heard of that one. I was thinking the same thing  |
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« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2010, 07:16:28 PM » |
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I like Tamales, and I like Cocoa. But together? Never heard of that one.
I was thinking the same thing Not your average cocoa, it was thick and had a bit of cinnamon in it. May have been made with heavy cream. Hey, when you grow up with it, you don't think twice if it is just a bit different. I can't stand most store or chain restaraunt tamales. Have found out a lot of people season the masa. Eeew. Grandma's always had the seasoning in the meat. It was full of flavor, not just heat. |
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« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2010, 01:47:58 PM » |
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I like Tamales, and I like Cocoa. But together? Never heard of that one.
I was thinking the same thing Not your average cocoa, it was thick and had a bit of cinnamon in it. May have been made with heavy cream. Hey, when you grow up with it, you don't think twice if it is just a bit different. I can't stand most store or chain restaraunt tamales. Have found out a lot of people season the masa. Eeew. Grandma's always had the seasoning in the meat. It was full of flavor, not just heat. Hey, Hot tamale.... hot cocoa.... Makes sense to me (though I never had them together either). |
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