Don't laugh and I can't get this pic to upload correctly! On to the story...
I find myself thinking a lot about my Gramie this time of year (more than normal). Oh how I miss her daily.
Every year Gramie made Christmas better. She would go above and beyond to make sure we felt loved! I have memories of the biggest Christmas tree I have ever seen in her home. That tree had to have been at least 20 feet tall. They needed a special ladder to decorate it. She made sure it went up to the top of the ceiling and I remember my Gramps complaining about how much money she spent. She was in trouble a lot during Christmas! The worst thing you could do to her was tell her you wanted something. That woman would make herself sick until she found it for you. I remember I made the mistake and fessed up I wanted two silver reindeer from Pottery Barn. She could only find one and literally searched for a year until she found the other one. I will have those the rest of my life I assure you. Gramie would show up at my Mom's with a huge trunk full of presents. That was back in the day when they had a huge Chrysler where it was a serious effort to get that trunk full. My Gramps would be griping the whole time and Gramie would just pretend she didn't hear him.
Every year she would buy us an ornament with the year and our name on it. No matter what was going on in our lives... she always had our ornament. She never let us down. Not ever!
I put up a tree in her honor this year. I haven't put one up for many years. Although she wouldn't approve in any way of my dead tree from the grocery store that I put in a bucket, I know she's smiling about her ornaments!
There is nothing more special than a Gramie in my mind! I miss her every day.
I hope you have a Merry Christmas with your family and 2018 brings you everything you truly deserve.
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