When Bob's family sold their grocery store in the 1960s, I took the opportunity to snoop around in the attic of the building to see what I could find. I spied this old display jar in a dark corner; and I asked my father-in-law if I could have it. I'm sure he wondered what his antique-crazy daughter-in-law was going to do with that old thing! Bob remembers that it held bulk cookies for sale at one time.
This Christmas I decided it would be the perfect thing to hold a replication of a family Christmas memory.
In our part of Colorado, there are not any tree farms where you can go cut your own Christmas tree. If you want the experience, you go to the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management for a permit. Then, you pack up the family, the gear, and enough sugar and spice to sustain the troops; head to the mountains; traipse through the snow and freezing cold; get your vehicle stuck in a snow drift; etc. etc. You end up with the perfect 'imperfect Charlie Brown' tree, sugar-hyped kids, and another priceless Christmas memory.
In our part of Colorado, there are not any tree farms where you can go cut your own Christmas tree. If you want the experience, you go to the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management for a permit. Then, you pack up the family, the gear, and enough sugar and spice to sustain the troops; head to the mountains; traipse through the snow and freezing cold; get your vehicle stuck in a snow drift; etc. etc. You end up with the perfect 'imperfect Charlie Brown' tree, sugar-hyped kids, and another priceless Christmas memory.
Since we weren't really an outdoorsy, adventurist family (especially me); we only did this once.
From then on, a grocery store tree; and now a fake tree works just fine!
Here's proof that we actually did this -- 1980 pictures. These don't show that much snow, but trust me, there was!
So many fun blogs to read this season, but please check out the following:
Have a Daily Cup for A Sugar and Spice Christmas on 12/11
Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday
Funky Junk Interiors for Saturday Nite Special
Dwellings for Amaze Me Monday
A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday
Shabby Creek Cottage
Here's proof that we actually did this -- 1980 pictures. These don't show that much snow, but trust me, there was!
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| Eating cookies Dragging the tree out |
So many fun blogs to read this season, but please check out the following:
Have a Daily Cup for A Sugar and Spice Christmas on 12/11
Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday
Funky Junk Interiors for Saturday Nite Special
Dwellings for Amaze Me Monday
A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday
Shabby Creek Cottage
