Happy Tuesday! My house is finally decorated for Christmas. Last weekend was good for getting caught up. It takes me awhile to go through all of the boxes of Christmas ornaments because I like to stop and reminisce the days when the kids were little. I have one special box that gets taken down every year, but none of the ornaments go on the tree. These are very special ornaments that probably only a mother could appreciate. They are all the handmade creations that Erik and Kristin proudly presented years ago. There are colorful little origami boxes that Erik's hands carefully folded into perfection and little paper snowflakes that Kristin glued her sweet smiling face on to. These and many more like them are the most special ornaments for me to look at. I always take them out one by one and turn them over in my hands and remember the days when they were made. I won't even put them on the tree in an effort to preserve them. The kids probably think I'm silly, but someday they will understand the importance of glitter-covered toilet paper tubes that have been cut down to make festive napkin rings. There are many things they won't understand until they are parents, and then the pieces will begin to fall into place and my sentimentality won't seem so silly anymore. I absolutely love Christmas for so many reasons. It's just an excellent time to reflect on all the things that are so meaningful in life.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Sentimental Me
Happy Tuesday! My house is finally decorated for Christmas. Last weekend was good for getting caught up. It takes me awhile to go through all of the boxes of Christmas ornaments because I like to stop and reminisce the days when the kids were little. I have one special box that gets taken down every year, but none of the ornaments go on the tree. These are very special ornaments that probably only a mother could appreciate. They are all the handmade creations that Erik and Kristin proudly presented years ago. There are colorful little origami boxes that Erik's hands carefully folded into perfection and little paper snowflakes that Kristin glued her sweet smiling face on to. These and many more like them are the most special ornaments for me to look at. I always take them out one by one and turn them over in my hands and remember the days when they were made. I won't even put them on the tree in an effort to preserve them. The kids probably think I'm silly, but someday they will understand the importance of glitter-covered toilet paper tubes that have been cut down to make festive napkin rings. There are many things they won't understand until they are parents, and then the pieces will begin to fall into place and my sentimentality won't seem so silly anymore. I absolutely love Christmas for so many reasons. It's just an excellent time to reflect on all the things that are so meaningful in life.
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i agree whole heartedly! i feel the same way about Christmas. i had soooo many of those treasured ornaments, but the last couple of years my girls and their little families have started having their own tree, and i let them take all of their ornaments. however......i did keep our little tiny angel. she is the keeper of so many of my memories....and she will forever grace our tree. traditions are sometimes hard to change, especially with daughters it seems! :) however, they have had to learn that "our family is a circle of love and strength. With every birth and every union, the circle grows. Every joy shared adds more love, every obstacle faced together makes the circle stronger". it indeed has been a growing time for our children....and for us....but now they START their traditions....and we CONTINUE with some of ours.
thanks for the visit....always love coming here!
I too have ornaments that I keep, and one day I'll have to part with them..my mom never did,or I dont think so,I dont have them anyways. Amanda & Johnanthon laughs at them when they see them in the box, when to me they are percious!!
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