tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post186433417690475379..comments2024-03-26T15:29:31.939+09:00Comments on on the edge of ordinary: Looking forward to an Australian Christmas seasonWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-60318432662186178642014-12-06T14:41:58.317+09:002014-12-06T14:41:58.317+09:00April, I think most people who know anything about...April, I think most people who know anything about the US know that they have long summer holidays in the middle of the year. It comes into a lot of American children's fiction, for example :DWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-45632912659392645532014-12-06T14:40:13.588+09:002014-12-06T14:40:13.588+09:00Jen. It isn't too hard. The cycle is just long...Jen. It isn't too hard. The cycle is just longer. Once every five years we're home. 2004 we were with my family and 2009 we were with David's, on Christmas day. The family that "misses" out gets us on another day. Our Central Qld Christmas will be the weekend before Christmas. When our parents are past hosting and things fragment a little more, I don't know what will happen, though. Our families have gotten used to us just telling them when we are available. Maybe that's the key?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-43006807953080755472014-12-05T23:04:03.847+09:002014-12-05T23:04:03.847+09:00To clarify what you wrote, Americans only take a 2...To clarify what you wrote, Americans only take a 2-3 week break at Christmas. Their "between school years" break, what they call "summer vacation," is usually longer, like 2-2.5 months (except university students, who have a slight longer summer vacation).Aprilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-88580140925184859572014-12-05T14:40:22.123+09:002014-12-05T14:40:22.123+09:00The whole, "Which family are we Christmassing...The whole, "Which family are we Christmassing with?" decision must be really hard when you're only here every now and then. Everyone must want to see you!Hippomanic Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285378246081322317noreply@blogger.com