Memories of Christmas Past by Gary D. Crawford
A h, the year-end holidays are upon us once again. Christmas celebrations are many and varied and ~ for me, at least ~ have changed much over the years. After all, it’s the kids who have the real fun. And boy, do I remember one of those super-fun Christmases!… but more about that one later. For adults, the Christmas season is one of home decorating, gif tbuying, wrapping of presents and planning gatherings of friends and family. Parents and grandparents dither about what to purchase and
how much to spend. What would Judy like? Or Billy? What don’t they already have? What are kids into these days, anyway? We don’t want to be silly or overly extravagant, but heck ~ these are our kids, right? When our two kids were young (but post-Santa), we turned the gift-buy ing chores into a family outing. We drove together to a big mall and then div ided up ~ my daughter and I went one way, my wife and son went the other. We arranged to meet at the same central place in one hour, af ter
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