Stories 2 and 3

I noticed that yesterday when I started this blog that I was actually a day behind.  So...today is catch up day...( I love ketchup)  hahaha

When Keith and Erica were younger, I bought a candy cane decoration at a Christmas market.  When I brought it home, I wished that I had purchased more.  So, Larry made me some more and the kids painted them.   We still use them to this day.  Wasn't that sweet of Larry? 

And here they are lining our driveway. 
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STORY # 3 
This memory is one that seemed to repeat itself every year for me.  You know, as a kid, you always received clothes for Christmas.  Not always the favorite gift, but you still had to act like you liked the clothes.  I really always liked my clothes.  My parents wanted us to wear our new clothes on Christmas Day when we saw all of the relatives. 
For me.....usually some of mine didn't fit.  Of course, my sisters' clothes always fit.  But, Debbie, the chubby one, seemed to experience a growth spurt in all of the wrong places in the fall!  Well, the summer before 7th grade, I gained alot of weight.  I went from 90lbs in the 6th grade to about 120lbs in the 7th grade.  And I promise....I never saw any of the numbers between 90-120.  It was like I gained 30 lbs overnight.  Of course, we all know that doesn't happen.  But in a child's mind it does.
So, anyway....Christmas morning.....I woke up and really had some cool clothes under the tree from Santa.   He came thru this year for me....since I was no longer a child (7th grader and knew everything). 
I loved my long sleeve turtleneck and the blue denin fringed vest....but the cool burnt orange courduroy dungarees were too tight!  Bummer....couldn't wear the outfit.  Then it was Mom to the rescue.   Santa had left an extra pair of pants for me in a bigger size just in case!   Wow!   Santa really plans ahead.   These bigger pants did fit and I was able to wear my ensemble to the family functions.  I gotta say that my self esteem hit a low that day but obviously that feeling didn't last, because I didn't really do anything about my weight that year. 
But.....I was able to wear the new clothes right along with my sisters.  So all is well that ended well.