If you are one of those shoppers who camp out in front of your favorite store on Black Friday, more power to you!
I observed Black Friday with my regular tradition.
Years ago, I began making calendars for my family. My father had done quite a bit of detailed research into our family history and I placed as many geneology facts as I could on the appropriate dates.
Above each month, I placed photographs taken through the generations. (Shown at right: my brother David in front of my mother; me in front of my father who is holding my sister Nancy; my sister Susan; my brother John. This was taken in Columbia, Tennessee.)
The calendar was such a big hit the first year that it has become a tradition for me to do them each year.
It takes hours of my time - hours I suppose I could have spent in a tent outside a store.
It takes very little money.
But the result is something my family and extended family keeps for years. And it's a record of our past and our tiny footsteps on this earth.
Do you have any special Christmas giving traditions?
