“Christmas Celebrated also on the 28th”

Dec 30th “Christmas Celebrated also on the 28th”

On CHRISTMAS DAY – you can only celebrate with those that are available on that day – so we also celebrate “CHRISTMAS” DAY within the same week – for those that have to be at several homes – but due to distance and travel – another day during the CHRISTMAS WEEK – just adds to more FUN and excitement with more of the FAMILY! “No one is left out!”

“Visiting Family and Friends on CHRISTMAS!”

The picture of the “GRANDMA” in this picture – is how I see myself!

A picture is worth a ‘thousand words’ and this picture sure reminds me of the ways – visiting was done back in the day when – we did seem to have more time for “FAMILY and FRIENDS” to just pop in and visit – with no big hurry to be somewhere else.

When we were little – that is my brothers and myself – my DAD would drive all of us to Columbus and to Circleville, OHIO – every Spring and Fall – and we would stay maybe a month for a visit with all of his – our DAD’s FAMILY. I remember in “GRANDMA’s house, there was a big “HOME STYLE ORGAN” – this was the kind of organ that in order to play it – you would have to have – someone on the side pumping the bellows to pump plenty of air to the insides – so that the Organist could make some sweet music. Now that I think about it – wonder what ever happened to it – and who in the family was the Organist?

Some of the silly stuff that you think of – when you start to think about FAMILY – I still have a “PIE PLATE” – must be at least a hundred years old – as GRANDMA gave to us – filled with a pie – as they all like to eat and to eat they all did very well – but this was on the occasion of our heading back to Saint Louis – after one of our trips! This is the same “PIE PLATE” that my DAD and MOM would always bake a “PUMPKIN PIE” in – and that is exactly what I do, today! There is something about baking a “PUMPKIN PIE” in that “PIE PLATE” – that makes that the best tasting pie ever! – “Just must be some magic in that “PIE PLATE!”

Isn’t it wonderful – that “SOMEONE” is old enough – NOW – and remembers those good old days — the really good times — and even TODAY – has a memory of stuff to talk about – everything that made CHRISTMAS worth telling the new younger generation all about and even to pass on to lots of old FRIENDS and all of the young generation of our FAMILY and with all of the PHOTOS that are taken now, with those “SMART” Phones – which will make is so easy in the future to pass on even better memories with Photo and sound! So one more time – while it is still the SEASON – we wish a very HAPPY and “MERRY CHRISTMAS” to all those we have not been able to visit with this year – but letting you all know we do LOVE you and miss you and ask for the Almighty to send many BLESSINGS — to ALL!” D.V.