From what I observed, they liked to sing together, and eat, and whatever season it was they liked to quilt together or pick out walnuts in the winter and help put in the garden or harvest potatoes. Oh and the Aunts like to do dishes together!!! You DID LIKE doing that didnt you????
At this time of year when you start thinking about Thanksgiving and Christmas get togethers I have come to realize that what I think of as a appropriate celebration was shaped by going to grandmas house for those holidays for 16 or 17 years straight. There was no other side of the family to share the holiday with, like some families alternate which side of the family to celebrate with. Mine were always there. I had no idea what other people did!!! And now my mom has noticed it and said to me ” You’re trying to have a Thanksgiving/Christmas (whatever holiday)like we used to have at Grandmas all by yourself!!!! I usually have 2 or 3 ppl bring a dish and I make 10 myself!!! LOL BECAUSE THATS THE WAY ITS SUPPOSE TO BE!!!! LOL I guess I am trying to recreate those good times. But I lack all the good people!!! I remember her windows would fog over because of all the cooking!!! Good memories, thanks for being there then, and in my memories today.
Doing dishes together was always pleasant because we would sing in harmony and that made the job easier. Julie described our Christmases at Grandma’s so well. I also cherish the thought of the tree she would have standing in the corner of the dining room chocked full of gifts for the grandchildren. She gave them ornaments and gloves and $1 and I forgot what all. But it all fit on the tree. Elizabeth made ornaments every year for all her younger neices and nephews and we still put them on our tree. There was a decorated walnut, clothespin reindeer, Christmas stocking, a squeeze thingy that you squeeze and it had a dollar in it. Most of these things had $1 in them. I’d like to hear about Lolly’s Christmases at her house…the gingerbread houses, the talent show…etc.
We enjoyed when someone would come to see us. We would all get busy and straighten up the house before the got down the road to our house.. We loved going to the Honey Creek Picnic in the summer, especially if we had a little money to spend. We really enjoyed it when our older brothers and sisters came home to visit.In the winter when we got home from school we milked the cows, fed the chickens got the eggs and carried in the wood made supper ate , did the dishes, then usually mother and father went to bed . We would get a pan of peanuts from upstairs or in the hall closet , where ever they were stored and roast them in the oven. we would also pop a large pan of popcorn, and we would play cards or monoply or sing or whatever , sometimes the older kids would tell stories like “Coon hunting in the Labadore” I don’t remember who started telling these stories but I think Felix would tell them when he came home, and Vernon told them to us, and Mahlon was real good at telling these stories. and needless to say when we were doing these things we were usually singing. especially when we were in the miserable tobacco patch. What ever we were doing we were usually singing. I also want to tell about the joy we got from the sears and Ward and Pennys catalogs or any catalog. We made paperdolls from them and got the dresses and anything we needed for them in the catalogs.
Aunt Lolly says
Sports of all kinds. and going to Gramma’s house to play with cousins and eat Gramma’s good food.
Julie Baker says
From what I observed, they liked to sing together, and eat, and whatever season it was they liked to quilt together or pick out walnuts in the winter and help put in the garden or harvest potatoes. Oh and the Aunts like to do dishes together!!! You DID LIKE doing that didnt you????
Julie Baker says
At this time of year when you start thinking about Thanksgiving and Christmas get togethers I have come to realize that what I think of as a appropriate celebration was shaped by going to grandmas house for those holidays for 16 or 17 years straight. There was no other side of the family to share the holiday with, like some families alternate which side of the family to celebrate with. Mine were always there. I had no idea what other people did!!! And now my mom has noticed it and said to me ” You’re trying to have a Thanksgiving/Christmas (whatever holiday)like we used to have at Grandmas all by yourself!!!! I usually have 2 or 3 ppl bring a dish and I make 10 myself!!! LOL BECAUSE THATS THE WAY ITS SUPPOSE TO BE!!!! LOL I guess I am trying to recreate those good times. But I lack all the good people!!! I remember her windows would fog over because of all the cooking!!! Good memories, thanks for being there then, and in my memories today.
Naomi Vetter says
Doing dishes together was always pleasant because we would sing in harmony and that made the job easier. Julie described our Christmases at Grandma’s so well. I also cherish the thought of the tree she would have standing in the corner of the dining room chocked full of gifts for the grandchildren. She gave them ornaments and gloves and $1 and I forgot what all. But it all fit on the tree. Elizabeth made ornaments every year for all her younger neices and nephews and we still put them on our tree. There was a decorated walnut, clothespin reindeer, Christmas stocking, a squeeze thingy that you squeeze and it had a dollar in it. Most of these things had $1 in them. I’d like to hear about Lolly’s Christmases at her house…the gingerbread houses, the talent show…etc.
cleopha says
We enjoyed when someone would come to see us. We would all get busy and straighten up the house before the got down the road to our house.. We loved going to the Honey Creek Picnic in the summer, especially if we had a little money to spend. We really enjoyed it when our older brothers and sisters came home to visit.In the winter when we got home from school we milked the cows, fed the chickens got the eggs and carried in the wood made supper ate , did the dishes, then usually mother and father went to bed . We would get a pan of peanuts from upstairs or in the hall closet , where ever they were stored and roast them in the oven. we would also pop a large pan of popcorn, and we would play cards or monoply or sing or whatever , sometimes the older kids would tell stories like “Coon hunting in the Labadore” I don’t remember who started telling these stories but I think Felix would tell them when he came home, and Vernon told them to us, and Mahlon was real good at telling these stories. and needless to say when we were doing these things we were usually singing. especially when we were in the miserable tobacco patch. What ever we were doing we were usually singing. I also want to tell about the joy we got from the sears and Ward and Pennys catalogs or any catalog. We made paperdolls from them and got the dresses and anything we needed for them in the catalogs.