I went in CVS and Winn Dixie a few days ago, walked in the door, display with Whitman’s Sample! I laughed and cried, so wishing I could send this to Mr. Bucky. I wonder if they knew how loved they really were? I hope you know how much you are loved Stephen! We appreciate you so much funny man! I know you will miss your family, but I Pray the Lord will fill your heart with joy in spite of the distance... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Pray God will keep you and your family safe! We look forward to the years ahead seeing the farm! You truly are a blessed man! 🎄🎁♥️
Merry Christmas, Stephen ...you made me tear up in this video. It was fun listening to your stories . I have so many wonderful memories of my family too. I know you can't wait for the ravishing Mrs. Ritter to be there with you. Hopefully, it won't be long. Until then, HAPPY and Merry Christmas. :)
Your stories were fun, and your getting tickled trying to tell them had me laughing, too. Happy memories are a blessing, and sharing them with your RUclips family put a smile on many faces. Merry Christmas Stephen! You may be half a world away, but you are not alone. God bless!
I loved when Mr. Bucky wanted your Mom to have a box of Whitman's sample and she didn't want one he really wanted the candy himself, they were wonderful people and missed so much. Just in case I will wish you and your family a Merry Christmas now in case I don't find time to hop back on here before you do another video. God Bless.
I can never thank your Mom enough to express my gratitude for her amazing instruction and tips on how to make her butterscotch pie. It is my Mom's favorite pie and she hasn't had a good one like her Aunt Lois' pie since she passed over 30 years ago. With your Mom's incredible recipe I was able to make it "just like she remembered". That little pie has brought so much joy into our house this season. God bless you Phyllis.
Stephen, thank you for sharing your special memories with us. I feel like you gave us all a big Christmas present. It had surprises and nostalgia and humor -- all the good stuff. Merry Christmas!
😆😅🤣 Oh Steven, you've had me in "merry tears" laughing over your "drunken love of cherished merry memories". Hilarious 😂 !! You are such a great storyteller like your Mother was! I've watched a few of your videos tonight, and I know she, Miss Phyllis and Mr Bucky, are "delighted with you, carrying on!" And your "red ears" 😄 Too darn FUNNY. I'm still laughing 😂! I need to pick back up and start watching You, now. Thanks for the laughs. "Happy Christmas!" (2022) and Blessings to you and yours! 🙏✨️🙌
My favorite video of your Mom's (and I have watched nearly all of them) is the one where she and Bucky are bantering back and forth about the Whitman Sampler gift for Christmas. So funny! I miss her.
I wish you could have been with family. Merry belated Christmas Stephen. You tell stories just like your Mother. You have her gift!!! You even have her expressions. I unfortunately didn’t know of her channel all those years but one. She had me going back to watch them though as I still do. You had a wonderful life and good spirit about it all. I hope when you get home you have Christmas! After all Jesus is the reason and we all say Happy Birthday Jesus. You stay safe and thank you for making your Mothers channel so special. She would be so proud of you. God Bless.
When I was small I can remember vividly hearing Santa landing on our roof. I was too scared to get up and look just in case he saw me and wouldn't bring me gifts anymore. I lay in bed listening and heard water running, and in my mind Santa was filling up the bucket with water for his reindeer. When I woke up around 5 am the first thing I did was check to see if Santa ate the cookies we made for him...sure enough the cookies and milk were gone and there were carrot tops next to the plate, so he must've taken some carrots out of the fridge to give to the reindeer. That's one of my favourite memories. Thank you so much for sharing your memories with us Stephen, it's great to hear you laughing my friend. Take care and stay safe. 🌻
My dad always got me a Whitman’s sampler for Christmas! Now that he’s gone to Heaven my kids keep up the tradition and buy it for me. Thank you so much for sharing your memories. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Be safe and blessed! 🙏🏼♥️
Oh my gosh I laughed when you said that your gifts reflected the time crunch! Merry Christmas to you and your family. Wishing you a Happy and Healthy New Year. It sounds like Mr. Bucky enriched your lives. Thank you for sharing your Christmas stories. I loved hearing them. Your Dad sounds like he was sweet to you kids. Lefty lol!!!
