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My Christmas Ornament Collection
(Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories Day 3: Christmas Ornaments) When we were little, my parents bought the ornaments that came in a box. They were either satiny balls or colored glass ornaments...
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Advent Calendar: Christmas Cards
(This is day 4 in the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories) I remember sitting down and watching my Mom write out Christmas cards. They went to family and friends, some we hadn’t seen all year, but...
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The Year Our Outdoor Decorations Almost Downed Airplanes
(This is day 5 of the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories: Outdoor Decorations…In Memory of my Dad) When I was growing up in the late 1960s and early 1970s, almost everyone in our neighborhood put up...
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Who’d Invite Us to a Holiday Party?
(Day 7 of the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories: Holiday Parties) We were a large family for the standards of the 1960s and 1970s. 5 kids all born within 7 years of each other. When the...
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Those are Some Really Flat Gingerbread Men!
(Day 8 of the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories…Christmas Cookies) I’ve always enjoyed baking, though I rarely do it anymore. My arthritis makes it difficult to get around the kitchen. My...
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Advent Calendar: Snowflakes in the Bay Area
(Day 9 of the Advent Calender of Christmas Memories: Grab Bag) At my first job with the County Library system, I worked with a elderly woman. She was all business, no play–very serious. She was a...
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Advent Calendar: The Lost Pajamas
(Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories Day 10: Gifts) As I wrote about my doll, Tippy Toes, for the Smile for the Camera Edition #19, I thought I’d bring back my story about Grandma’s pajamas. Though...
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Advent Calendar: Give the Fruit Cake to Grandma
(Day 14 of Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories: Fruit Cake, Friend or Foe?) My family was born and raised on chocolate. Chocolate cake, chocolate candy, chocolate ice cream. So on the rare...
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Advent Calendar: Making Someone Else’s Holiday Cheery
[Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories: Day 12...Volunteer Work) I'll say it. I love the holiday season. I love the paper snowflakes, getting Christmas cards in my mailbox, finding presents for me...
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Advent Calendar: It’s Almost Winter Break!
(Day 16 of the Advent Calendar of Christimas Memories: Christmas at School) The month of December was always a special time in elementary school. There were so many things going on. It really made the...
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