One of the envelopes that arrived contained this little gem. It was from my blogging friend Leigh (Tales from Bloggeritaville) - What a lovely ornament! I just adore this Santa. This is one of my favorites - he's one of the old time santas in that style that I love. The back of the ornament looks like an old postcard. I love it, Leigh. Thanks so much.
My sister Alison is framing some business cards for me - I took the business cards to her in October and told her to pick the frame, the design, the everything and I know I'd love it. I guess she decided since she had so much control over the whole thing she might as well gift it to me :) She's a smart kid!
My Mother sent me this Santa cup. It's one that we received as kids and she sent it on to me this year. When I opened up the box I burst into tears. I seriously love it when that happens. It's an honest emotional moment. What a delight to receive a childhood memory in the mail. About a second later my sister Hillary called. She asked what I was doing and I said - crying! haha. The Santa cup once had a red cap and handle, but nearly all of it has flaked off. I find it interesting that the little blok markes on the cap are still intact. They must have been painted first instead of painted over the red.
The next item in the box from my mom was the "Three Legs of Man" or the Manx triskelion. It is the symbol of the Isle of Man (IOM) and since we had taken our trip there in May and the Corlett side of my family came from the Isle of Man, it was an unexpected treat. I'm so excited to have this in my ornament collection. Thanks Mom!!
Tom's parents sent us gifts, too - I received several dishtowels (poinsettia designs - love them!) and the most gorgeous scarf/shawl with three large buttons. I've already decided that I'm taking it to Rome with me. I needed a giant scarf like that when we went to IOM in May - I can imagine that Feb in Rome I might like it as well. Anyway, I loved the scarf. :)
On Christmas morning I got an email that I had just received a gift card to Amazon.com. My sister Hillary thought I might like a few new titles downloaded onto my Kindle. I was thrilled to pieces!
My Dad sends food. He's sent two prime rib roasts and a filet mignon roast. Goodness, they are so good! He sent one for Labor day I think, one for Thanksgiving and one for Christmas. We finally caught up and now only have the Christmas filet roast left in the freezer.
This is only my second week participating in the photo challenge. It's been going on for 19 weeks so far, so there are still plenty of weeks to join in, if it's something that appeals to you. Shutterboo's website has a black background, so it breaks all my rules...I can hardly stand to read a blog with a black background. But the photo pool is on Flikr and I can read her blog in my reader, so I'm making an exception because I like the photo challenge idea and the prompts. It's been fun so far.
I hope you have been having a lot of fun these few days after Christmas. New Years is just a heart beat away!
Kristin
3 comments:
I so enjoyed this tour of some of the ornaments on your tree. Guess what? I had a Santa cup just like that when I was a kid! Actually our family of four each had one and we had hot Dr. Pepper with a thin slice of lemon floating on top that was a real treat. And then when I was grown my mother made Tom and Jerrys to serve in them. What memories. The two that survived also were really flaked. After my mom died in 2000 I either gave them to Goodwill or sent them to my sister (I hope the latter).
Your Isle of Man info is fascinating.
Will you take your tripod to Rome?
I love the mug (and have one very much like it!) and your emotional reaction. And your Dad's gifts--How nice!
Sounds like you have a wonderful Christmas. I would love to see the scarf and where the buttons are. I might like to crochet one. I loved the IOM heritage. Rome sounds amazing.
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