Love the fond memories. Thanks. Us kids, all girls would be given something like $4. each to buy a present for the sibling we were told to buy for. Then at the store we were assigned a parent to stay with. They had a plan. We all had to use the money for a package of underwear. We all open those packages and each of us had the same underwear a package of 7 pairs, each with a day of the week on it. We appreciated that underwear. Another year I was told I can either give a specific bottle (poodle shaped) of bubble bath. We each ended up with bubble bath. Lol We always had an allumonum tree that had one blue bulb affixed at the end of each branch. And a color wheel. Them they put lights on the tree. Sure wish I had that tree and color wheel again. Mom and Dad would wrap gifts on Christmas eve. We were sent to bed and they would watch television and wrap. I couldn't sleep and got out of bed and started to go in the hallway and saw a doll with different clothes for her. Went to bed and the next day as presents were handed out I blurted out I'm opening this one, its my doll with.... Shocked mom and dad asked how I knew what Santa left, oops. Lol
✝️ HAPPY CHRISTMAS, Stephen 🙏 I just love your stories. You and Arlene are very blessed to have each other and the precious children that you do have. What wonderful memories and a great sense of humor is one of God’s most sacred gifts 😂🤣 You and Arlene and the kids are in my prayers as you celebrate your Christmas, Zoom style. What a way to top off such a difficult year. I’m so sorry. 💗🙏
Thank you for sharing your Christmas memories. I was laughing and crying at times. Merry Christmas. I am thankful my brother got home today from the hospital. He has COVID/pneumonia has to be on oxygen for the foreseeable future. But he is home with his wife and kids for Christmas. God is good.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your family, Colonel! Enjoyed listening to your hilarious Christmas stories. I laughed really hard at the 27-yr-old still having to wait upstairs. 😂
Merry Christmas Stephen! Sorry that you are separated from your family but you will be so happy when you do get together and it will be one glorious day!!!! Hope TRMR will be there soon!!!! Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts too! 🙏🏻🎉🌲🎁🎊❤️
Merry Christmas Colonel, I'm sorry you have to be away from your family... Thank you so much for sharing your Christmas stories with us. I will also be making some of your mom's recipes. Edited to add: I've been making your Mom's sweet potato pie for a long time and it was a big hit again at Christmas Eve dinner! Her sweet potato pie is still the best sweet potato pie I've ever tasted.
If I miss someone's birthday I say A Very Merry Unbirthday to you today! I say Merry Christmas, Happy Christmas just does not seem to jive. Anyway, the first week of December I was doing my Christmas cards, I have your mom's name/address in my Christmas card notebook, I actually started to write a card to her & Bucky then it clicked. I had a few moments of sadness, then I had to smile as I know she's watching over you & yours. I always made my kids matching pj's for Christmas, the 2 boys pj sets, the 2 girls night gowns & night caps. Gosh, I really enjoyed this one..Thanks so much for sharing!!! Stay safe & see you soon!!!
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thank you for all you do for this channel’s friends. You are a real jewel of a person and you have captured my heart, Steve. I really enjoy the time you give to all of us. Have a Very Happy New Year!
Stephen.. I so enjoyed this video it was so great one of your best and the stories were great and that is what Christmas is all about the cherished memories and the time spent together as you said . may you have a Happy Christmas lol and keep these awesome videos coming Kathy from Kansas
Stephen, I hope you have a Merry Christmas talking with your family via telephone. My family is all in SC but we cannot get together this year due to the pandemic. My parents are late 80s and are looking forward to the telephone calls on Christmas. My son and my brother are being tested for Covid today. I so hope they are both negative. Just knowing the family is all healthy would make a very Merry Christmas for me. Thank you for the video sharing your Christmas memories with us. Best wishes for a Merry Christmas to you and your family and to all of the Phyllis Stokes and Son family!
Oh Stephen, thanks so very much for sharing your memories. You had me laughing out loud, because we can all relate❣️ You are the best storyteller, I could listen to you forever!!! Best wishes and prayers for you and your family. Cheryl
Those bags of goodies that Bucky gave you came from the old days in the southern Baptist church. All members would get a brown paper bag full of fruit, candy, chewing gum, nuts. Those were great times.
I too recently found your mom when I was looking for fudge recipes. I felt it hard after going through other videos and found she had passed. I can't explain the hurt when I didn't even know her personally. Of course, I went through other videos and I'm not finished yet! I made myself a subscriber and am glad to have found you all.
I had to come back and watch your video Stephen, since I was falling asleep the other night trying to watch it (not due to you, but due to me having worked in the kitchen all day). You are sooo funny! I just love family stories that are genuine and funny - stuff where one says "You can't make this stuff up!" haha! Love it! Thanks for making me laugh - I needed it today! (and oh how I miss your late Mom, Ms. Phyllis and also Buckey - they were like my online parents since they were similar in age to my own parents).
The minute you said lefty the Christmas angel, I thought of Clarence the angel, One of my favorite characters from It’s A Wonderful Life...and you certainly have had one! Love the Christmas memories! I pray God blesses you so abundantly this Christmas season and all through the new year! Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Steven. Thank you for sharing your beautiful memories with us. There’s nothing like watching your children come down the stairs and watching their faces light up with the magic of Christmas. That is the best gift they could give me. And even through they are all grown with children of their own, their faces still light up when they walk through the door.
I love your stories. I laughed so much all thru this. You always do try to look on the bright side of things and it is always uplifting to come and hear what you have to share. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you. I cooked Cornish Hens for the 2 of us in a crockpot for Christmas day. It was very good. I just tossed in some onion, carrots and celery (bite size pcs) and laid the frozen birds on top (breast side down/tail up) sprinkled the birds with salt/pepper/poultry seasoning/paprika. Turned the pot on low for about an hour then high for 4-5 hours. I used the broth to make 1/2 a bag of Pepperidge farm dressing on the stove-top and to make a country gravy (1/2 & 1/2 mixed with the broth). I boiled fingerling white sweet potatoes to dip in the gravy. It is a great meal for cooking on a hot plate and crockpot. Love ya.
