Today..........no recipes........just Christmas thoughts. This could be sad........but I won't allow my mind to go there so its just going to be fun Christmas memories.
If you are with young children in your life........you are now establishing Christmas traditions that will last a life time. If you are older.......you have the memories that can fill you heart and mind of those special Christmas days.
I was always so busy during the holidays with baking and making candy, etc. I filled baskets and sacks with goodies that we delivered to friends and family. The last day of school before Christmas vacation........I made Cinnamon Rolls for all of the kids teachers.......I was told they used to fight over what teachers got my kids so they could look forward to the rolls at Christmas!! A little egotistical but the truth!! We always had a big tree and hung the stockings on the fireplace. On Christmas Eve we had hot chocolate and we all gathered around while I read from the Bible about the birth of Christ. The kids were so excited, always hard to go to sleep. Christmas morning, of course, they were told they couldn't go into the living room until all the family was up and ready to go in together........then it was a mad dash to the presents. A special memory was when Jode was just 10 years old and he got a real motorcycle for Christmas. He was on crutches at the time from a surgery on his feet. We put the motorcycle in the house by the front door and he didn't see it at first and when he did he ran as fast as he could laughing all the way. This was a touching time, as each of the other kids were so excited for him. We took the bike outside and he hooked his crutches on the license plate and drug them behind the bike..........and away he went..........! After the presents we had breakfast. We always had the doughy "pull aparts"........( if you read my other blog......you'll understand) and then they all proceeded to Grandmas house next door. They opened presents there and then we had to wait and wait and wait for Christmas dinner with the wonderful smells coming from the kitchen. It was always the same, turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, wild rice, fruit salad, homemade rolls, cranberries (two ways) sweet potatoes and succotash. Pies for dessert. If she ever wanted to change the menu the kids would resist so strongly.........that it stayed the same. It is the same for me.........and the same for all of my kids.........exactly the same. We always had friends, Becky, Cal, Kwint and Misti Lane........Lessie Simms and Grandma Mildred were always there. Anyone without family around was always invited. Gram had a puzzle set up in the living room to work on while the kids fell sound asleep on the floor by the tree.
These are my thoughts today..........I hope they spurred some memories for you. Cherish every minute and store those thoughts in your memory bank so someday..........a long time from now..........you can find those memories that will make your Christmas day special.........!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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