Caroling/Maxhell Christmas - MERGE

[WonderingInWA]

No, she didn't write it, she said it at the Witchita conference the Maxwell's did a few weeks ago. An FJer went and then reported on it in one of the recent Maxwell threads. She said it during a session where Anna had made a remark to the audience of being afraid of Facebook.

Ohhh, how did I miss that? Thanks! Hm, well, she is clearly on the Kool-Aid, which is good for her because she's living too near the compound to ever escape now. She appears very happy, just like NR-Anna does, although they seem polar opposites in many ways, Alissa being the more worldly/stylish/creative/modern. I would think if there weren't such an age gap between Elissa and Melanie, they would be the more likely pair to become "real" friends. But it's not really my place to say that, I guess. If you're a Stepford Maxwell wife, you're already a different breed.

[SPHASH]

No, she didn't write it, she said it at the Witchita conference the Maxwell's did a few weeks ago. An FJer went and then reported on it in one of the recent Maxwell threads. She said it during a session where Anna had made a remark to the audience of being afraid of Facebook.

[BlackSheep]

Anna is afraid of Facebook? WTF?

[Arete]

Ohhh, how did I miss that? Thanks! Hm, well, she is clearly on the Kool-Aid, which is good for her because she's living too near the compound to ever escape now. She appears very happy, just like NR-Anna does, although they seem polar opposites in many ways, Alissa being the more worldly/stylish/creative/modern. I would think if there weren't such an age gap between Elissa and Melanie, they would be the more likely pair to become "real" friends. But it's not really my place to say that, I guess. If you're a Stepford Maxwell wife, you're already a different breed.

[Arete]

WinWa, I just realized you also inquired about the helpmeet reference. Elissa talks about how grateful she is to become Joeseph's helpmeet on their wedding website, josephandelissa.com.

[RandomTrivia]

Well, if he eats like my boys, a bib will be a necessity for at least another year. :roll:

But a double bib? That makes no sense to me at all. If you don't want food on your floor, don't have children.

[Dutch Cookie]

I bet she didn't even enjoy that stroopwafel. Now I want stroopwafels. I became addicted to them while in Aruba. I bought them at Super Foods. I need to go back & sit on the beach & eat stroopwafels. And get a tan. Sorry.. Random rambling. All I could focus on was the stroopwafel.

[ILoveJellybeans]

She might actually interact with people who aren't a Maxwell. Oh, the horror! These people must feed off of denouncing stuff. Truly.

[uber frau]

And the advertising powers that be would notice the Sarah's profile listing her as single and Christian and she'd be overwhelmed with ads for e-Harmony and/or Book 22.

[Paperplate]

As a Dutchie and stroopwafel lover I immediately spotted it. Never though the Maxwells would eat something that exotic :lol:

[singsingsing]

And the advertising powers that be would notice the Sarah's profile listing her as single and Christian and she'd be overwhelmed with ads for e-Harmony and/or Book 22.

[salex]

I had to look twice, and I do think the ones in the picture had a filling. In SE Kansas, it is common for people to make French Cookies, which my college French teacher told me were NOT French and my friends who lived in various parts of Europe over the years said were belgian. Anyway, there are many variations of these from my part of the state, and what was amusing is that when I was a kid, it was mostly Italian families making French cookies for Christmas. (Hubs and I just made about a gross of these, 2 at a time, 2 weeks ago)

allrecipes.com/recipe/french-cookies-belgi-galettes/

[rural juror]

In the latest post where they are blessing the Elderly with their music, John's outfit is not matching the rest of the family's color-coordinated outfits. He's also not present for the pre-concert prayer. It's almost like he was somewhere else prior to the concert and arrived late.... :think:

[SPHASH]

In Steve's latest Dad's corner he talks about his "children" singing at the nursing home. He put children in parenthesis (sp). Does this mean Joseph is still a child even though he married Elissa?

[Antimony]

I'm sure this has been said before but I can't imagine the Maxwells are a jolly time for the residents of the elderly home here. I guess if they're just playing music, sure, but if the preaching comes with...

...I mean, I think about the rates of STDs in elderly folks home and you know they're having a good time of which the Maxwells would not approve. I mean, my grandmother has a boyfriend right now (living in sin, ya know!) and she ran away from an abbey because she saw a National Guard parade, scaled the gates and left because she "wasn't missing out on that". I am 100% sure these folks at the home they're playing with are 10-fold more fun than the Maxwells.

[PrairieGirl]

Ladies and gentlemen, we are making an idol out of John's handsome looks. :naughty: Stevehovah is going to take all of the pretty pictures of John away soon if we are not careful.

