It's almost Christmas and I want to interrupt our absolutely amazing and wonderful memories for these thoughts:
As you all know, mom absolutely loved Christmas. But she had one rule: you couldn't start decorating until after Thanksgiving (this was also her ongoing battle with the gift shop--one I think she lost in the last few years).
Most of you had a hand in either putting up or taking down all those Christmas decorations that she had. Monday, after lunch, the six of us went through her decorations--about 10 big plastic storage boxes worth and conjured up some special memories. We will bring those to the next family picnic for everyone to go through and pick out their favorites.
Mom was also very generous with her Christmas cheer. I can remember her making lists to make sure she didn't forget anyone and that all gifts were fairly equal. And who can forget her closet where she kept all those things she bought throughout the year because it was perfect for "someone". In later years she and Mary would sit down and go through the bonus buck list so she could get gift cards for everyone.
So as we remember our special mom/grandma let us try and keep the meaning of Christmas in our hearts just like she did.
Love you all tons, Connie
2 comments:
Very nice Connie. Christmas was very special to mom and she made it a point to make it special for everyone in her family. We are all very fortunate to have been on the receiving end of her Christmas cheer.
Well put CJ! Hopefully Molly shares her favorite time with Gramma and what they did because it is perfect for this memory!!
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