When I was growing up, I was the one who drove the traditions we had surrounding the holidays, such as putting up the Christmas tree in early December. It was always the night we returned from my school pageant and my parents obliged, especially since I was more than happy to be the one who …
Pennie can be found over at The Accidental Blogger. This post originally appeared there. In 2005, we accidentally started a tradition: we set our Christmas tree on fire. My mom and son had built a Handy Man fire pit. We were shy of firewood, we did, however, have a dry tree. I honestly don’t recall if we stuffed the tree that first year, …
Holiday traditions change as you get older, your kids grow up and move away, your priorities are different, new technologies and new ways of doing things have an impact. Let’s face it; we simply cannot do what we have always done, and that includes the way we celebrate the holidays. Some holiday traditions become even …
As our family ages, its traditions are shifting. Christmas has always been celebrated at our house with gift opening in the morning and a huge feast in the evening. Even when we were newlyweds, 36 years ago, everyone came to our house. I loved to do all the cooking. And trust me when I say it …
Andrea Jarrell is an essayist with a fairly newfound flair for holiday meal prepping. Connect with her on Twitter @andreajarrell. My place in the preparation of the Thanksgiving meal has always been that of scullery maid, table setter, or dishwasher. My mother’s little sidekick, I wholeheartedly embraced these roles, being far more interested in how …
