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Christmas Traditions I Treasure

Today the boys and I had a conversation about what some of the traditions we had when I was a kid like them......

This really got my ole brain churning.  I remembered things that I thought I'd forgotten.  I was pleasantly reminded of all the great ways my mom and dad celebrated Christmas.  All the wonderful surprises and oh the anticipation.  I am so grateful that I was raised in a Christian home where there was caring from both my parents.  My mom just went all out on decorations.  We would turn on some traditional Christmas music and decorate the tree together.  She'd bake I don't know how many dozens of cookies for us to decorate and take to school for parties.  And she'd make vats of hot cocoa mix from scratch and we'd drink it morning noon and night.   We even hung mistletoe over my mom and dad's bedroom door.  We would just laugh and laugh that they had to "kiss"  I don't know how they put up with us.  We were raised in South Texas so it was always about 75 degrees on Christmas day.   Always sunny and never any signs of wintry landscapes.  I remember plain as day the first time we ever saw snow...... I can still smell it and feel it  as if I were there now.  Such an amazing thing.  It was a "miracle" I said.  We tried to stuff it in our pockets and bowls to keep "forever"...........  It's been too long since I've allowed my thoughts to drift to those days.  I think I will do it more often...............

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{ 11:36 , Thursday, December 13, 2007 } { Posted by TheWedhornFamily }

That was a wonderful entry.I too am very traditional and have been with my children and now my grandchildren and I hope the traditions continue long after I am gone:)
Have a wonderful evening
Charlotte