Lefty the angel😇. Nothin wrong with that. Ima lefty, lol. Loved all these cute stories 😁. Merry Christmas Steve to you and your family. Tyfs God bless you
I ran out of paper wrapping one of my daughter's gifts this year and had about a 3"x3" square portion of plain box showing through. I covered it with numerous stick on bows. :)
Merry Christmas Stephen and also to your wonderful family. That is going to be one great zoom call on Christmas Day. I was cooking yesterday and l spent the day binge watching your mom and Mr Bucky, it was great! I hope you have a wonderful day and the New Year brings the ravishing Mrs Ritter safely into your arms. God bless 💜❤️🎁🎄🎄🎄🙏🙏🎄🎄🎄🎄🎉🎊❣️💕💕💕💗💖
Hey, I went thru foster care in 1979 to 81 bc the drinking water was contaminated in Michigan, I lived in TX with my Mom so I had to make my own way for a few years. When I was adopted? My adopted Mom is a Brit, so I really enjoyed the stockings to be filled with the oranges, nuts and stuff. But where my siblings would sit and complain about what was in their stockings, I just got up and went to the kitchen to make something with those ingredients. I've got a family favorite that everyone gave me their walnuts, and I made walnut pie. (*use a pecan pie recipe but substitute walnuts for the pecans instead) I made that pie bc I have read that walnuts are healthier for you than pecans can be.... so over the years I've made this pie in sets of 2's but I usually have to make 2 sets to keep everyone happy. So buy a 2# bag of shelled walnuts when you go grocery shopping. I've got a recipe for a killer chocolate cake that I've doubled and put it in a lasagna pan which is basically a sheet cake. And then I only frosted the top of the cake and the kids would scarf it down after dinner.
Thanks for the memories. Laughing with you. One time at about 0300 my Hubby said stop wrapping! I had just got off of 3 (12) hr night shifts in ICU. He said Santa doesn’t wrap them. I took the pile and left them under the tree. He had tried to assemble “something that said Easy”. That’s the most we can remember. It was so stressful but turned out lovely and we are laughing with the memories. God Bless you Colonel. Merry Christmas.
Unfortunately here in the U.S. cases of covid are rising. So I’ll be praying for you to be able to have the ravishing Mrs Ritter with you real soon!🙏🏻❤️ I sure miss your mom’s videos this time of year!
Listening to your merry Christmases past has got me in a jolly mood! That's so funny the RMR can't not see those screwed up arms on her previously favorite decoration! LOL! I know how that goes! That guy shouldn't have said any thing! I was wondering is your father, Mr. Ritter, still around? Probably not since you don't say much about him in a present tense, just memories. That was so cool how he acted like he didn't know you needed the Atari system to play the games and voila, there it was! So many surprises! Wishing you a Happy (LOL) Christmas! Do they have Whitman Samplers in Abu Dhabi? Those would get you in the Christmas spirit! 😃
Dear Colonel Ritter, Your Christmas memories touched me and left me with tears remembering some of mine Christmas pasts, especially the Atari years. The 800XL accepted game cartridges, but it was the Basic Language cartridge that I found so enthralling and so spent many happy hours typing in programs. This actually led to a career for one of my children and myself. Hope your Christmas is spent with loved ones however which technology now makes it possible to do so. Happy to hear that Arlene will be there with you soon. Wishing you Joyful Holidays!
Grace and peace to all , Boy how the world is rapidly changing around us...I’m so grateful for all the old time days of memories I had growing up , I was born in 1945 It was a whole different world back in those days,But so many many great memories of that era. Was there some bad times then? Sure But when facing those hard days you learned and how to lean more on God ,to help you through. There seemed to be more believers back then ,Then what we are facing in this covid- 19 world we are now facing ,I have to admit I have seen a lot of changes come into the world, Some for good and some for bad.Ok that’s about it Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 to all ,And Grace and peace to all you believers out there ,I’m looking forward to Christ return ,He is our Hope . 🙏
Merry Christmas Stephen. I used to give my mom a box of chocolate covered cherries, one year I didn't and she wanted to know where they where, needless to say she got them from then on. I used to save up the Sunday comics and use the comics to wrap the presents, lots of laughs reading them again. Thank you for bringing back those memories. M.
Thank you for sharing your memories of Christmas Past. When I grew up I was the oldest of 13 kids and I have some wonderful memories. Even though there wasn't always a lot of money at Christmas time we always got something special. Christmas was my dad's favorite holiday of the year and he always made sure and we got gifts. I really enjoyed your stories and I feel sorry for you that you will be alone except for the phone call. I do hope that your wife can join you soon. Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, man. Feel for ya being away from home right now workin. At least you have face time and the like and sharing your fave christmas's past. Mine? I was way older. Had my own kids but I wanted a tickle me Elmo so bad and they'd sold out every where. My dad....and step mom went several hours north of us...stood in line for hours to get one. Omg I opened that bugger and bawled my eyes out. Still do today when I hug that bugger. My dads long gone as well as step ma. But tickle me Elmo still makes me laugh and cry at the same time.
