Taking down the decorations is never as much fun, and usually takes me just as much time as putting them up. I even toyed with the idea of playing Christmas music while I took them down, to see if it would maybe bring a little bit of joy to the task...*sigh* unfortunately it does not have the same jolly effect as it does when one is decking the halls after Thanksgiving. The one part I always enjoy is all of the keepsake ornaments/decorations and thinking about the person who gave them to me or made them for me, some made by my children, adorned with their pictures. Actually I only still have my daughter's, I gave the boys theirs when they started having "trees" of their own. It's fun to look at my now 23 year old daughter's tiny little 5 year old face on her kindergarten ornament, gleeming little tiny white pearls of baby teeth peeking out between the rosy little lips that formed such a perfect little smile, that just beamed with such pride of taking her first school picture and feeling like she was sooooo big.
The thought crossed my mind as I packed away my Mother's frosted Crystal navtivity, and I looked at her writing on the box, how the last time she packed it away, she had no clue it would be her last. After 3 and a half weeks of illness she passed away, in July of 2003, willingly and of her own decision to not fight the disease that had taken residency in the earthly abode of her soul. Would this year be my last time ???? I don't want to think so...but either way, the boxes are all packed neatly, and labeled, so in either case, if I am here it will be oh so simple, or if I take the "ultimate never ending vacation" (as I referred to it during my Mom's hospice care) whomever decides to take on the task should find it quite simple to figure out what all is there and where it goes. Right down to the new decorations I purchased today for next Christmas. I've decided to go a different color direction for Christmas 2011, it shall be Red, silver, white and a lively limey green, complete with red and white striped ribbon etc. The bulk of my purchases were made today for 75% off!!! I will shop for a few more things in the next week, so that I am good to go, because hopefully I won't be gone......for good.... before the holidays roll around again in 11 months. I sure am looking forward to it!!! I had a very shocking message this evening from one of my high school classmates that his brother that was 2 years ahead of us passed away unexpectedly this morning, so we just never know, in the mean time I shall enjoy and be grateful for the small things like the handmade ornaments of tiny children that aren't so tiny any more....I love them all so much and cherish every moment we spend together, especially now that they are all busy adults. Wonderful times, simply wonderful.
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