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In honor of Christmas…

The first is the Chrismouse Meme.  I was tagged by the sweet  Moody Mabel.

The Twelve days of Christmas have been celebrated since medieval times ~ traditionally beginning the day after Christmas Day (now known as Boxing Day) and ending with Twelfth Night.  And since the festive season is upon us ~ I thought it might be fun to do a Christmas meme!

Rules:

1. Copy the delightful Chrismouse picture to your post.
2. Copy these rules and the explanation of the meme (above).
3. Link the person who tagged you.
4. List 12 things: either about a Christmas present or memories about Christmas past (or a mixture of both)
5. Tag as many or as few people as you like!

1. Every Christmas Day since I’ve been born has been at my Aunt M’s house.  I’m taking it back this year and not going.  I actually don’t feel sad about it either.
2. She used to have this huge camel that me and my 2 cousins would have our pictures taken on every year, until it didn’t exist anymore.
3. On Christmas Eve we have to sing the 12 days of Christmas before the kids get to open their presents.
4. My dad used to hide jewelry presents in the tree for my mom to find on Christmas morning.
5. My dogs and past dogs know how to open presents.  My first dog, Poqui, used to know which stocking was his and he would sit in front of it and “guard” it.
6. Every year my mom and I would make Christmas cookies.  Every year she’d get pissed at the spritz press, wipe the dough off the bottom and throw it in the sink.  She’d chill the dough some more and eventually the cookies would get made.  She went through all the trouble because they were my Aunt D’s favorites.  J says she tries to make them but they never taste the same as my mom’s.
7. Until my mom died I got a present from Santa, I wish I still did.
8. I love getting cute socks for Christmas.
9. There was always lip smackers in my stocking.  My dad kept up the tradition until a couple years ago.
10. I used to get to open one present on Christmas eve, they were always pjs.
11. I love the way the lights twinkle on the houses.
12. JC told me that he still remembers coming over Christmas morning when we dated in high school.  My mom bought him more presents then his family bought him.

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