Happy Christmas and Merry New Year to you, Colonel Ritter, and the Ritter gang! Maybe you can put that guitar to use and write a song about "Lefty, the Christmas Angel". Lol. Made me laugh, and that's not an easy thing to do. Thank you! Really do wish you a good Zoom Christmas. 🎄
Merry Christmas to your whole family (and to all reading this). 2020 has been a hard year. I lost 7 family members in less than 8 months, so I understand what you may be experiencing, being lonely and away from those you love. May God be with you and yours, granting peace and blessings. And thanks for continuing your Mom's and Bucky's legacy, and sharing your memories. They are missed.
@@daphnemiller5910 - Thank you Daphne. It has been a hard year to be sure. Looking forward to 2021 being better - for me and everyone. Be blessed ans stay safe. - Wanda
Oh the Memories!! How could anyone ever forget 30 YEARS of The Whitman Samplers Just For Miss Phyllis hahaha We all Miss them Both. We are very thankful we have there wonderful Son. Merry Christmas to All and Happy New Year!
I love your stories of your Christmas memories; especially the last one about the guitar because that is exactly what we did to my son for Christmas the year he turned 16. That guitar turned out to be the best present we ever gave him. He only knew 3 chords at the time. I told him let me know when you can play Danny Boy. He went up to his room and 5 minutes later he came down and played Danny Boy by note and he played it perfectly, so I said ok how about Tears In Heaven so he went away again and a short time later he came back and played it perfectly as well. Now 22 years later, he is just amazing writing and producing his own songs and videos. Thank you for your stories, your memories made me remember some of mine.
Love your Atari story. I have our vintage angel tree topper, but when she is lit, her two candles look like red ICBM rockets and is hilarious! Never really used, but good for a laugh. MERRY CHRISTMAS from North Georgia, Steven!!
steven,i am 76 yrs old & sitting wide eyed at your story telling!!! I so enjoy your stories & videos!! You are like a breath of fresh air....MERRY CHRISTMAS....
Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family🎄💕. I wish you could be with them. Oh yes the chocolate covered cherries!! Sending you and your family love💕. Be safe
Merry Christmas Stephen. I can't look at a Whitman's Sampler or Divinity candy without thinking of Mr Bucky & Miss Phyllis.
Oh!!!! The infamous Whitman's Sampler!!! Mr Bucky just cracked me up sometimes! 🥰
Yesss! Exactly what I was going to say!!
I loved it when Miss Phyllis & Mr. Bucky were discussing the Whitman's candy. They always made me feel happy 😊 ❤
Yeah and she told him one year that he's the one that eats it and that cracked me up. 🙂
😁😁😁😁
I am 73 and missing the days when my children was young, love your stories of Christmas past had tears in my eyes , merry Christmas xxx
I went in CVS and Winn Dixie a few days ago, walked in the door, display with Whitman’s Sample! I laughed and cried, so wishing I could send this to Mr. Bucky. I wonder if they knew how loved they really were? I hope you know how much you are loved Stephen! We appreciate you so much funny man! I know you will miss your family, but I Pray the Lord will fill your heart with joy in spite of the distance... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Pray God will keep you and your family safe! We look forward to the years ahead seeing the farm! You truly are a blessed man! 🎄🎁♥️
Vida, you said it all! Thank you.
Every time I pass a Whitman's Sampler display, I think of Mr. Bucky. What a guy. Merry Christmas Stephen to you and your family. God Bless you all.
Merry Christmas, Stephen ...you made me tear up in this video. It was fun listening to your stories . I have so many wonderful memories of my family too. I know you can't wait for the ravishing Mrs. Ritter to be there with you. Hopefully, it won't be long. Until then, HAPPY and Merry Christmas. :)
Merry Christmas to everyone and to Mrs. Phyllis and Mr. Bucky, whom live in our hearts. 💕 (I sent her a Christmas card last year) God bless us all.
Your stories were fun, and your getting tickled trying to tell them had me laughing, too. Happy memories are a blessing, and sharing them with your RUclips family put a smile on many faces. Merry Christmas Stephen! You may be half a world away, but you are not alone. God bless!
I loved when Mr. Bucky wanted your Mom to have a box of Whitman's sample and she didn't want one he really wanted the candy himself, they were wonderful people and missed so much. Just in case I will wish you and your family a Merry Christmas now in case I don't find time to hop back on here before you do another video. God Bless.
I can never thank your Mom enough to express my gratitude for her amazing instruction and tips on how to make her butterscotch pie. It is my Mom's favorite pie and she hasn't had a good one like her Aunt Lois' pie since she passed over 30 years ago. With your Mom's incredible recipe I was able to make it "just like she remembered". That little pie has brought so much joy into our house this season. God bless you Phyllis.
Stephen, thank you for sharing your special memories with us. I feel like you gave us all a big Christmas present. It had surprises and nostalgia and humor -- all the good stuff. Merry Christmas!
Thanks, Daphne!
