REBEKAH BORN!! August 18, 1981 8:10 a.m.
I found a set of Chrismons made of dough painted white, glazed and decorated with blue glitter. They were stored in a tin Saltine Cracker box. (Remember when Saltines came in tin boxes?) Abi and I made them during Advent of Rebekah's first Christmas, 1981. Abi had turned three that fall. I still have some of the ornaments she painted. Rebekah was strapped in a baby tray on the table so she could see what we were doing. She liked looking at pretty things. As I was a columnist for the weekly small town paper, I wrote about making the ornaments, including the dough recipe. One of my acquaintances asked to come over to see them. Sure! She looked them over and sniffed, "They sounded a lot prettier than they actually look."
I found a set of Chrismons made of dough painted white, glazed and decorated with blue glitter. They were stored in a tin Saltine Cracker box. (Remember when Saltines came in tin boxes?) Abi and I made them during Advent of Rebekah's first Christmas, 1981. Abi had turned three that fall. I still have some of the ornaments she painted. Rebekah was strapped in a baby tray on the table so she could see what we were doing. She liked looking at pretty things. As I was a columnist for the weekly small town paper, I wrote about making the ornaments, including the dough recipe. One of my acquaintances asked to come over to see them. Sure! She looked them over and sniffed, "They sounded a lot prettier than they actually look."