Christmas Spirit

Every time I hear "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," it makes me think of my Granny.  She was a very special lady who made me feel like I was the only little person in the world (even though I have about a bazillion cousins!) 

Every Christmas she would wait for me to come up to help her decorate.  Should would put on a Christmas record (yes, a record) and we would get to decorating.  She had a little tree that we would put out, hang the Christmas wreath and the most important job of all was to fill the glass Christmas tree candy dish with those wonderful green and red Hershey Kisses.  I LOVED filling that damn dish.  I thought it looked so pretty with the green and red wrappers and as I would fill it I would sneak a kiss or two! 

When my Granny passed away I desperately wanted that glass Christmas tree candy dish....my Dad asked everyone what happened to it and no one seemed to know.  I wanted one to fill with my own Hershey kisses every Christmas, I searched everywhere and finally found one on eBay.  I bought it and had it for one whole Christmas until the top broke. I was devastated and I haven't found another one yet.

I tell Lou about how we use to bake pretend clay cookies in the oven, about how Granny would keep all her food boxes and cans and set up a grocery store in the breezeway for us kids to "shop" in.  I can't wait for Mia to experience all this fun with her Grandma.  I was blessed to have such an amazing and influential women in my life. Not a day goes by that I don't think of her or ask her to send me advice or the solution to my problem.  I know that Lou and I were blessed with an amazing, healthy little girl because Granny was watching over us that night in February.  When I called to tell Dad about the birth of Mia he said," I better stop by and tell Granny, oh wait she already knows! She knew before I did." He was exactly right!

So this Holiday season every time I hear that song, I turn it up just a bit and think about you Granny!