Twas the Day after the Day after…

[image error]Long before Black Friday, the day after Christmas was all about sales.   I remember getting up and out early on the 26th with my mother to stand in line at the Hallmark store or later the Container Store to get half off on next year's Christmas Cards and wrapping paper.  One of us would stand in line while the other did the shopping.  It was one of those bonding moments you don't necessarily recognize at the time, but that nowdays reminds me so much of my mother I actually get homesick—while standing in line of course. 

These days, the sales are coming earlier.  And it isn't as important to get up and go.   But there's something to be said for sharing a ritual with family members.  Whether it's making Christmas cookies. Cutting down your own tree. Marking each and every one of the twelve days.  Going to see the nutcracker, or maybe just lying on the floor and watching the tree lights twinkle.  They're the memories we hold close even[image error] after the rituals have become part of our past.   Special times with my mother—even if we were overwhelmed and exhausted when we got home.  And besides we got some great deals on boxes and bows and ribbons and tags. 

So what about you?   Do you shop on the day after Christmas?  Do you have special Christmas rituals? 

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P.S.  This year, I did half-price shopping in a blizzard– a definite first for this Texas girl.