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I grew up with my Grandparents and my Dad. We lived in a big farm house.. We didn't have much in the way of things, but we were loved. I remember my oldest sister and I woke up early on Christmas morning because we were hearing noises in the living room. Every board in the old house creaked when you walk.
But we were determined to catch Santa. We tiptoed out of a bedroom that we shared with our dad and another sister. We tried to make our way down the hall to the living room without getting caught by Dad. We peeped through the key hole and it wasn't Santa that we saw. Our Granddaddy sat in the floor under the Christmas tree. It seems we really got some presents that year. There was a metal doll house with pieces of furniture for each room. He had decorated all the rooms. There was a spinning top and it was spinning across the living room linoleum floor. There was also a merry go round with horses that played music as the horses marched around in a circle up and down. We quietly made our way back to bed and marveled at how our granddaddy was having such fun playing with our toys. He probably had never seen so much for kids at Christmas. I guess we didn't want to spoil the fun for him. :nod: I love my memory of that morning.
But we were determined to catch Santa. We tiptoed out of a bedroom that we shared with our dad and another sister. We tried to make our way down the hall to the living room without getting caught by Dad. We peeped through the key hole and it wasn't Santa that we saw. Our Granddaddy sat in the floor under the Christmas tree. It seems we really got some presents that year. There was a metal doll house with pieces of furniture for each room. He had decorated all the rooms. There was a spinning top and it was spinning across the living room linoleum floor. There was also a merry go round with horses that played music as the horses marched around in a circle up and down. We quietly made our way back to bed and marveled at how our granddaddy was having such fun playing with our toys. He probably had never seen so much for kids at Christmas. I guess we didn't want to spoil the fun for him. :nod: I love my memory of that morning.