A Christmas Story Explained

 

 

It's no secret the 1983 movie

A Christmas Story

is now a cult classic.

It's also one of my all time favorites.

I still run into people that just don't get it.

I was taken in by it the first time I saw it -

it was mundane, ordinary, funny

and just dysfuntional enough to be heartwarming.

Coming from from a highly dysfunctional place -

it was NORMAL.

It was a family.

A Mom who stayed home,

Dad who was a regular guy

 and the two average kids.

It was everything I was not.

I loved it.

They are normal, average and flawed.

Christmas is sweet and traditional.

I could eat this movie with a spoon.

The pure joy over that ridiculous leg lamp.

The possibilities -

"There could be ANYTHING in there!"

 

   

 

I watch it whenever it's on.

I have my own family now

and I try to give them this

 ordinary mundane Christmas.

 

 

 

 

I think it's working.

 

 

Tessa was lucky enough to get

 a new Christmas sweater in the mail!

 

My heart my heart still aches for the families in

Newtown , CT

I know their Christmas will not be mundane.

There is always one more act of kindness to do -

they won't go unappreciated

26 Acts of Kindness

or the simple act of buying a tshirt

will help to fund a memorial scholarship.

 

We Are Newtown

 

In case you need one more thing for your stocking.

Love and Peace from our house to yours.

XOXO, Patty

 

 

 

 

Comments

[orangiesattic]

Great post and Merry Christmas my friend! Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra!!!

[Janet]

As always, an AWESOME post, Patti! I adore "A Christmas Story" too. Thank you so very much for sharing the We Are Newtown link. Merry Christmas to you & your family (including Tessa!).

[Sally Anderson]

Merry Christmas to you and yours, too, Patty. I must admit to getting teary reading this post. It's just lovely. I think you have for sure given your sons the Christmas you know they deserve. That's a wonderful thing. Big hugs to you!

[Annette]

Merry ordinary mundane Christmas to you and yours!! XO

[T.]

Awesome shots of your family :)

(does Tessa want to eat the gingerbread houses, silly question I guess, LOL!!!:)

Merry Christmas to you too!!! :)

Cheers, T. :)

[ANNA]

Patty what a lovely and touching post. My heart breaks over the senseless tragedy too.
Looks like your "mundane" Christmas traditions will create long and wonderful memories. :)

It's been ages since I've been online and even longer since I've visited blog-land, but I've been enjoying the company of my youngest daughter (she only comes home once a year as she lives and works in NY city NY) so my time with her is limited and precious. :) Hope you had a truly marvelous Christmas and wishing you a ton of happiness for the New Year. :)