The last minute wrapping flurry is happening. The family Christmas will begin in two hours.
Tonight there will be pizza and cookies, tomorrow Chinese take-out. And it will all be just right Who doesn't love pizza and Chinese?
When I was a child we would gather at my grandmother's. We would wait impatiently for my dad to finish milking so we could head out. And then after dinner we would wait impatiently again for the dishes to be washed and dried so we could open presents.
There was a gift exchange with a $2 limit. Totally exciting, both to get a gift and to see who drew your name.
One year my sister, ten years younger than me, got a Fisher Price corn popper push toy and we were all amazed at such a wonderful gift. I just checked on Amazon - that corn popper is still available, for $24.
My grandmother would give us each red envelopes from the bank. $1 for the grandkids and $2 for the adults. One day this fall I was going through drawers and found several of those envelopes, still with the crisp bills inside.
I thought it would be fun to give them to my family for Christmas this year, but, today, I can't find them.
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