Growing Up in a Different Time and Place Like Ken, growing up for me holds very fond memories. I also remember ice skating on a small local pond when I was a child. People from all around my small town would gather during the winter and ice skate on the pond. I could not skate on ice skates, but I made a very good attempt at skating wearing my cowboy boots. Christmas was always a very special time of year for me and my family of six children. On Christmas Eve we would gather at a relative's home for good and fellowship. After a few hours Santa Claus would arrive and greet all the children. Santa Claus was typically played by a friend of my father who arranged for Santa's arrival. We would then go home, very excited for Christmas morning to arrive. Christmas Day was spent opening our presents under the tree and later enjoying a large Christmas dinner at another relative's home; typically my dad's side of the family in the afternoon and my mom's side of the family in the evening. Not sure how my dad did it, but with six children, our living room floor was always filled with presents on Christmas morning. We were not rich by any means, but always had what we needed and a little bit more on Christmas morning. Brian KaufmanTAGS Fan of the Smoky Mountains _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.wbmutbb.com/
