I did it! I wrote on one, then two more, then on Tuesday night (11.18) I finished all the rest! It may seem silly, but if I can plan ahead and work ahead, it makes me happy. I'm not posting a picture of the project, but here's one of my mom and dad.
When they went for walks to the park, they'd pick up aluminum cans for recycling.
They'd pick up trash, too, and taught my boys to follow their example.
My parents were little kids during the Great Depression and I know that it made an impact on them. They saved almost everything! When my mom died, there was a huge stack of "scratch paper" - most of it mimeographed copies from her teaching days. It was more scratch paper than anyone could use! Last spring, I took it to a print shop and had them glue up an end and cut it into pads of notebook paper (four per 8 1/2" x 11" sheet). I've intended to put them in the Somers family stockings but thought it would be nicer to add a personal note.
I'm glad I made it my "one thing" for this week. It feels good to have something ready for Christmas already! It also feels pretty good to be typing this up on Tuesday evening and scheduling it to publish at 1:00am on Sunday!
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