My mom would play holiday records while we decorated the tree, making fun of the silly ornaments we made over the years.
The santa made of an old toilet paper roll and construction paper missing a leg....the polaroid picture of TJ with cotton balls glued around the edges creating a frame...the angel Denise made that, over time, had hair like don king....and the badly sculpted clay bells we all made in miss Guerthes class in the fourth grade...but to my mom, these were treasures! Treasures i didnt understand until i had a child of my own. These ornaments capture a moment in time...a snapshot of our youth...and a way to revisit the past! Every time they are pulled out of the box, stories roll out along with them. Remember the time....didnt you make this....what happened to.......and then soon we are laughing and sharing our version of the same tale!
When i moved to Colorado, Christy and i would go to Gwens house and do the same thing.....in fact, one year, while teasing Gwen about the ornaments, we made her cry. I guess we didnt realize how important those ornaments were and still are! We laugh about it now, but i still feel bad about making her cry. But now i understand, and find myself getting nostalgic over my own silly ornaments. I have one particular ornament that i hang every year....its a lenox christmas package with my name on the tag....a gift from my father. Every year i can say i have a present under the tree from my father, even though he passed away 3 years ago. Of course the real gift he gave to me, his love of life...sense of humor...and of course, my blue eyes.....which i passed on to Jordyn!
Jordyn, only 4 1/2 months old is already taking part in these holiday traditions...Here is a photo of her as she models her daddys old Christmas outfit from 1968, and i must say...it looks like new! Grandma kristie preserved it well! Just as i hope to preserve some of the Westrope....Bruen....Sattler Holiday traditions!
May peace come to us all this Holiday Season!
Love lisajo
My 5 Christmas Senses.....
see........the colors, lights and twinkles of a tree, while snow falls lightly on the ground
hear......the sounds of "its a wonderful life" playing on the television, laughter and the crackle of a fire
smell.....the scent of a warm fire on a cold night with something yummie cooking on the stove....perhaps lasagna
taste......the warm rush of cocoa with mini marshmallows....sometimes with just a hint of peppermint schnapps :)
touch.....a hug and the love that touches my heart when i think of my family
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