Although Art was insisting on waiting to put up the tree until December 1st, he's caved in to the old adage, "Happy wife, happy life."
Opening the boxes of ornaments always brings back memories. Here's a few.
A: Homemade ornaments made by our children when they were little and our granddaughter.
B: Tiffany bought this bulb from Home Depot to represent all our visits there for our ever continuing home renovation.
C: A teeny hand knitted stocking from my elementary school friend, Mavis.
D: Dated and engraved silver photo ornament of our daughter Tiffany and her family to remind us of their visit last year at Christmas.
E: A handmade ornament from our son, Jon when he was in 1st grade.
F: Art's Finisher Honolulu Marathon key rings from 2009 and 2010
G: I was so proud of myself when I finally finished this ornament making sewing kit.
H: My friend Joan went to Prague and brought these ornaments for everyone in our teachers group.
I: The Colonel and his wife, Elizabeth were the neighbors across the street when we moved into the neighborhood in Illinois 36 years ago. They welcomed us with open arms and watched over us like surrogate grandparents. When Elizabeth died they left us some special memorabilia. These little angels were one of them. I think of this special couple whenever I see these angels.
J: Dina from Jerusalem Hills Daily Photo gave this Israeli sandal to us about 30 years ago and I think of her whenever I see it. I think of how we celebrated Hanukkah together whenever I see it.
K: Like most teachers I have a lot of ornaments I received from children throughout the years. I have their names on them to remind me of the special times we spent together.
Jon used to aggravate us every year by hanging those little angels around the house so that we'd find one after all the decorations had been put away. Sometimes it'd be as late as summer when we'd spot one. Now we put one up in an odd place just to remind us of his antics since he's in New Mexico and can't do it himself.
The tree is up!
We're ready... sort of... for the holidays!
Opening the boxes of ornaments always brings back memories. Here's a few.
B: Tiffany bought this bulb from Home Depot to represent all our visits there for our ever continuing home renovation.
C: A teeny hand knitted stocking from my elementary school friend, Mavis.
D: Dated and engraved silver photo ornament of our daughter Tiffany and her family to remind us of their visit last year at Christmas.
E: A handmade ornament from our son, Jon when he was in 1st grade.
F: Art's Finisher Honolulu Marathon key rings from 2009 and 2010
G: I was so proud of myself when I finally finished this ornament making sewing kit.
H: My friend Joan went to Prague and brought these ornaments for everyone in our teachers group.
I: The Colonel and his wife, Elizabeth were the neighbors across the street when we moved into the neighborhood in Illinois 36 years ago. They welcomed us with open arms and watched over us like surrogate grandparents. When Elizabeth died they left us some special memorabilia. These little angels were one of them. I think of this special couple whenever I see these angels.
J: Dina from Jerusalem Hills Daily Photo gave this Israeli sandal to us about 30 years ago and I think of her whenever I see it. I think of how we celebrated Hanukkah together whenever I see it.
K: Like most teachers I have a lot of ornaments I received from children throughout the years. I have their names on them to remind me of the special times we spent together.
Jon used to aggravate us every year by hanging those little angels around the house so that we'd find one after all the decorations had been put away. Sometimes it'd be as late as summer when we'd spot one. Now we put one up in an odd place just to remind us of his antics since he's in New Mexico and can't do it himself.
The tree is up!
We're ready... sort of... for the holidays!
