Comments on: Have You Read “A Christmas Carol”? http://www.makingthishome.com/2009/12/08/have-you-read-a-christmas-carol/ creating a simple, handmade home Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jana http://www.makingthishome.com/2009/12/08/have-you-read-a-christmas-carol/comment-page-1/#comment-6980 Jana Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:33:03 +0000 http://www.makingthishome.com/?p=5388#comment-6980 I actually teach the Christmas Carol to high school students. The original Victorian version where they only understand about a third of words used. Not only is it a great story, but I think it's my duty to show them that there are more adjectives beyond "cool" and "sucks". How can you not love a description of a water spigot that contains "congealed misanthropic ice"? I actually teach the Christmas Carol to high school students. The original Victorian version where they only understand about a third of words used. Not only is it a great story, but I think it’s my duty to show them that there are more adjectives beyond “cool” and “sucks”. How can you not love a description of a water spigot that contains “congealed misanthropic ice”?

]]> By: Emily http://www.makingthishome.com/2009/12/08/have-you-read-a-christmas-carol/comment-page-1/#comment-6590 Emily Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:25:12 +0000 http://www.makingthishome.com/?p=5388#comment-6590 I have never read this book, sad to say, but I will tell you that until I went to college, it was my family's tradition to watch A Muppets Christmas Carol every year. It is a cherished memory of mine and I always long for it come Christmas. My husband and I own very few movies due to space and consumption issues mostly, but I see that our alternative (Netflix) doesn't appear to carry this one. Guess I'll have to wait until the next time I am home to watch my parents VHS version. I have never read this book, sad to say, but I will tell you that until I went to college, it was my family’s tradition to watch A Muppets Christmas Carol every year. It is a cherished memory of mine and I always long for it come Christmas. My husband and I own very few movies due to space and consumption issues mostly, but I see that our alternative (Netflix) doesn’t appear to carry this one. Guess I’ll have to wait until the next time I am home to watch my parents VHS version.

]]> By: Heidi http://www.makingthishome.com/2009/12/08/have-you-read-a-christmas-carol/comment-page-1/#comment-6561 Heidi Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:31:07 +0000 http://www.makingthishome.com/?p=5388#comment-6561 I love A Christmas Carol, I just went to see the new one staring Jim Carey tonight! The Muppets version is actually my favorite believe it or not. Check out my blog at http://recklessbliss.blogspot.com/ if you get a chance and let me know what you think! I love A Christmas Carol, I just went to see the new one staring Jim Carey tonight! The Muppets version is actually my favorite believe it or not. Check out my blog at http://recklessbliss.blogspot.com/ if you get a chance and let me know what you think!

]]> By: Maureen http://www.makingthishome.com/2009/12/08/have-you-read-a-christmas-carol/comment-page-1/#comment-6558 Maureen Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:49:19 +0000 http://www.makingthishome.com/?p=5388#comment-6558 Last month at my elementary school we had a book fair in the library. One 4th grade girl came up to me and said, "Look (showing me a copy of a Christmas Carol), they already have a book made from that new Jim Carey movie!" I had to laugh! Last month at my elementary school we had a book fair in the library. One 4th grade girl came up to me and said, “Look (showing me a copy of a Christmas Carol), they already have a book made from that new Jim Carey movie!”

I had to laugh!

]]> By: Erin http://www.makingthishome.com/2009/12/08/have-you-read-a-christmas-carol/comment-page-1/#comment-6556 Erin Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:52:53 +0000 http://www.makingthishome.com/?p=5388#comment-6556 The book is always better than the movie...thanks for the reminder that I need to pull it out! The book is always better than the movie…thanks for the reminder that I need to pull it out!

]]> By: Nicole http://www.makingthishome.com/2009/12/08/have-you-read-a-christmas-carol/comment-page-1/#comment-6555 Nicole Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:35:07 +0000 http://www.makingthishome.com/?p=5388#comment-6555 Not only have I read this, I have a cherished copy: one that my grandmother was given as a gift from her father when she was a little girl! :-) Not only have I read this, I have a cherished copy: one that my grandmother was given as a gift from her father when she was a little girl! :-)

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