😆😅🤣 Oh Steven, you've had me in "merry tears" laughing over your "drunken love of cherished merry memories". Hilarious 😂 !!
You are such a great storyteller like your Mother was! I've watched a few of your videos tonight, and I know she, Miss Phyllis and Mr Bucky, are "delighted with you, carrying on!" And your "red ears" 😄 Too darn FUNNY. I'm still laughing 😂!
I need to pick back up and start watching You, now. Thanks for the laughs.
"Happy Christmas!" (2022) and Blessings to you and yours! 🙏✨️🙌
My favorite video of your Mom's (and I have watched nearly all of them) is the one where she and Bucky are bantering back and forth about the Whitman Sampler gift for Christmas. So funny! I miss her.
That video is pretty classic Mom and Bucky. I would always laugh when he'd get that mischievous grin, slowly pulling Mom's chain. Funny!
I say Merry Everything. My last name is Merry. We have Berry's married to Merry's and Perry's married to Merry's. Your memories are precious.
Oh no! I have to go look at my Christmas angel 😂 Merry Christmas and I hope your beautiful wife can join you soon. 🎄
I wish you could have been with family. Merry belated Christmas Stephen. You tell stories just like your Mother. You have her gift!!! You even have her expressions. I unfortunately didn’t know of her channel all those years but one. She had me going back to watch them though as I still do. You had a wonderful life and good spirit about it all. I hope when you get home you have Christmas! After all Jesus is the reason and we all say Happy Birthday Jesus. You stay safe and thank you for making your Mothers channel so special. She would be so proud of you. God Bless.
I have laughed so much with your stories especially “Lefty”.😂😂. Merry Christmas!!
LOL! Did you ever think that on another tree somewhere, there is an angel named “Righty”.
Hilarious thought!
Oh how I hope Stephen sees this remark, yes hilarious,lol.
Merry Christmas to you and all of your Family. I enjoy your Stories so much!! Merry Christmas to all y’all Subcribers 🎄🌲🌴🐫🐫
Merry Christmas to you and all your family. Great stories. Blessings.
When I was small I can remember vividly hearing Santa landing on our roof. I was too scared to get up and look just in case he saw me and wouldn't bring me gifts anymore. I lay in bed listening and heard water running, and in my mind Santa was filling up the bucket with water for his reindeer. When I woke up around 5 am the first thing I did was check to see if Santa ate the cookies we made for him...sure enough the cookies and milk were gone and there were carrot tops next to the plate, so he must've taken some carrots out of the fridge to give to the reindeer. That's one of my favourite memories. Thank you so much for sharing your memories with us Stephen, it's great to hear you laughing my friend. Take care and stay safe. 🌻
Many folks will have lonely holidays this yr....and some every yr....thanks for sharing and blessings to you! Merry Christmas.
Your Storytelling is reminiscent of your Mom. Thank you for sharing! Merry Christmas, to you and all your Family! 🎄
My dad always got me a Whitman’s sampler for Christmas! Now that he’s gone to Heaven my kids keep up the tradition and buy it for me. Thank you so much for sharing your memories. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Be safe and blessed! 🙏🏼♥️
Oh my gosh I laughed when you said that your gifts reflected the time crunch! Merry Christmas to you and your family. Wishing you a Happy and Healthy New Year. It sounds like Mr. Bucky enriched your lives. Thank you for sharing your Christmas stories. I loved hearing them. Your Dad sounds like he was sweet to you kids. Lefty lol!!!
Love the fond memories. Thanks. Us kids, all girls would be given something like $4. each to buy a present for the sibling we were told to buy for. Then at the store we were assigned a parent to stay with. They had a plan. We all had to use the money for a package of underwear. We all open those packages and each of us had the same underwear a package of 7 pairs, each with a day of the week on it. We appreciated that underwear. Another year I was told I can either give a specific bottle (poodle shaped) of bubble bath. We each ended up with bubble bath. Lol
We always had an allumonum tree that had one blue bulb affixed at the end of each branch. And a color wheel. Them they put lights on the tree. Sure wish I had that tree and color wheel again.
Mom and Dad would wrap gifts on Christmas eve. We were sent to bed and they would watch television and wrap. I couldn't sleep and got out of bed and started to go in the hallway and saw a doll with different clothes for her. Went to bed and the next day as presents were handed out I blurted out I'm opening this one, its my doll with....
Shocked mom and dad asked how I knew what Santa left, oops. Lol
✝️ HAPPY CHRISTMAS, Stephen 🙏 I just love your stories. You and Arlene are very blessed to have each other and the precious children that you do have. What wonderful memories and a great sense of humor is one of God’s most sacred gifts 😂🤣 You and Arlene and the kids are in my prayers as you celebrate your Christmas, Zoom style. What a way to top off such a difficult year. I’m so sorry. 💗🙏
Thank you for sharing your Christmas memories. I was laughing and crying at times. Merry Christmas. I am thankful my brother got home today from the hospital. He has COVID/pneumonia has to be on oxygen for the foreseeable future. But he is home with his wife and kids for Christmas. God is good.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.🎄🎄
Thank you so much for sharing your memories.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your family, Colonel! Enjoyed listening to your hilarious Christmas stories. I laughed really hard at the 27-yr-old still having to wait upstairs. 😂
Stephen, I love your memories more than anything. Thank you so much for sharing. You are a very precious person.
