Since it is still Christmas here is another little story. Julie Murray worked at Sno White. We talked a lot about everything while we closed. And at Christmas the issue came up of people not really enjoying the holiday. After all, everyone received the same old gifts. So her family decided not to exchange gifts with their grandparents and uncles. The uncles Gayle and Laton agreed! No presents, just dinner! That would be nice. After all, isnt that the best part of Christmas, being with family and having a delicious dinner. But sneaky Julie and her sister and brother did buy the presents. She wrote a nice fantastic poem, (she is an excellent poet) and they bought a tree. On Christmas Eve late after their Uncles and Grandmother were in bed, they drove in the thick fog to their uncles ranch. They parked at the back side of the ranch, climbed through the barbed wire, and trudged through the fields carrying the Christmas Tree, lights and ornaments and those presents they agreed not to exchange. They heard dogs barking, and worried a bit since Gayle slept with a gun! They felt pretty good when they reached the barn. There they put up the tree with decorations. Under the tree they placed the little gifts. Finished Julie placed the poem on the tree! They left the lights on when they left. Next was a bummer. She forgot the sign they were going to place to alert their Uncle. So back through the fields and fog to home. They retrieved the poster, returned in the fog to the ranch, climbed through the fence, through the fields, and to Uncle Gayles window. The scary part! She took a ladder, and place a large sign over the window! And left, ever so quietly. Back over the fields, through the fence, and a slow drive in the fog to home. Finally to await Christmas morning. Gayle woke up, and lifted his shade. A sign in the window said to come to the barn! He began to scream, waking up the household, someone had been there. The brothers rushed to the barn to find the tree and presents with their names on them. Excited they called their sister Donna! Did her family bring gifts. No, she said. I thought we agreed not to exchange gifts. But they said someone had been there. And after opening the gifts had received the same old gifts. Underwear, socks, handkerchiefs and shirts. The Uncles were in disbelief. And they knew our sizes they exlaimed. They were as children excited to be remembered, excited to received. The grandmother lived with them and was excited too. Her husband was a mountain man, living in Big Oak Flat. He came in the afternoon and was also thrilled by the events. The next year he came down for Christmas Eve!
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 20:41:36 +0000
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