Lyrics from my favorite Christmas song: "Christmas At Our House" by Barbara Mandrell:
Christmas at our house . . .
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| Newington, Connecticut, 1950's |
Warm memories
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| Andrea, Cheryl & Nancy; Christmas 1953 |
Bright colored presents
And Christmas trees
Marshmallow meadows
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| Applegate, Thanksgiving 2014 |
Candy popcorn balls
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| Photo courtesy of Taste of Home.com |
I knew that Santa wore overalls
Mama's baking in the kitchen
Daddy's chopping firewood
Raisin cookies I was snitching
Christmas was good.
Reaching out to help a neighbor
That's the way it always was
We knew Jesus as our Savior
Christmas at our house still does.
Christmas at our house
Some things have changed
Faces and numbers have rearranged
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| Kristen & Grampa (1923 - 2005) |
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| Mom (1921 - 2014) and the "Stunning Smith Sisters", 2008 |
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| Hank, Cheryl & Nancy (1952 - 2010) , Wells, Maine 1987 |
Giggles from children stay in a place
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| Andrea, Cheryl holding Nancy; Christmas 1952, Newington, CT |
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| Rob, Aunt Joanne, & Kristen, Christmas 1978, Essex Junction, Vermont |
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| Rob, Katie, Kelly, Kristen, Kevin & Kit; Christmas 1990, Andover, Mass. |
I see old Santa has gained some weight.
Mama's baking in the kitchen
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| Nancy, Christmas 2006 |
Daddy's chopping firewood
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| Kristen & "Mommy" (me) |
Raisin cookies I was snitching
Christmas was good.
Reaching out to help a neighbor
That's the way it always was
We knew Jesus as our Savior
Christmas at our house still does.
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| 22 Applegate Lane |
Christmas at our house is love.
What beautiful memories of Christmases past and those you love. I wish you a blessed Christmas Cheryl. Looks like rain for us this year although we still have snow on the ground. Pam
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos and memories. Merry Christmas from Montreal, Canada. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a good idea. Very nice. Hope you had a Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteCheryl, Happy New Year to you and your wonderful family. Gosh, Family is so important.
ReplyDeleteI always wanted a sister. My only brother died 2 years. Now all that's left is my Daughter
a nephew and 2 cousins. We should all cherrish our memories.
Please God don't let me lose mine. May 2015 be wonderful for you all. yvonne