We have several things that we consider Christmas treasures. Not all of them are beautiful or would be special to anyone else, but each holds a memory and is special to us.
- Little angel ornaments that belonged to my grandmother. They're made out of plastic which is covered in sparkles and have little silver wings. These are probably from the 1950s or perhaps even earlier.
- A set of plastic ornaments that glow, also from my grandmother's collection and also rather old.
- Several ornaments from our first year of marriage. We were college students and very, very poor. We cleaned a church and did their gardening to help pay for school and support ourselves. So, we bought one small package of ornaments and made the rest. Most of what remains are several bows we made out of cloth ribbon. These go up on our tree every year along with several ornaments that were made for us by some of the seniors at that church, including one we affectionately call "the bomb" because it's a blue silk ornament with a whole bunch of pearlized push pins shoved in it.
- Anything given to me by my sister who passed away in 2003, including one wooden ornament of a family of bears with all of our names written under it.
- Ornaments from our vacations or for special events such as the birth of our children, purchase of our home, building of our garden, getting our pets including our chickens, etc.
Our Christmas tree is very eclectic, but it tells the story of our family and our lives together. I wouldn't have it any other way.
- Little angel ornaments that belonged to my grandmother. They're made out of plastic which is covered in sparkles and have little silver wings. These are probably from the 1950s or perhaps even earlier.
- A set of plastic ornaments that glow, also from my grandmother's collection and also rather old.
- Several ornaments from our first year of marriage. We were college students and very, very poor. We cleaned a church and did their gardening to help pay for school and support ourselves. So, we bought one small package of ornaments and made the rest. Most of what remains are several bows we made out of cloth ribbon. These go up on our tree every year along with several ornaments that were made for us by some of the seniors at that church, including one we affectionately call "the bomb" because it's a blue silk ornament with a whole bunch of pearlized push pins shoved in it.
- Anything given to me by my sister who passed away in 2003, including one wooden ornament of a family of bears with all of our names written under it.
- Ornaments from our vacations or for special events such as the birth of our children, purchase of our home, building of our garden, getting our pets including our chickens, etc.
Our Christmas tree is very eclectic, but it tells the story of our family and our lives together. I wouldn't have it any other way.