Thank you, Linda! Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas. I miss Buckys bible talks and your moms cooking.
Merry Christmas Stephen! Sorry that you are separated from your family but you will be so happy when you do get together and it will be one glorious day!!!! Hope TRMR will be there soon!!!! Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts too! 🙏🏻🎉🌲🎁🎊❤️
Merry Christmas Colonel, I'm sorry you have to be away from your family... Thank you so much for sharing your Christmas stories with us.
I will also be making some of your mom's recipes.
Edited to add: I've been making your Mom's sweet potato pie for a long time and it was a big hit again at Christmas Eve dinner! Her sweet potato pie is still the best sweet potato pie I've ever tasted.
If I miss someone's birthday I say A Very Merry Unbirthday to you today! I say Merry Christmas, Happy Christmas just does not seem to jive. Anyway, the first week of December I was doing my Christmas cards, I have your mom's name/address in my Christmas card notebook, I actually started to write a card to her & Bucky then it clicked. I had a few moments of sadness, then I had to smile as I know she's watching over you & yours. I always made my kids matching pj's for Christmas, the 2 boys pj sets, the 2 girls night gowns & night caps. Gosh, I really enjoyed this one..Thanks so much for sharing!!! Stay safe & see you soon!!!
Much love ❤
Thank you for sharing your beautiful memories. I do miss your mom.
Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Can't tell you how much we enjoy hearing about Christmas past and updates on your family!
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thank you for all you do for this channel’s friends. You are a real jewel of a person and you have captured my heart, Steve. I really enjoy the time you give to all of us. Have a Very Happy New Year!
Ohhhhh man! Crying like a baby with the Atari surprise story.. what a sweet sweet memory.
Merry Christmas to YOU! Thanks for all you do, sharing your videos and your heart with us!
You are hilarious Stephen. Love, love, love the beautiful Christmas memories 🎄🎁🎅. God bless you. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Merry Christmas 🕊️💞🕊️
Stephen.. I so enjoyed this video it was so great one of your best and the stories were great and that is what Christmas is all about the cherished memories and the time spent together as you said . may you have a Happy Christmas lol and keep these awesome videos coming Kathy from Kansas
Kathy amen 😇
Oh my you had me rolling and crying 🤣😂with lefty the angel..
Happy Christmas to you too 💓🎄
Thanks you my friend 💕💕💕 merry Christmas and happy New year everyone here 😁
Merry Christmas to you too.
Stephen, I hope you have a Merry Christmas talking with your family via telephone. My family is all in SC but we cannot get together this year due to the pandemic. My parents are late 80s and are looking forward to the telephone calls on Christmas. My son and my brother are being tested for Covid today. I so hope they are both negative. Just knowing the family is all healthy would make a very Merry Christmas for me. Thank you for the video sharing your Christmas memories with us. Best wishes for a Merry Christmas to you and your family and to all of the Phyllis Stokes and Son family!
Oh Stephen, thanks so very much for sharing your memories. You had me laughing out loud, because we can all relate❣️
You are the best storyteller, I could listen to you forever!!!
Best wishes and prayers for you and your family.
Cheryl
Omg, the christmas angel story had me in tears. Somewhere in the world is a an angel with two right hands. Merry Christmas Colonel.
Those bags of goodies that Bucky gave you came from the old days in the southern Baptist church. All members would get a brown paper bag full of fruit, candy, chewing gum, nuts. Those were great times.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thanks for sharing these neat stories. Love the “Bucky’s secret code story”.
Merry Christmas Steve and family....I loved the lefty story...Another good laugh lol
I too recently found your mom when I was looking for fudge recipes. I felt it hard after going through other videos and found she had passed. I can't explain the hurt when I didn't even know her personally. Of course, I went through other videos and I'm not finished yet! I made myself a subscriber and am glad to have found you all.
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Welcome to the family, Rhonda! Glad you're here.
I had to come back and watch your video Stephen, since I was falling asleep the other night trying to watch it (not due to you, but due to me having worked in the kitchen all day). You are sooo funny! I just love family stories that are genuine and funny - stuff where one says "You can't make this stuff up!" haha! Love it! Thanks for making me laugh - I needed it today! (and oh how I miss your late Mom, Ms. Phyllis and also Buckey - they were like my online parents since they were similar in age to my own parents).
The minute you said lefty the Christmas angel, I thought of Clarence the angel, One of my favorite characters from It’s A Wonderful Life...and you certainly have had one! Love the Christmas memories! I pray God blesses you so abundantly this Christmas season and all through the new year! Merry Christmas!
A Very Merry Christmas Stephen+ Family. I So ENJOY Ur Posts!!
What wonderful memories. Happy family, such good parents. Ur children are so blessed to have such Godly parents.
I know you must miss your family. Thanks for the memories!
