My – We’ve Changed Since Then

Many folks in these economically troubled times long for the good old days, especially holidays filled with nostalgic childhood memories of crackling hearth fires, and family gathered around a decorated, live-cut tree. Mom served eggnog in her new apron. Dad lit up a camel in his favorite chair. The kids wore their Sunday finest, jiggling with impatience for Santa to come.

Dad wasn’t always in tune with what the love of his life really wanted for Christmas in those days, so retailers back then...