Blue Gum, Christmas and "Hanakin"

This happened many years ago as I was dressing the girls for a Christmas party and I thought I'd share it as we are in the midst of bad economic times that have curtailed those Christmas parties of long ago…

So when you don't have a lot of time and two little girls, plus yourself to get ready for a Christmas party you put them in front of the TV to watch a captivating show so that you can get things done quickly and have more time to make yourself pretty. I dressed Katie, the younger one, first in a pretty green dress with white lace on the collar, white tights and red patten leather shoes then proceeded to dress Heather in a black and white striped dress with a red bow at the waist while Katie become engrossed in the TV show. Heather didn't feel that the dress I chose for her was very "Christmassy" and declared, "Mommy this dress isn't very Christmassy, how come Katie gets to wear a Christmas dress?" At which time Katie, who we didn't think was paying attention to the conversation, piped in without missing a beat, "Yeah, Heather. That's right not only am I Christmassy, but I'm 'Hanakin' too, because I got blue gum." As she chomped on the big wad of blue bubble gum (which I also gave her to distract her while dressing her!).

For those of you lucky enough to be able to celebrate this holiday season at a Christmas party or two – enjoy!