Christmas 2009
(made by madison in pre-k)Santa's Magic Key
"Our stockings hang upon a wall,
we have no fireplace at all
you see the problem is quite clear
Santa, how will you get in here
We heard a legend. Is it true?
Of magic only you can do
we leave out any plain old key
and mark it "Santa" so you can see
Your magic makes the key fit right
so you can get inside that night
thank you Santa, here's our key
the milk and cookies are on me"
christmas at the yancey's
I really enjoy decorating my house for christmas, but this year we celebrated emma's first birthday and i didn't get into the holiday spirit until this week (the week of christmas) sad i know. i just haven't been in the mood this season. holiday's just aren't the same. it's amazing how much i miss my childhood traditions... maw maw and paw paw's christmas eve and then christmas day at my parent's house... full of good food and lots of laughter with my aunt and uncle and cousins. and i realized today that it's been 10 years since the last time i celebrated christmas with my mom. every year is difficult and just when i think this year will be better it's just not. i lost my grandfather in february and last week i was afraid i was going to lose my grandmother. so this year isn't any easier. plus i miss that she's missing all these wonderful christmas' with my kids. that one gets me all choked up! so i am wondering this year if i will ever get my joy back... joy and excitement that christmas use to be. so now that i've had my cry for the night.. i thought i share christmas at the yancey's
we have no fireplace at all
you see the problem is quite clear
Santa, how will you get in here
We heard a legend. Is it true?
Of magic only you can do
we leave out any plain old key
and mark it "Santa" so you can see
Your magic makes the key fit right
so you can get inside that night
thank you Santa, here's our key
the milk and cookies are on me"
christmas at the yancey's
I really enjoy decorating my house for christmas, but this year we celebrated emma's first birthday and i didn't get into the holiday spirit until this week (the week of christmas) sad i know. i just haven't been in the mood this season. holiday's just aren't the same. it's amazing how much i miss my childhood traditions... maw maw and paw paw's christmas eve and then christmas day at my parent's house... full of good food and lots of laughter with my aunt and uncle and cousins. and i realized today that it's been 10 years since the last time i celebrated christmas with my mom. every year is difficult and just when i think this year will be better it's just not. i lost my grandfather in february and last week i was afraid i was going to lose my grandmother. so this year isn't any easier. plus i miss that she's missing all these wonderful christmas' with my kids. that one gets me all choked up! so i am wondering this year if i will ever get my joy back... joy and excitement that christmas use to be. so now that i've had my cry for the night.. i thought i share christmas at the yancey's
christmas was my mom's favorite time of year and we always had two christmas trees, one that was traditional (real) in the livingroom and we had a santa tree in the den, which was my mom's favorite. and, when she passed away i inherited the tree and every year i enjoying putting it up in my livingroom and remembering all the times with my mom. and although christmas isn't the same for me as it use to.. i thought i'd share some of her beautiful santa ornaments.
more pictures to come.. so stay tuned :)
I think for your mom it was about making you happy. She loved all the stuff, but she wanted to make up for the tension between her and your dad. Or at least that's part of it. She did love traditions, though. But I think we get caught up in the memories and think they were so much better than the "real thing." We tend to forget all the other stuff, the fights, the smart comments, the huge mound of dishes, Rhonda always being late, etc. that goes along with family. Just remember she wants you to be happy NOW with your beautiful family. It's never perfect. It can be darn good, just not perfect. ily
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