I wasn't sure where to start: with an old ornament or a new one, or somewhere in between. Dilemma.
I chose one of the oldest ornaments we have on the tree. This is a felt drum that my mom and her friend Sue made back in the 70's in our old neighborhood in Burnsville, Minnesota. My mom and Sue made a ton of felt ornaments, not just drums. But all sorts of felt ornaments hung on our Christmas tree when I was a kid. Only when I was a teenager, did my mom upgrade to a more formal tree and the felt ornaments have been in boxes ever since. This is the only one that I have. My brother Darin has his favorite black and white whale. I'm not sure if Todd has any. Maybe he has a drum or two as well.
If my mom digs out her old felt ornaments, oh, the stories those tell! We have Mr. & Mrs. Claus who were so tattered that we laughed until tears ran down our faces because they were such a wreck. The couple Claus looked quite strung out or drunk off their a$$es or something! Hysterical! Sue's daughters Kendra and Heather speak of the Christmas Hooker ornaments. These I don't recall quite as well. If they make a photo appearance, I'll be sure to forward.
But this drum is probably as old as I am -- 40 years old. It makes me think of my childhood Christmases. Good times.
