Even tho the weather wasn`t great and I was a little under the weather Christmas is always a good time to see family and their differences in life styles. Makes me proud to see that my kids all picked perfect mates and seem to be well adjusted. Those grandkids are precious and growing up so fast. Time, gifts, cards, calls are all so appreciated. My favorite memories were attending Mass as a family and watching the little ones admire and play with my ornament collection.
Dad`s and I`s first Christmas in a little basement apartment in Alva was a special time. He showered me with several things-mostly clothes that included a pair of red penny loafers and a red and blue pants suit. I worked at T.G.andY until late on Christmas Eve and we headed to Mooreland for dinner and the night. I probably had to work on Dec. 26. As I recall I worked that season with something similar to what I got this year. The customers were offering me cough drops.
The Christmas before we married Dad shopped for Becky make-up mirror, Mike toy gun (he and his room mates had a ball with that before he wrapped it), and the folks set of hostess dishes and spent it in Mooreland with us. Seems like he caught a ride with someone after the last basketball practice.
My childhood Christmases were a little one sided. Christmas Eve Santa left toys on the porch and rang the doorbell and we spent every Christmas Day with Grandma Balk in Enid. As I look back she always attended Mass on that day by herself. Everyone had gone at another time. Adults were served first in the living room and the kids begged for whatever on the backporch. She bought every person a gift even tho everyone else drew names. I guess it was probably about 40 people. In later years I often wondered what Grandma Phillips did for the day. I`m sure she never complained but was a bit lonesome her children were in California, Washington state and Wyoming.
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