Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories: Day 1 We always had a real Christmas tree. My Dad was in charge of the tree. And no matter what my parents could afford he always came back with a Charlie Brown Christmas tree, then tried to convince the rest of us there was nothing wrong with it. To…
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Advent Calendar: Religious Services
(Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories Day 19: Religious Servives) My family was not religious at all. Though we were baptized Catholic, we didn’t participate in any religion. So, Christmas was never a religious day for us. We didn’t go to church, nor did we participate in any church events. I think my parents had enough…
Advent Calendar: Christmas Shopping
My parents lived paycheck to paycheck. But, they always made sure we had a big Christmas. Our tree was never bare, though we might not get alot of stuff the rest of the year. Giving us Christmas took some finagling. My parents were never really into Christmas shopping, which seemed like one more hassle in…
Advent Calendar: The Stockings Were Hung
Okay, we didn’t have a chimney, but we did have stockings! My Mom went to the mall where a vendor would be putting names in glitter on red and white stockings. I can’t find a picture of them, but I remember they had a Santa on the front that was fashioned after the Hallmark Santa…
Advent Calendar: Holiday Travel
(Day 13 of the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories: Holiday Travel) We never traveled anywhere during the holiday season. My Dad worked graveyard for bread company and he never had Christmas Eve off. Besides my folks couldn’t afford to travel more than once a year, so all our festivities were in town. But several relatives…