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December 08, 2009

My Christmas Impatience

As a kid, Christmas was the ultimate day for me. The entire Christmas season was what I lived for.

I wanted Christmas to start much earlier than it did. (the opposite of me today)scan0004 (5)

One year, when I was about 9, I decided it was time to put up the Christmas tree. Mom was at work. I pulled the tree box out of the storage in the back of the house and drug it to the living room where I proceeded to put the entire tree up.

I was standing on a tall stool and untangling lights, and this is where my fun ended. No, I did not fall. But my brother finally had enough of this. He called MOM. I know, the ultimate betrayal.

He ruined the Christmas surprise for Mom. I still recall seeing him on the phone in the kitchen, and saying: Mom, Suzanne is putting up the Christmas tree!!!

What the heck is his problem I wondered?

I don’t know what was said by her, but I can only imagine there was much sighing and a few frustrated words.

You see, it was not even Halloween yet. Yes, I was ready though.

Who says a calendar should dictate my holidays? Christmas Mark and Suz 2 Me and baby Cindy. I still have her today. Mark and his pogo stick, that was the ultimate arm breaker toy of the 70’s.

30 comments:

  1. I love that story. Siblings can be such pests, though. If my kids surprised me with a pre-Halloween tree, I would be delighted -- I think.

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  2. Your childhood photos are adorable! Yes, I can visualize the betrayal and the vintage phone your brother used! I love that you still have your baby plus all the wonderful memories that go with her! Priceless!

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  3. Wow, before Halloween?? You were an excited little girl! Such cute pictures, I can't believe you still have your doll...I still have my first doll too :)

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  4. Cute post, Suz---even if you did put your tree up before Halloween... How cute is that!!!!!

    Love the pictures. I have similar ones in the '70's of my sons..

    Do you remember putting all of those icicles on the tree????? GADS---we'd put them on --one by one. AND---when Christmas was over, we'd take them down and carefully save them for the next year... See??? I was a 'recycler' even back then!!!! ha ha (Not that we couldn't afford a new 10 cents box of icicles.. ha ha )

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  5. I have absolutely no trouble at all believing that you tried to put up the Christmas tree before Halloween. You were obviously ahead of your time -- now almost all of our stores do that! But I loved the story and the pictures.

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  6. Too funny! I remember we were always the very last ppl to set up our tree. When I was little, I never understood why... now I realize it was b/c our house was TINY and my parents were just tired by the end of the day. So now we always set up the day after Thanksgiving. : )

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  7. cute story! what a stinker, your brother ;)
    i still have my barbie from 1965!

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  8. I love these pictures - you and your brother were so cute! Your mom...what does she say today about that incident? I wonder how she remembers it...now, it's so sweet, but at the time, maybe not?
    Gregg had a pogo-stick, too, and I hear he was really good at it...it's still at Grandma & Grandpa's house. Shall I send it to you? XO

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  9. OH..what a cute story..I love the old pictures of you!
    sandy toe

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  10. YOU AND YOUR CAT! And brother! I remember stilts were popular too, another arm-knee breaker....

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  11. I love the picture with your baby...and that you still have her! NO fair!

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  12. gosh i would be putting up my tree before halloween if i was allowed. how funny!! my mother used to call me suzanne when i was in trouble too.

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  13. What an adorable post!! You always were a little darling, always thinking of others and trying to surprise your mommy. How sweet! Poop on your brother for tattline! I'm sure you eventually forgave him. ;-)

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  14. That's what I love about artificial trees...they are ageless! Christmas in July anyone?

    You look so adorable with your baby Cindy...and your brother looks so cute with his pogo stick!

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  15. Your brain was working....the longer the tree is up...the more time there is for more gifts!
    Adorable pictures!!!

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  16. Oh I love this post, brings me back to my childhood with an annoying little brother. I'm new to your blog and loving it.
    Ang xx

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  17. I'm pretty sure we had the same paneling? in our house back in the day! Great shot!

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  18. I love your spirit! I had to chuckle about your nightgown because I wore those all the way up until about 7 years ago when my kids put a definitive stop to it. LOL

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  19. Big brother tattle tales are a huge wet rag on things, aren't they? Be thankful you weren't one of five kids....someone was always tattling.

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  20. That's a cute story Suz! Did you mom leave it up? At least you didn't start at the 4th of July - ha,ha!

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  21. That's gotta be the BEST Christmas story I ever heard! I swear!

    You're so cute I'd dip you in sugar and sprinkle you with chocolate flakes!

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  22. i love that you are surprising me with a new picture... and i especially love that the frog is gone. and i love love love that you were tyring to put up that tree all by yourself- even before halloween!

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  23. awwww how sweet of you to do that! siblings can be pests... at that age.
    you are such a cute lil girl!
    i have my surgery thursday. but i'll be back as arnie would say...

    c

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  24. That is soo funny! Your mom got a kick out of it, I'm sure, deep down inside. You sound like the most fun kid ever!

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  25. The pogo stick--your brother and I could have bounced down the street together!

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  26. I bet your mom laughed about the tree. Sweet photo of you and your baby doll.

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  27. I just loved Christmas when I was a kid.....not now though

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  28. Oh my gosh you are so cute. You look like Cindi Brady. And Bobby. I wasn't born yet when that photo was taken... : ) Just sayin' we didn't have the pogo stick joy! MAN!

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  29. Love your brothers PJ's!

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  30. You mean Halloween is too early to put up the tree?
    Cute photo of you with the doll.

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