Comments on: Traditions (redux)

By: sophie littlefield

sophie littlefield — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:23:52 +0000

oh i LOVE that story!! Makes me want to sleep on the couch….as for me i once – probably at age 5 – took a little bitty present from under the tree and jammed it into my stocking, because we were allowed to open our stockings BEFORE church but everything else had to wait until AFTER church. My parents asked me about a hundred times if I was “really surrrrre” that the present was in the stocking when I found it and I lied and said yes. I am sure it is a sign of my guilt that I remember it so well to this day – and it was a little bitty ivory patent fake-alligator wallet!

By: Barbie

Barbie — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:53:50 +0000

O.O

That’s such a stinkin’ cute story! I even translated the whole thing to my mother!!!!

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

By: toni mcgee causey

toni mcgee causey — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:29:56 +0000

Thanks, Deb!

Merry Christmas, or Happy holiday, whatever you and your family and friends celebrate.

We hope everyone is safe and happy this season.

By: toni mcgee causey

toni mcgee causey — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:28:32 +0000

Terri, that had to be tough – especially losing your mom so young. But clearly, you’ve got a huge family who adores you and you’ve given your kids an amazing, loving home–those things are worth more than any plastic toy. You rock.

By: toni mcgee causey

toni mcgee causey — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:26:55 +0000

Karen, I remember that one! It’s always so funny to see the toys now, as a grown up. I remember thinking they were absolutely amazing. NASA landing on the moon, amazing, and now, with too much worldly perspective, they are just simply toys, after all. I’m loving getting to see those toys now, though, through my grand-daughter’s eyes. I utterly love how she’ll look at something and get this HUGE gobsmacked expression on her face and say, “WOW!” at the simplest things. Kids are great.

By: Debra Webb

Debra Webb — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:57:53 +0000

Merry Christmas, Toni! Wonderful Christmas story!

By: Terri Molina

Terri Molina — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:35:04 +0000

Omg, you are so so funny! I love listening (and reading) your stories.

Growing up we didn’t actually have any traditions…we just took the years as they came. For the last few years of my mother’s life we would have a big Christmas Eve party at our house…all the aunts and uncles and cousins (close to 50 people.) We loved helping with the decorations and stuff and staying up till four in the morning…we didn’t do the Santa thing because we were very very poor and had long ago lost that innocence, although my mother scraped whatever she could to give the seven of us gifts. So I never asked for anything specific.
Anyway, I still love having big parties but since we have no family near us we just party with the kids (board or video games)…who are teens and can play the games more competitively. On Christmas Eve they’re allowed to open the gifts they got for each other and Christmas they open everything else (formerly known as Santa’s gifts).

Merry Christmas, Toni and to everyone here at MSW.

By: Karen in Ohio

Karen in Ohio — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:42:42 +0000

What a great story, Toni.

My own most-desired toy was a Barbie Fashion Show, when I was in fifth grade. It was a cardboard nothing, and an expensive one at that, but I so desperately wanted one. My mom came through, too, bless her heart, even though it was more than she could afford at the time. This was the early 1960′s, when Barbie was only a couple years old, and my sister and I played with them constantly. We wore that thing out, too.

Merry Christmas to all, and Happy New Year, too.