It’s Holiday Time – start a tradition
24 days until Christmas! Would you believe it? I can’t. Seems like yesterday it was New Year’s Eve 1999 and we were all waiting for the lights to go off! Ha! We knew they wouldn’t. But it was kind of fun to yak about while the computer geeks all rushed to change year fields from 2 digits to 4.
As I put up the Christmas tree, I remember family traditions. Each ornament has a special meaning. The ones my mother embroidered and made of plastic canvas are especially dear to me. And to hand the stockings! I love to hand the stockings decorated with cross stitch. I can’t wait to let my grand-daughter pick out a pattern for her first Christmas stocking. I can teach her to cross stitch, and she will have a lot of time to work on it during the cold days in January and February when she can’t go outside to play.
Traditions – and handing down what we know. Isn’t that what life is all about?
December 15th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
My wife and I have several ornaments from our childhoods. We started the tradition of giving an ornament to each of our children while they were growing up. Many of these were handmade, which I think are the best kind.
BTW, Thanks for letting me link to your story from my blog.