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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silverthwait, post: 446455, member: 103&quot;]Side road here.&nbsp; The year each of my children were born, they rec&#039;d their first tree ornament for Christmas.&nbsp; Every Christmas thereafter, came a new one.&nbsp; As other people thought this was a good idea, ornaments sometimes came from friends and relatives.&nbsp; When the tree was dismantled, each child&#039;s ornaments went into a separate box.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were actual ornaments, mementos -- all kinds of things.&nbsp; Everything got put on the tree every year, along with the lights and our own ornaments.&nbsp; (One of my aunts gave me a tiny, silver mesh bag, with an aqua silk hankerchief inside.&nbsp; All four inches of it hung bravely under my son&#039;s British guardsman.)</p><p><br /></p><p>By the time they left home, I STILL had a crowded tree!&nbsp; One of them told me gleefully that once her tree was up, her box had enough ornaments for the whole thing.&nbsp; My son&#039;s tree was quite lovely, but characterless -- until I brought out the box I had toted cross-country for him.&nbsp; Big difference between a smile, and a great big Christmas grin!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The box for the third child...well, that one I could not find.&nbsp; It apparently had been lost when I moved.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t talk about it with her, but continued to search.&nbsp; And search.&nbsp; And search.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Until Christmas Day.&nbsp; We talked on the phone, and she was so delighted that her tree was fully populated with flocks of angels, and other baubles!&nbsp; Seems she had taken her box with her, and never thought I didn&#039;t know!</p><p><br /></p><p>Back in the day, one had Hope Chests.&nbsp; We have Christmas Boxes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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