OLD MEMORIES






TREASURED ORNAMENTS





As the holiday season approaches, my memories go to my kids when they

 were little boys and to Christmas of long ago when I was a kid.  I know you

 can’t live in the past, neither can you forget it.  So what to do?  
     
      My grandson asked for ornaments for his apartment, knowing that I have 

collected quite a few over the years.  Since I was seeing him soon, I dragged 

the seven large tubs from the garage and carried them into the house.  
     
     I have glass ornaments from my dad’s side that decorated his family tree. 

Should I keep them or give them away?  A manger scene from when I was a 

little girl and went to Sunday school.  I’m not ready to part with it.




I also have books that I used to read to my boys and now I read them to my 

grandchildren. 














I like to read the books every Christmas to myself as I watch favored holiday movies.









I found a few decorations of Santa and some angels that will be enjoyed by 

him. I also have a few figurines that he might like and remember from when 

he was little as well as the ornament he’d made in school.
     
Are you ready for the holidays?  Click the link below for a nice free short story 

read and the book is called SHORT STORIES. The story is titled, ‘The 

Treasured Christmas Ornament’.  
     
    Here’s the link. Short Stories 



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