Ornament Tales: Day 1

I have decided to share ornament stories during the month of December. I spent time this morning photographing some of the ornaments that I plan to tell about during the month. I decided to go waaaaay back with tonight's ornament tale...to our first Christmas. Mother and Daddy gave us this ornament our first Christmas...so Christmas 1969...55 years this eggshell ornament has survived...it even survived the year that the tree fell over. I think of it as a snowy Christmas Eve with people going to church for a candlelight service. It has hung on our Christmas trees in five homes and two states, First Tennessee and then California and then back to Tennessee. It is one of three ornaments made out of an eggshell that hang on my tree. It became a tradition in our families to exchange ornaments each year. My family in Arizona would send me ornaments and I would send them ornaments. That tradition continues to this day...the reason that I keep busy stitching ornaments for gifts and one of the reasons that I have so many ornaments! They also sent Melany and Nathan ornaments each year...but those ornaments have moved to their trees. So tonight's tale helps you understand how I have come to have so many ornaments on my tree...and...many others than family have added to my growing collection! Today has been busy. I managed to get the hem turned up on Abigail's bridesmaid's dress and got it basted. So it is ready for her to try it on again with the boots that she plans to wear for the wedding. I'm planning to get started doing the same to Joy's this evening. It's a long way around these skirts! I also started trying to get all my Thanksgiving cooking, which was done on Saturday under control...started getting it portioned out to put some in the freezer. First I ot the broth out and put it in freezer bags and then used the rest to make turkey and rice soup...some of which I plan to freeze also. I squeezed some leftover lemons and froze that juice, also. Lots going on to make a mess in the kitchen. I am about to run the dishwasher after I eat a bite of supper. I'm late eating because of Furnace Room Prayer Meeting. I guess we are settling in for a night of rain. It started to mist a little just asa I got to church, but was raining by the time we came out and I am hearing a nice gentle rain now. I'm glad that I am in and will be in till I go for a haircut tomorrow and then go to work in the library after that. Our overnight low is supposed to be 35 and tomorrow's high is supposed to be 38...brrrrr! But it was colder last night over night it got down to 25 and I think that we have more of those low temps ahead of us. I'm glad that I have plenty to do staying at home...I prefer home to going out when it is so cold! To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious! 'Tis the season!