December - Full of Christmas Cheer

No, this is not my Christmas tree.  Look for this one at the Galleria shopping mall in Dallas. Very lovely mall, and you can ice skate around the tree.  Not quite Rockefeller Center, but a tad cheaper and it is indoors.

So, let's kick off Christmas full of good cheer (and maybe still a bit stuffed from Thanksgiving).
We're going to have a fun month.   No Scrooges allowed

Ornamental Stories

Tell her a story, about traditions and memories and perhaps the time it snowed on Christmas Day.

Tell her a story of lights and snowflakes and magic - good times and bad times, too. There's a lot of sorrow and drama in people's lives no matter the season.

My mother loved Christmas and I enjoy putting out decorations she gave me. She grew up on farms during the Depression and reluctantly told us tales of very lean holiday times. Knowing her history makes me appreciate my childhood Christmases that much more. I can pass on the stories.

Each ornament has a little story, whether it is a souvenir from a trip, or from a fun shopping excursion with friends. My husband treats me to an ornament each year - some are pretty, some are humorous - either way it's a tale. I enjoy small picture frame ornaments that capture a moment. And the best ornament of all is the hand decorated toilet paper roll. I think it was supposed to be a toy soldier and Kevin made it in kindergarten or first grade. He groans when he see it, but it's a part of December history and we'll tell her the story.

I hope you have grand stories to pass on too. First let's heat some hot chocolate.