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Starting a new tradition

Submitted by Krisann Blair on Fri, 12/10/2004 - 14:05.

This year I began a new tradition. On December 8 from this year on I will write a holiday letter and complete my Christmas Cards. Why this specific date you ask? Well that is easy - December 8 is my mother's birthday. She loved Christmas and taught me to love Christmas and taught e the basics of being organized for Christmas. This was the 2nd Christmas since she passed away and I thought starting this tradtion is a way of keeping her memory alive during the season.

Krisann

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new tradition

Submitted by sherylgraab on Sun, 10/16/2005 - 04:44.

Hi Krisann!  My mom, also a real Christmas woman, has been gone for about 3 years also.  Every year we went to my mom & dad's house for Christmas Eve - even after my dad passed away.  We found out that she had cancer on Dec 17 and that it was terminal, which made Christmas that year the most important Christmas with her, because it would be her last.  I still have trouble with Christmas celebrations, but I am inspired by your idea of the letter.Thank you, I will use that this year.....and by the way, I ended up with all of her Christmas stuff--both a blessing and a curse, since I had a ton of it myself!! Take care!

Sheryl

New Traditions

Submitted by Frog Princess on Sat, 10/15/2005 - 02:13.

When my children were very young, I came across a toy reindeer in a charity shop. It holds an empty sack, so I'm guessing that it once held a gift of some sort. Each year, it's filled with treats, (lollies, chocolates, etc), and sits in the living room. The children aren't allowed to touch the reindeer until an adult yells "Raid the Reindeer!", then they can run to the reindeer and choose a treat. If they've been especially good, they may get to 'raid' more than once a day- and they never know when the yell may go up! It's a silly little thing really but they absolutely love it. It's one of our favourite traditions. We also have 'Empty the Egg' at Easter, with a hollow plastic egg.

I love traditions old and new, and I'm intrigued by typical traditions from 'across the pond', hailing as I do from England. I'd like to maybe adopt a few into our family Christmas.

Love 'n' tinsel,

Frog Princess

I have been blessed with th

Submitted by robswife on Tue, 12/28/2004 - 03:59.

I have been blessed with three wonderful boys.  When I was growing up imagining what I would be like as an adult I always imagined I would be a Mom to girls, boys never entered my thoughts.  My dreams always included helping my daughters fill Hope Chests. Since I don't have daughters I started my own little tradition.  For each of my boys, beginning the Christmas year that they are 13 years old and until they marry,  I purchase an ornament for my future daughters-in-law.  I plan to wrap these all and present them to her, whoever she may be, at her Bridal Shower.ÂÂ