Each day a few more holiday tasks get done. Yesterday I had the pleasure of finding tiny treasures for my granddaughter's stocking, and some for my very grown up kids. It's one of my favorite things to do. When my kids were small, I loved designing a treasure hunt on their birthdays as well as hiding eggs at Easter. I like rhyming the clue cards. In my era, there were lots of treasure hunts, and we kids did them for each other. Maybe I've got a pirate mentality, who knows?
I used to love ribbon candy at Christmas, but it's hard to find nowadays. And the little hard candy discs with flower designs in the middle are gone. I used to give my kids Life Saver Storybooks, but nobody has that kind any more, and no one much likes lifesavers. And yes, we did get an orange in our stockings in my day, and I still adore navel oranges and can't wait until they come in the stores. I have four in my kitchen right now, plus a bunch of tangerines. I love the color, the smell, the taste.
I'm lucky I can ignore the video games and computer stuff, and just be an extra on the stage of Christmas. I can find something and buy it on a whim. When I was the major gift giver I felt I had a responsibility to fulfill their dreams, and buy things they wanted. I took lists. I searched stores (no on line in those days) for that one thing they wished for. It took many hours and much effort and I had the stamina to do it. Now I'm relaxing and savoring every holiday moment more.
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