Tag: family

That’s what my childhood Christmas was all about Charlie Brown

I had an “oh my” moment on Sunday when  I saw a commercial advertising plush Rudolph and Clarice toys from the classic Rankin/Bass production of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.  It seems that Rudolph and Clarice are celebrating 50 years together. As I lamented on Facebook, I was there for their first date. Today, December 9, …

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Over the river, sort of

My paternal grandmother passed away before I was born. My Mother’s Mother passed away when I was three. So, we had Thanksgiving at home. In later