{"id":336,"date":"2005-12-21T00:15:19","date_gmt":"2005-12-21T09:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gonfalon.org\/eclat\/2005\/12\/21\/my-christmas-memory\/"},"modified":"2005-12-21T01:50:39","modified_gmt":"2005-12-21T10:50:39","slug":"my-christmas-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gonfalon.org\/eclat\/2005\/12\/21\/my-christmas-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"My Christmas Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nana Moosie asked for everyone to share their favorite childhood Christmas Mememory<\/a> – and I thought and thought and thought and thought and thought….<\/p>\n

And while so many of our childhood christmases were fantastic – I remember the doll and the clothes that I accidently stumbled upon in the sewing room that nana had made for me – how excited I was! I remember scavenger hunts to find the ‘big’ gifts – my hope chest being one. I remember the barbie shopping mall that mysteriously showed up on our doorstep one year – I never did find out who gave that to us, but oh! the shopping my barbies did! (and oh! the sympathy for nana and papa now as I step on stupid little barbie shoes in the middle of the night!)<\/p>\n

But really – my favorite christmas didn’t involve a gift that I received, or even something from childhood. insteady, my all time favorite gift that i gave had to be Nana’s christmas tree. See, I am not much of a crafter. I don’t like to knit or crochet or needle point, or the like. I have absolutely zero patience for it (but I’ll spend HOURS pixel picking an image without thought. go figure.) and I just never got into it. But one year, I saw a project in a magazine. It was 7 counted cross stitch settings – size 8in. square, depecting scenes from A Christmas Carol, arranged in a fabric christmas tree framing to make a holiday wall hanging, complete with golden bells tied to the quilted fabric. It was BEAUTIFUL. And I wanted more then anything to make it for my momma.<\/p>\n

So I got all the materials, and told her that I was making it for Kevin’s gramma, who loved handmade things, and had made me a whole bunch of handmade earrings (that my girls love to play with now.). So mom, being fabulous, said if I needed help to let her know. I started work on the cross stitching in october and worked on it every spare moment. I Stitched. and Stitched. and Stitched. The boy was 1.5 years old at the time, and in between taking care of him, i Stitched and Stitched and Stitched. Each completed one was a triumph. Alas – I was running WAY behind schedule.<\/p>\n

I finished the last one on December 23rd. As I don’t sew, Mom knew I’d need help piecing together the fabric frame. I went to her house that night and asked for help – telling her that if I got it into the mail on the 24th, I’d feel it were close enough. We worked together.<\/p>\n

Then mom finished it. She cut and sewed and helped me put that puppy together, actually FINISHING it for me in the end. I tied on the bells, and we boxed it up ready to send. I thanked her profusely – and even now I can’t figure out how she missed Kevin’s laughter about the whole thing while we worked.<\/p>\n

When we got home, I unpacked and repacked it, making sure to shove tissue paper around the bells so the gift wouldn’t be discovered until completely opened. On Christmas morning, I proudly handed her that gift, and watched her face as she opened it. Just as she opened the box, one of the bells rang – the tissue had fallen out – and her jaw dropped and she looked at me with an expression I can’t describe, but can still see perfectly – shock, incredulousness, and amused laughter all mingled with the tears as she unwrapped the gift she had helped me finish just a mere 48 hours before.<\/p>\n

It turned out beautifully! [and maybe Nana will take a picture of it for you<\/strike> see the pictures below – click through for details.] There’s mistakes in there, but there’s also MONTHS of planning and needle pricked fingertips and a ton of love in every little bit. And laughter too due to her finishing it for me.<\/p>\n

The next year? Gramma made me my own wall hanging, which I hang faithfully every year. Except this one – I’ve not relocated it yet. *L* but soon as I find it, up it will go.<\/p>\n

Love ya nana moosie! – that’s still my alltime favorite christmas gift – and it wasn’t even mine!<\/p>\n

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