1) Growing up, we always celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve.
2) My Mom would leave a trail of cotton (which was suppose to be Santa's beard) to our tree.
3) We would leave to go pick up my Grandma and when we returned, Santa would have been at our house.
4) When I got married, my sweetie and I celebrated on Christmas Day.
5) Every Christmas morning, I would make Pillsbury cinnamon rolls for my kids, you would have thought it was the greatest thing in the world the way they looked forward to those rolls. My daughter plans on making cinnamon rolls with Maddie this year.
6) Before anyone could open their presents each Christmas morning, my sweetie would read the Christmas story from the Bible so our kids would know the real reason for celebrating Christmas.
7) My son Jimmy would try to stay awake all night to see of Santa came. He never made it through the night and then it became we would have to wake them all up as they got older.
8) Each Christmas Eve we celebrate with my whole family and then we go to my sweetie's side with all his cousins and kids. It's great, they are all Italian and make the best food.
9) On Christmas Day, we have a open house. Sometimes there's close to 50 people who come in and out. It's crazy and I am tired by the end of the day. But it's fun.
10) It's so much fun with Maddie(my granddaughter). Seeing Christmas through her eyes is just fun.
11) My sweetie and I do not usually give each other gifts on Christmas Day. Sometimes he surprises me but usually we agree to use that money on something else. Like going somewhere warm in the middle of winter. :-)
12) Our church does not have Christmas Day services. They have a Christmas program the weekend before to give the many volunteers time with their families.
Okay, now that wasn't so hard. So feel free to tell 12 random things about your Christmas either past or present or both. And let me know if you do it so I can read all about your traditions. Merry Christmas and thanks Sandi for including me in the fun!
6 comments:
50 guests - that would be some house full and so much fun! I loved all of your Christmas traditions - it's so fun hearing about how everyone does Christmas and what is important to them. Thanks and see you soon. Kellan
I can't remember Mom doing the trail of cotton - that is pretty cool! I guess by the time she got to number 5 she was too tired!!! Or maybe I was too young to remember it and she stopped. Either way that is so cool!
June
I can't remember Mom doing the trail of cotton - that is pretty cool! I guess by the time she got to number 5 she was too tired!!! Or maybe I was too young to remember it and she stopped. Either way that is so cool!
June
Think I hit that button twice - ha, ha! Tired from the weekend - went to see A Christmas Carol at the playhouse today, it is such a great play.
June
I love reading about other's traditions. So interesting to me. We do share one tradition - we ALWAYS eat Pillsbury Cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning. I know they are just a basic - out of the can - type breakfast, but everyone loves them!
I too remember going over to pick up Grandma and coming back home and Santa having already been there.
Judy
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