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[HoHoHoHeeHeeHee]

Hi, Im Lori. An American expat living in France. I have 2 little girls. I found this site via another board I belong to. Looks like fun. I can't get my avatar to work though :-o

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[sheepsnot]

Hi, Lori! I'm sure Jeff can fix your avatar problem. In the meantime, I know you'll enjoy being here. We all do. Welcome!

 

[Jeff Westover]

Yep, I'm your avatar fix-it man. Please email it to me at editor@mymerrychristmas.com and I'll get it to work.

Welcome! Love to hear about Christmas in France!

Jeff

 

[joyful]

(((((((((((Welcome))))))))))))

I'm a newbie also. Nice to meet you.

 

[Ervserver]

Hello !

 

[dvdelf]

howdy

 

[caseydbell]

have you ever heard of Steve Solomon HoHoHoheeheehee

 

[HoHoHoHeeHeeHee]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I figured out how to fix the avatar, I like to change quite often. But who knows I may need help later in changing it.

have you ever heared of Steve Solomon HoHoHoheeheehee

No I never have? Am I using a name already taken here? I wanted something christmasy you know and everything I wanted was already taken so I just sort of made this up. Let me know and I will change asap ok? Thanks much and God Bless

 

[MarthaK]

Welcome HoHoHoHeeHeeHee,
Glad to have you onboard with us!

Hey Jeff, I could use some help in the avitar department too. When I asked Santa for an X-Box, that wasn't what I meant! LOL

 

[Holiday]

Hello HoHoHOHeeHeeHee! Welcome!! Hope you enjoy as much as I do!!

 

[caseydbell]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I figured out how to fix the avatar, I like to change quite often. But who knows I may need help later in changing it. No I never have? Am I using a name already taken here? I wanted something christmasy you know and everything I wanted was already taken so I just sort of made this up. Let me know and I will change asap ok? Thanks much and God Bless

no the name is not taken, steve is a friend of mine who has a radio show and he says that alot, si i was just wondering if you have heared of him :-D

 

[RadioJonD]

Howdy Lori! Glad you have hooked up with us! Should be interesting to find out how American celebrates Christmas in France!

 

[HoHoHoHeeHeeHee]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. hmmm celebrating Christmas in France. Well for one, they are not as commercialized as in the states. But that is changing. Even for Halloween, trick or treating is very new here. Back to Christmas, when I was living in the states, I remember the Christmas stuff starting to show up even before halloween in some places and whole areas devoted to Christmas decorations in stores. Well :-( that's not the case here. There is maybe one aisle in our big supermarket that is sort of like a big walmart only the prices are not as good. All those light up lawn decorations are very rare to find. In fact I haven't seen any. Aldi last year had a santa Claus figure that you hang outside your window and he looks like he is climbing a ladder. You know how many houses I saw with that? 100's. I knew they got it on the weekly special at aldi. So people are wanting more but the supply is just not there yet.
One of the things that each town does, is make some sort of display. They always hang wrapped gift boxes in trees, it looks nice. I will try to take photos this year of a nearby village where I love the disply they do. Alot of homemade type decorating but real cute.
Lori

 

[sheepsnot]

Looking forward to your pics, Lori. I lived in Scotland for several years and I remember that they were not as commercialized as America but that may have been due to the generally low income. Folks just couldn't buy a bunch of stuff, so why display it? I used to like standing on the shore of Holy Loch (any loch would do!) on Christmas morning. Very peaceful.

 

[mrshfromjersey]

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YAY! Welcome HoHoHoHeHeHe!

 

[Michael Rielly]

Welcome!

 

[HoHoHoHeeHeeHee]

Thank you all once again and God Bless!

 

[elfworks]

WELCOME!!!!!!!!

XO

 

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

A belated welcome to you!

With my family it was "HoHoHoHaHaHaHeeHeeHee", perhaps we are Christmas Kin.

Is that a dog wearing a giraffe costume in your avatar?

Anyway, great to have you with us to celebrate Christmas.