“Tomorrow is the Big Birthday for Lee”

Dec 4th “Tomorrow is the Big Birthday for Lee”

“UP After – DOWN Before!”

When is the correct time to put up the Christmas tree and how long should you leave the Christmas tree up?

Comments, that I have heard… regarding children with birthdays within a week of Christmas – feel they got the “short end of the stick!”

Seems like.. that if the birthday is too close to Christmas – the child is given more clothes for the one occasion, and maybe more toys the other… but, probably would have received much more… had the birthday been near the middle of the year?

The money is in a short supply near the end of the year and a birthday – it’s a big thumbs down!

Two families I know of … the one young person decided to celebrate and have his birthday in July. For years, everything was just fine until he decided to join the Marines. Seems the family had to scramble to find his birth certificate – his birthday was really in December and no one even knew?

The other, his birthday was the 24th of December and in all his young years he received less than he thought he should have, so… he made up for the shortage, by making more money than he could ever use… and in the end, had no one to leave it all to?

So… with my sons and their birthdays being on the 5th of December and the other the 9th of January, we wanted each to enjoy their birthday party on that date, and “Christmas” on its date. We all help put up the Christmas tree after the 5th of December, and just as fast as possible… after “Little Christmas, January 6th” … the Christmas tree came down!

The 9th of January is ready for AL’s birthday party and friends… all done without a sign and or a leftover decoration from the big Christmas Celebration! Everybody is Happy and received more than enough of all the things that they had wished for, and even all of the trips to see Santa and also… so much that was requested on their letters to Santa!

It sure does pay off… for making plans that are good for all of the family and sticking with a good plan – for when the children are small and everything is NEW and Wonderful… with lots of extra surprises and excitement – it makes for good harmony in the household, and all the best of memories to last for a LIFETIME! D.V.

Just happened on to this… as I was looking for a “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” song… but this is a big “WINNER in my book” – for all parents to see and to know – if you work with the small children when their brains are just waiting to get new information and something to do – and use all of the five senses – what a wonderful world this is – and to think that each young child is born with all of these wonders!

“Thanks be to the Almighty Creator for giving to us the wonderful gift of children – and helping them to each be that extra special person that he created them to be – all for HIS Glory and Honor for ever and ever!