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Our Christmas tree today with its
coordinated red and gold balls and snowflakes looks quite different than it did
twenty years ago. When our children were small our tree was adorned with handmade
ornaments. We had reindeer made from clothespins, the drummer boy’s tin drum
made from a can of tuna and pinecones painted gold. We had garlands made from
colored pasta and string. There were dated ‘Baby’s First Christmas’ balls,
small ballet shoes from dance teacher and favorite Disney characters hanging from
the branches. I cross stitched ornaments with our children’s names. I put
their photos in miniature frames and hung them with colored ribbons. Our oldest daughter liked to hide the plastic
green Army men in the branches of the tree to see if her siblings could find
them. Our son drove his trains and cars around the base.
When it was time for our oldest
daughter to celebrate her first married Christmas I put together a special
present. I wrapped up her special ornaments in tissue paper and laid them
snuggly in a gift box. Her pretty tree with
its new decorations had an instant history with stories to tell her husband.
Our son got married this May. Yesterday
my husband climbed up to the attic and carried down our Christmas boxes. I’ve
taken out the tissue paper. It’s time to wrap our son’s memories for his first
married Christmas tree.
Read my 2011 Advent Memories Post: Old family Ornaments
What an excellent tradition!
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