Merry Christmas Steven. Thank you for sharing your beautiful memories with us. There’s nothing like watching your children come down the stairs and watching their faces light up with the magic of Christmas. That is the best gift they could give me. And even through they are all grown with children of their own, their faces still light up when they walk through the door.
I love your stories. I laughed so much all thru this. You always do try to look on the bright side of things and it is always uplifting to come and hear what you have to share. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you. I cooked Cornish Hens for the 2 of us in a crockpot for Christmas day. It was very good. I just tossed in some onion, carrots and celery (bite size pcs) and laid the frozen birds on top (breast side down/tail up) sprinkled the birds with salt/pepper/poultry seasoning/paprika. Turned the pot on low for about an hour then high for 4-5 hours. I used the broth to make 1/2 a bag of Pepperidge farm dressing on the stove-top and to make a country gravy (1/2 & 1/2 mixed with the broth). I boiled fingerling white sweet potatoes to dip in the gravy. It is a great meal for cooking on a hot plate and crockpot. Love ya.
That sounds great! I think I'll try it!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Merry Christmas , thank you for your service! Blessings to you !may the lord keep you safe 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎄🎁
Your memories of your Dad are special. He sounded very loving. Its great you and Arlene kept that going!!!!!!
Lefty the angel😇. Nothin wrong with that. Ima lefty, lol. Loved all these cute stories 😁. Merry Christmas Steve to you and your family. Tyfs God bless you
I am too! Maybe that's why I like Lefty so much! LOL!
@@PhyllisStokes lmbo, maybe🤣
I ran out of paper wrapping one of my daughter's gifts this year and had about a 3"x3" square portion of plain box showing through. I covered it with numerous stick on bows. :)
Merry Christmas Stephen and also to your wonderful family. That is going to be one great zoom call on Christmas Day. I was cooking yesterday and l spent the day binge watching your mom and Mr Bucky, it was great! I hope you have a wonderful day and the New Year brings the ravishing Mrs Ritter safely into your arms. God bless 💜❤️🎁🎄🎄🎄🙏🙏🎄🎄🎄🎄🎉🎊❣️💕💕💕💗💖
Merry Christmas to you and the family
Hey, I went thru foster care in 1979 to 81 bc the drinking water was contaminated in Michigan, I lived in TX with my Mom so I had to make my own way for a few years. When I was adopted? My adopted Mom is a Brit, so I really enjoyed the stockings to be filled with the oranges, nuts and stuff. But where my siblings would sit and complain about what was in their stockings, I just got up and went to the kitchen to make something with those ingredients. I've got a family favorite that everyone gave me their walnuts, and I made walnut pie. (*use a pecan pie recipe but substitute walnuts for the pecans instead) I made that pie bc I have read that walnuts are healthier for you than pecans can be.... so over the years I've made this pie in sets of 2's but I usually have to make 2 sets to keep everyone happy. So buy a 2# bag of shelled walnuts when you go grocery shopping. I've got a recipe for a killer chocolate cake that I've doubled and put it in a lasagna pan which is basically a sheet cake. And then I only frosted the top of the cake and the kids would scarf it down after dinner.
You remind me so much of your wonderful mother-Sending you some Christmas Spirit and Joy!
Merry Christmas 🎄
Loved listening to your walk down Christmas Memory Lane.
Merry Christmas Stephen. Your videos are a wonderful gift.
🎄 Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄
Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
Merry Christmas to you and your family love hearing all the memories you have to share God Bless you all
Thanks for the memories. Laughing with you. One time at about 0300 my Hubby said stop wrapping! I had just got off of 3 (12) hr night shifts in ICU. He said Santa doesn’t wrap them. I took the pile and left them under the tree. He had tried to assemble “something that said Easy”. That’s the most we can remember. It was so stressful but turned out lovely and we are laughing with the memories. God Bless you Colonel. Merry Christmas.
Unfortunately here in the U.S. cases of covid are rising. So I’ll be praying for you to be able to have the ravishing Mrs Ritter with you real soon!🙏🏻❤️ I sure miss your mom’s videos this time of year!
Listening to your merry Christmases past has got me in a jolly mood! That's so funny the RMR can't not see those screwed up arms on her previously favorite decoration! LOL! I know how that goes! That guy shouldn't have said any thing! I was wondering is your father, Mr. Ritter, still around? Probably not since you don't say much about him in a present tense, just memories. That was so cool how he acted like he didn't know you needed the Atari system to play the games and voila, there it was! So many surprises! Wishing you a Happy (LOL) Christmas! Do they have Whitman Samplers in Abu Dhabi? Those would get you in the Christmas spirit! 😃
Happy Holidays, stay safe!
Omg that was so funny! Especially the angel “Lefty!” Merry Christmas 🎄🎁🎄☃️
Dear Colonel Ritter, Your Christmas memories touched me and left me with tears remembering some of mine Christmas pasts, especially the Atari years. The 800XL accepted game cartridges, but it was the Basic Language cartridge that I found so enthralling and so spent many happy hours typing in programs. This actually led to a career for one of my children and myself. Hope your Christmas is spent with loved ones however which technology now makes it possible to do so. Happy to hear that Arlene will be there with you soon. Wishing you Joyful Holidays!