[Paperplate]

I had to look twice, and I do think the ones in the picture had a filling. In SE Kansas, it is common for people to make French Cookies, which my college French teacher told me were NOT French and my friends who lived in various parts of Europe over the years said were belgian. Anyway, there are many variations of these from my part of the state, and what was amusing is that when I was a kid, it was mostly Italian families making French cookies for Christmas. (Hubs and I just made about a gross of these, 2 at a time, 2 weeks ago)

allrecipes.com/recipe/french-cookies-belgi-galettes/

[Coco]

I'm sure this has been said before but I can't imagine the Maxwells are a jolly time for the residents of the elderly home here. I guess if they're just playing music, sure, but if the preaching comes with...

...I mean, I think about the rates of STDs in elderly folks home and you know they're having a good time of which the Maxwells would not approve. I mean, my grandmother has a boyfriend right now (living in sin, ya know!) and she ran away from an abbey because she saw a National Guard parade, scaled the gates and left because she "wasn't missing out on that". I am 100% sure these folks at the home they're playing with are 10-fold more fun than the Maxwells.

[thoughtful]

I was wondering about the stroopwafels: The post said they were enjoying German treats. Stroopwafels aren't German. Either Sarah was wrong or they weren't stroopwafels, but the very similar German honey waffels.

[sparkles]

This makes me think of another thing that breaks my heart about the Maxwells' lives.

Sarah may have called Stroopwafels German due to any number of assumptions -- the sound of the word, someone mentioning that their hosts were of German extraction so she assumed all of the food was German, etc.

But what if she is curious about the word, or whether she was right? What if she wants to try to make Stroopwafels?

When I was a child, I had a million questions. When I asked about something, my parents and teachers would explain, or say "let's look it up," if they didn't know. When I got old enough, I just looked it up on my own. There were shelves of books in the library just waiting to tell me all. Of course, now I can use the Internet to follow something that interests me.

Today, without even leaving FJ, I'm learning that there are lots of variations on a waffle-type cookie, how that food has drifted from one culture to another, whether or not the name has changed when it did, and how something can end up named for a country from which it didn't even originate! It's not life-or-death knowledge, but it's fun and interesting, and is probably good for keeping my old brain from stagnating as I think about the connections. I may go look up more. And I've never even eaten a stroopwafel!

Do the Maxwells do this? Do they ever explore something about which they wonder? Does a spark of interest about word origins, recipes, world cultures, animals -- anything -- ever lead them to find out more? Do they even have sparks of interest any more?

Steve has said that their reading is limited to the bible and one another's writing, which makes me think that the answer to my questions is no.

:cry:

[Jana814]

"Elissa had a bit of a cold, so she stayed back, and we really missed her (especially one certain person)."

Why do they make Joseph and Elissa out to be teenagers with a crush on each other. Really, Joseph was that lonely after being away from her for probably a couple of hours?

[johnhugh]

Saw that and I have to agree with you that they make Joseph and Elissa out to be teens w/ crushes.

[nelliebelle1197]

John Hugh! Where have you been? Lonely without you and your maxwell chicanery! No one outfoxes Steve like our boy John Hugh!

[AuntCloud]

I'm sure this has been said before but I can't imagine the Maxwells are a jolly time for the residents of the elderly home here. I guess if they're just playing music, sure, but if the preaching comes with...

...I mean, I think about the rates of STDs in elderly folks home and you know they're having a good time of which the Maxwells would not approve. I mean, my grandmother has a boyfriend right now (living in sin, ya know!) and she ran away from an abbey because she saw a National Guard parade, scaled the gates and left because she "wasn't missing out on that". I am 100% sure these folks at the home they're playing with are 10-fold more fun than the Maxwells.

Tsk tsk Antimony, your grandma gave pieces of her heart away to a guy who didn't even bother approaching her father for permission?

[uber frau]

What's Book 22? I googled a just got stuff about The Iliad. I'm assuming that's not what you meant. :P

Steve takes issue with the humanitic/socialistic /femanistic/whatever-istic content of secular Quikbook classes, so I'm sure he would have a massive problem with Sarah reading Iliad.;)

Book 22 is (or was,by the looks of things ) an adult shop for Christians. Because good Christian folk need to be able to by their raunchy underwear without contaminating their minds with images of it being modelled by a real, live person. And also a place to buy their toys without having to be spotted leaving a brick and mortar shop or having obvious name pop up on their credit card statement.

Book 22 of the bible is Song of Solomon, btw.