On the 7th Day of Christmas,
my true love said to me
"You'd better fill that up for me!"
1) Did you have a stocking?
Every year ... from childhood to now.
2) Where did you hang it?
When I was a kid, my parents hung it by my grandparents chimney - probably on the firescreen.
Since we've had our own home, the stocking is hung from a nail in the beam over the fireplace.
3) What did you get in it?
When I was a kid, I received little toys, fruit, gum, candy, etc.
As a married adult, the stocking has candy (lots of candy!), socks, small gifts, and sometimes a charcoal briquette (the proverbial lump of coal in San Diego).
My favorite candies are See's Peppermints, orange slices, Hershey kisses, gum drops, M&Ms, etc. All of this makes me a really "sweet-lovin'" guy. And adds several pounds each year, but hey, I'm in shape (pear is a shape, right?).
Linda sometimes gets jewelry, lipstick, nail clippers, and candy in her stocking. She used to get panty-hose (hey, a stocking in a stocking, right?) and sexy panties, but she won't let me shop for those any more.
This post will be part of the "Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories" carnival - organized by Thomas MacEntee at the Destination: Austin Family blog. Please go to Thomas' blog and read the submissions for each day.
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