My grandmothers each had their own styles during Christmas. My Mom's mother started out with a pretty standard artificial tree when I was younger but of course it had the large bulb lights that were popular at that time. But as time passed she decided to go with a smaller tree and it became more of a silver color with bright colored bulbs. I always found it interesting how much her trees stood out in comparison to her who would never have wanted to stand out. There were so many of us grandkids in my mom's family that we got simple presents from our grandparents like the lovely underwear and the dreaded socks. At one point when we were all younger there were 10 of us all in that small white house that I described before. It was complete chaos and often they would send us outside just to get some peace. It was fun to have Christmas with such a large family. My parents did a good job of dividing our time between my Mom's family and my Dad's.
My Dad's mom was very traditional at Christmas and I honestly do not remember anything very distinct about my childhood with her during the holidays. However, as she got older and did not want to put up a tree she went to a cute little ceramic tree that had lights on it that you could turn on and off with a switch. It was so neat and we all thought how it fit her to have something small and sweet just like her. She was so much a part of my life as a youngster that she seems to blend in more than she stands out for me. I remember walks in the neighborhood and her always smiling face when we would visit.
So at Christmas time I often think of my Grandmother's and the joy they brought all of us.
Next: Crazy Portzer Christmas' and those great last minute hand made gifts - the Texas ID, the Booger Picker and Tammy Faye's makeup kit.
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