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Kit McCallum

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0 posted 2000-12-15 11:03 PM

Sharing Christmas Memories - Add a Verse or 10

Each year I like to give my thanks
When Christmas time is near,
I feel just like a kid again ...
It gets me every year!

Let's reminisce a little bit
About our Christmas past;
Think back to all those happy times,
That make the memories last.

For me, it was the family trips,
'Twas nothing left to chance;
We'd pack the car and drive eight hours
To visit Gram and Gramps.

My Grandpa was a special man,
He told a story well;
I'd sit for hours upon his lap,
Enchanted by his tales.

And all the time, while Grandma baked,
The family gathered round,
As Grandpa filled our hearts and souls
With stories he'd expound.

And then to bed, we'd scamper off
And wake to reindeer hooves ...
To clanging bells and hollers,
That were coming from the roof.

I'd grab my sister's hand and squeal ...
"It's Santa!!! He's arrived!!!"
She'd squeeze my hand and shush me then,
Both motionless ... wide-eyed.

The sounds would slowly fade away,
We'd hear the reindeer names,
As off they flew into the night,
As quickly as they came.

'Twas many long years later
That I told my mom I'd dreamed ...
Of Santa touching down those years,
As sis and I would scream.

She smiled a loving mother's smile,
And said I'd dreamt it not;
For Santa really had been there ...
'Twas Grandpa and his props.

***True Story - He was a Wonderful Man***

I'd love to read your stories too,
Just add a verse or ten,
And build upon the memories,
To share with other friends.

/Kit McCallum

SEA

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1 posted 2000-12-15 11:23 PM

My parents were so fun at Christmas time
like little kids, ya know they could never wait til Christmas day
they'd swear they would...then one of them would say

let's do it now.......surprise those two
we'll trick them and let them think
that they are in trouble,now don't you dare wink!

My mom would rush in......say you better get this room clean
your Dad is madder
than I have ever seen!

Brother and I would rush about cleaning
trying not to ball
cuz we could here Dad's "angry" footsteps up and down the hall

then he'd call us out and we just knew we were through
astonished were our faces as so happy ~ we see
Dad wasn't mad at all..... he had been putting presents under the tree!!

true.....

~SEA~

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2 posted 2000-12-15 11:41 PM

My Christmases weren't very good
My family was quite poor.
At best we got a pair of socks
Or shirt and nothing more.

Five children were a lot to give
A bunch of presents to
So Mom and Dad just tried their best
To do what they could do.

I'd like to say that it was fine
But, to a child, it's not
Especially, when your friends tell you
Of all the gifts they got.

So Christmases were nothing much.
I only got one box
And I could bet, beyond a doubt,
It was a shirt or socks.

Later, I grew up, of course,
Earned good salaries
And Christmases found many gifts
Beneath the Christmas trees.

But I would think of children who
Were opening one box
Because their parent were like mine
and only gave them socks.

For fifteen years my girl and I
Take money we would spend
To buy gifts for ourselves and give
To charities instead.

I don't need presents for myself.
I just do it because
I like to lend a helping hand
To children that I was.......

nakdthoughts
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3 posted 2000-12-16 12:14 PM

that was just beautiful balladeer..I had that kind of Christmas too...socks brings back memories...*s

~Wynter..can't rhyme at the moment will add one later

"The worst prison would be a closed heart".
...Pope John Paul II

Kit McCallum

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4 posted 2000-12-16 12:26 PM

~SEA: LOL ... sounds like your parents have a great sense of humour SEA, and reminds me of something my dad would do. Thanks for joining in with these great memories!

~Balladeer: This is so heart-warming Michael. Why does it not surprise me that you grew into this wonderful, sensitive man ... thank you for adding this tender verse, and hugs to you for Christmas' past ...

~Wynter: It is beautiful Wynter, and do come back and add a few verses ... please?

Much appreciation to all,
/Kit

SEA

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5 posted 2000-12-16 05:09 PM

Kit~ I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you that I really like your poem, and what a fantastic idea to get us all involved with sharing our Christmas memories.......

Balladeer~ my husband too......we have a children's recieving home that we give to all year long......you are a very special man.....

-SEA

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6 posted 2000-12-16 05:21 PM

*sigh* you have all added such beautiful words there is no way I could add more through the tears in my eyes right now. We like to find poor families and for the twelve days before Christmas we pixie them but leaving little packages for each member outside their door as we ring the bells and run so they do not know who it is from. We are not rich but have fun baking for many days with exciting ideas to please all tastes.
Thank you all for this wonderful read. Much love and Christmas cheer from me to you.

Love I leave with you my friend whether it be in your life or of yet the essense of your dreams. http://path2riches.com

Charisma

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7 posted 2000-12-16 05:28 PM

yesssss.....this bring back all the good memories of Christmas....wonderful imagery....love it.

((hugs))
Charisma

Marsha

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8 posted 2000-12-16 05:29 PM

Kit, are you sure you want them

okay I'll try to be good.

Christmas memories ah how they come to me
Amongst six sisters alone we'd never be
We were so lucky that we didn't do without
Christmas spirit was there all about

A house full of women we were eight in all
For Nana had answered Mam's help call
She's said mama it's all too much for me
These girls of mine are driving me crazy

Our Daddy had died on Christmas day
I know it's sad but then what can you say
But Christmas was still a very happy time
For children sense when to draw a line

Nana had been an actress on the stage
We girls were told we'd not be in any cage
Womens liberation long before its day
You girls are free Mam and Nana would say

We had plenty of fun and times were good
We were encouraged to be all that we could
But we had no Father Christmas come to call
We had Mama Christmas with gifts for all

So with six sisters all of them buying mad
Christmas wasn't ever a time to be sad
Mama said Daddy was looking down from above
And every Christmas he would send us his love

Every year without fail we would be given
A gift from Daddy that he'd sent from heaven
A thoughtful pressie that Mama gave us each
The real message of love to us she'd teach

Christmas is still a magic time for me
I have to have holly, mistletoe and a tree
We sisters get together for a night of fun
I say Happy Christmas to each and everyone

This is a true story, Merry Christmas

Take care
Mushy

Take back the hope you gave,- I claim
Only a memory of the same
Robert Browning

Kit McCallum

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9 posted 2000-12-17 08:40 AM

~SEA: Thank you again SEA ... you are special too!

~Startime: What a wonderful idea Startime! This is a wonderful way to share Christmas cheer and love. Many thanks to you for sharing these lovely thoughts!

~Charisma: Thanks so much Charisma ... it's wonderful to hear other's heartwarming or fun and treasured stories this time of year. I'm glad you enjoyed!

~Marsha: Oh Marsha ... your memories are so inspirational. Hugs to the incredible strength of the women in your family. What a beautiful way to remember your father with gifts of love from Heaven at Christmas ... you, my dear, have an amazing family! Thanks so much for sharing these heart-warming memories!

Much appreciation to all for joining in the memories,
/Kit

SEA

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10 posted 2000-12-18 01:16 AM

BUMP

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11 posted 2000-12-18 01:35 AM

Driving two hours to get to the farm
As many as we could get im Moms Impala
To a one room hand built log cabin
Tin roof bunk beds wood stove
Grandpa pulling us with the tractor
As we go to hunt a tree
The perfect tree
Then back to the cabin
Where Granny was waiting
With hot chocolate and cookies
Snowball fights and skating on the lake
Then back to the city
I was the envy of all my friends
I got a pony under MY tree hehehe

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