The gifts are wrapped; cards and packages sent; the baking is done. Now is a lull, and I like this time before the rush of the actual holiday.
The child in me remembers all those great Christmases and the anticipation. It was the anticipation that grabbed me–waiting, waiting, waiting!
Traditions resounded in my childhood home: church program, program at school and one of my favorites was shopping from the catalogs for months before Christmas.
Montgomery Wards — we called it Monkey Ward. I couldn’t wait for the thick catalog to arrive. I would dog-ear the pages of what I wanted, revisiting that magical volume often. Then I would wait, wondering if I would get what I wanted.
Did you always get what you wanted? I didn’t. I will tell you about that in my next post.
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I am a self-published author with 4 books:
This Tumbleweed Landed,
When Will Papa Get Home?
Let Me Tell You a Story
A Time to Grow Up: A Daughter’s Grief Memoir
And a 3 Cookbooks Series
From Grannie's Kitchen, Volume 1 -- Pies, Cakes & Christmas Candy, 2014
From Grannie's Kitchen, Volume 2 -- Beverages, Bread, Cookies, Meats, Vegetables, Mis. & Records of a Rancher's Wife, 2015
From Grannie's Kitchen, Volume 3 -- Casseroles, Mexican Dishes, Relish, Sandwiches, Salads & Desserts
I am a retired teacher. I taught middle school for 20 years and then worked at the district level for 7 years.
I love to write, read, dance and travel. Computers are also a passion of mine.
My brother and I inherited our family ranch five years ago, so I am now a ranch manager!
My new writing project is a biography of Marshall Flippo, a 91-year-old world renowned square dance caller. Flippo recently passed away. I have over 40 hours of recorded interviews with him that will be the basis of his biography
I am also working on a women's fiction and a poetry collection. Retirement is great!
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Hi, I do love Christmas.
Me, too, and it’s almost here again.
Hello
I guess I was pretty lucky because I usually got what I wanted. My mom spoiled me and when she became a grandma she spoiled her grandchildren too.
Thanks for sharing about your Christmas and an early Merry Christmas to you!