19. Family gathering for holidays.
A Side Story:
For
years whoever was living at home at our house and whoever was still at
home at my brother's home - would all pitch in some $$ and buy fireworks
then all meet out at the farm for the 4th of July.
Dad
always made home made ice cream. In the earlier days he cranked the
freezer, then he purchased an electric one. We always bragged on his ice
cream. It really was the best vanilla ice cream we had ever had. Then
one summer, it dawned on me - Mom really "fixed" the ice cream. She
mixed all the right ingredients to make that perfect - delicious
taste...
Dad only "cranked" it!!! but he still got the credit!
good times
20.
The different tradition of each holiday - nothing unusual, just the
regular traditions. That's what made it solid. The feeling that - the
holiday had arrived. Our family firm, solid, - the decorations, the
different food for the different holidays, the church services, the
exchange of gifts, the thanksgiving, Easter egg hunts, fire works. The
legacy we leave for our children, their children and on and on.
21.
A new tradition for me - never traveling to Oklahoma without taking
food to my parents. Never enjoying my children's visit without sending
food home with Jay.
So
many of our good times together - our family traditions - are shared
around the table - food - laughter. Sometimes sadness or strife are
involved. -
The Gift of family
My best tradition? - having children
raising them to have faith
raising them to be independent
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