Grace and peace to all , Boy how the world is rapidly changing around us...I’m so grateful for all the old time days of memories I had growing up , I was born in 1945 It was a whole different world back in those days,But so many many great memories of that era. Was there some bad times then? Sure But when facing those hard days you learned and how to lean more on God ,to help you through. There seemed to be more believers back then ,Then what we are facing in this covid- 19 world we are now facing ,I have to admit I have seen a lot of changes come into the world, Some for good and some for bad.Ok that’s about it Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 to all ,And Grace and peace to all you believers out there ,I’m looking forward to Christ return ,He is our Hope . 🙏
Merry Christmas Stephen. I used to give my mom a box of chocolate covered cherries, one year I didn't and she wanted to know where they where, needless to say she got them from then on. I used to save up the Sunday comics and use the comics to wrap the presents, lots of laughs reading them again. Thank you for bringing back those memories. M.
Thank you for sharing your memories of Christmas Past. When I grew up I was the oldest of 13 kids and I have some wonderful memories. Even though there wasn't always a lot of money at Christmas time we always got something special. Christmas was my dad's favorite holiday of the year and he always made sure and we got gifts.
I really enjoyed your stories and I feel sorry for you that you will be alone except for the phone call. I do hope that your wife can join you soon. Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, man. Feel for ya being away from home right now workin. At least you have face time and the like and sharing your fave christmas's past. Mine? I was way older. Had my own kids but I wanted a tickle me Elmo so bad and they'd sold out every where. My dad....and step mom went several hours north of us...stood in line for hours to get one. Omg I opened that bugger and bawled my eyes out. Still do today when I hug that bugger. My dads long gone as well as step ma. But tickle me Elmo still makes me laugh and cry at the same time.
Merry Christmas! Thank you for sharing your memories with us! and thank you for your service to our Country!
Happy Christmas and Merry New Year to you, Colonel Ritter, and the Ritter gang! Maybe you can put that guitar to use and write a song about "Lefty, the Christmas Angel". Lol. Made me laugh, and that's not an easy thing to do. Thank you! Really do wish you a good Zoom Christmas. 🎄
Merry Christmas!❤️and Happy New Year!❤️That was a lovely Story!!❤️
Merry Christmas!
Have a blessed and safe Christmas. Please don’t ever feel alone. You are there for your country and we all salute you for your sacrifice!
I may be wrong, but I thought Stephen was no longer on active duty.
Merry Christmas to your whole family (and to all reading this). 2020 has been a hard year. I lost 7 family members in less than 8 months, so I understand what you may be experiencing, being lonely and away from those you love. May God be with you and yours, granting peace and blessings. And thanks for continuing your Mom's and Bucky's legacy, and sharing your memories. They are missed.
Merry Christmas, Wanda!
@@PhyllisStokes - Thanks.
I'm very sorry for your family's losses.
@@daphnemiller5910 - Thank you Daphne. It has been a hard year to be sure. Looking forward to 2021 being better - for me and everyone. Be blessed ans stay safe. - Wanda
Oh the Memories!! How could anyone ever forget 30 YEARS of The Whitman Samplers Just For Miss Phyllis hahaha We all Miss them Both. We are very thankful we have there wonderful Son. Merry Christmas to All and Happy New Year!
This was great. I laughed so hard at some of your stories, especially about ' Lefty '. Merry Christmas!
Thank you for sharing, Stephen. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I love your stories of your Christmas memories; especially the last one about the guitar because that is exactly what we did to my son for Christmas the year he turned 16. That guitar turned out to be the best present we ever gave him. He only knew 3 chords at the time. I told him let me know when you can play Danny Boy. He went up to his room and 5 minutes later he came down and played Danny Boy by note and he played it perfectly, so I said ok how about Tears In Heaven so he went away again and a short time later he came back and played it perfectly as well. Now 22 years later, he is just amazing writing and producing his own songs and videos. Thank you for your stories, your memories made me remember some of mine.
That's awesome! Wish I could pick up on songs that fast!
Love your Atari story. I have our vintage angel tree topper, but when she is lit, her two candles look like red ICBM rockets and is hilarious! Never really used, but good for a laugh. MERRY CHRISTMAS from North Georgia, Steven!!
Merry Christmas, Trixie!
@@PhyllisStokes Thank you so much.
steven,i am 76 yrs old & sitting wide eyed at your story telling!!! I so enjoy your stories & videos!! You are like a breath of fresh air....MERRY CHRISTMAS....
Merry Christmas, Arthur!
Your Mom felt like an old friend! You are interesting just like mama! ❤️
Oh thank you!
Merry Christmas to you and your family Colonel. Stsy safe and healthy.🐾☃️🎅🙏🎄
Merry Christmas to you and your family..🎄🎅🎄
Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family🎄💕. I wish you could be with them. Oh yes the chocolate covered cherries!! Sending you and your family love💕. Be safe