My Christmas Memories Are Rich With Love

Christmas at the Tormey house was always more than just one day. My mother was totally into decorations for every holiday but especially Christmas. The day after Thanksgiving our tree would go up that would quickly be covered with silver tinsel and decorations that had been around for decades. Presents were always absent. Our stockings hung empty for the days that lead up to Christmas. I always knew however that presents would appear on Christmas morning after the arrival of Santa. I never knew wrapped presents until I was older and Santa apparently wanted to surprise me. Christmas morning at the Tormey house would resemble a toy store. No gifts wrapped. Gifts that looked like they came from Santa's sleigh. And Christmas would always last until the new year when mom would finally take down the tree.