Christmas will be different this year but sharing the Santas’ stories and reliving those memories will keep Grandpa here with me
It’s not just one thing: it’s a million and one things. I’m exhausted from work and school and the incessant colds my kids keep catching. Burnt-out from the roller-coaster of anxiety of the past two and a half years. I try to shake it away. But we’re decorating because it’s our first Christmas in our new house and the kids have been looking forward to this for weeks.
She draws out a Santa clutching a green pine tree. One wearing a welder’s face shield, eyes squinting, holding a torch. