I want to share a story of Christmas long ago.
Growing up in family of nine, Christmas was a lot of fun. First there was the tree: Daddy was always late picking out the tree, and he was always waiting until Christmas Eve he claimed he could get a bargain on it My goodness, he would come home with some ugly trees! Once decorated, the tree looked amazing; the sparkling ornaments and beautiful lights truly made it shine. The lights were first. Daddy would have us inspect the tree to make sure they were displayed with no two matching colors touching. When that was done, the tree decorating began. We made sure the big balls were on top and the little ones on the bottom; oh yes, Christmas tree decorating was an art like no other. Now for the presents, My mom would always tell us “if you see a toy on TV, don’t ask for it.” My parents refused to go around to every store while shopping for presents, because the toys we saw on TV were popular they were sometimes hard to find or out of stock. Mom would have us look throw a toy catalog and pick things out as it made it easier to shop. Christmas morning, Santa would come bright and early as all our eyes and hearts would glow with excitement and anticipation for the presents placed neatly around the tree. After the presents were opened, we went to church. We would have a bit of time after church to play with our new toys before we were off to the Bronx to visit my aunt, where we would pile nine children and my mom and dad into her into her apartment it was a little squashed but a lot of fun being with family! I would have to say the favorite part of the day is being with my family “Oh the joys of Christmas long ago.
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12/19/2017 01:58:28 am
I remember my childhood Christmas's, we always had a tree, my dad would bring home, and I remember my stepmom, telling me to make a list one year, I also remember getting a large toy kitchen as a child, a very large gift me and my sister had to share. Thank you for sharing your Christmas, and helping me to think about all of my great Christmas memories.
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Marcella Kenny
12/23/2017 11:39:57 am
Cynthia thanks for stopping by and leaving me a comment,I love getting feedback on my posts!
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Marcella Kenny
12/23/2017 11:30:19 am
Thanks for commenting Victoria I love getting feed back on my posts! I left you a message on your post today not sure if you got it..
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Marcella Kenny
12/23/2017 11:32:14 am
thanks Nick for commenting here I love getting feed back on my posts! Yes I will send you a link when I share your post.
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AuthorHi, I'm Marcie Kenny, the women behind this blog. I am not a mother, but I am number seven in a family of nine. I worked in childcare for many years before retiring; now I enjoy blogging about all that I have learned along the way. Archives
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