Christmas Memories and Mom's Birthday
Well I have over 20 dozen cookies in the freezer, most all my Christmas gifts purchased (some not yet received) and feeling ready for the holidays. My mother's birthday just pasted on November 13th and this year I thought I came up with the best gifts. First a fix for her Santa collection, a Santa and cat from the Jim Shore Collection and then a DVD of Kukla, Fran and Ollie 1949-1954 that I found at the Chicago Historical Society store . Mom shared Kukla, Fran and Ollie with us when we were little. She had records (45's) of some of the shows and she played them for my brother and I. She also sang their silly songs often and loudly when our friends were around. That fact was forgotten until my mother called the other day and started singing the Kukla, Fran and Ollie theme song rather than saying hello when she called. A downside yes, a happy mom priceless. The whole singing episode with Mom made me think of the upcoming Christma...