Tom and I shared a great love for Christmas Lights. When we lived in Colorado for 10 years our place looked like the Grizwalds..... Our light displays brought joy to many..... and we even won a contest one year.
We would put our lights up Thanksgiving Day or just after....... Every year was a trip to the store for more lights.....
Well last year we ( I ) decorated a tree outside the house..... The to-dos of Christmas decorations around the house get him all "befuddled"......This one tree we left on all winter as it became our sunshine on cloudy days and long dark nights...... (short days of winter)
So this year I gathered extra lights from those who had extra and wrapped our tree generously in lights..... IT lights up our whole neck of the woods.... I wanted to get it done for our first snow fall....... for now, they aren't plugged in.
So when Abby was here I waited till after dark. Than I turned off most of the lights in the house. Than I stood her in front of the window where the tree with lights was. I told her to stand there as I had a really big surprise for her....
Than I stepped outside and lit up the tree....... OH MY!!!!!! With her eyes as big as saucers, she gasped......... "Gramma! It's so beautiful!!! "
We would put our lights up Thanksgiving Day or just after....... Every year was a trip to the store for more lights.....
Well last year we ( I ) decorated a tree outside the house..... The to-dos of Christmas decorations around the house get him all "befuddled"......This one tree we left on all winter as it became our sunshine on cloudy days and long dark nights...... (short days of winter)
So this year I gathered extra lights from those who had extra and wrapped our tree generously in lights..... IT lights up our whole neck of the woods.... I wanted to get it done for our first snow fall....... for now, they aren't plugged in.
So when Abby was here I waited till after dark. Than I turned off most of the lights in the house. Than I stood her in front of the window where the tree with lights was. I told her to stand there as I had a really big surprise for her....
Than I stepped outside and lit up the tree....... OH MY!!!!!! With her eyes as big as saucers, she gasped......... "Gramma! It's so beautiful!!! "
She said it was like..... (she put her hands slowly into the air singing...) "♬ AH..... AH....... AHHH ♪" her soft voice warbles on the last note. Her precious little face and big blue eyes looking to the heavens, like she had just seen an angel.............
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Gosh that little girl comes up with the sweetest things to say! If she only knew...maybe that's why it means so much..because she doesn't know! :) What a great memory to cherish in your heart!!
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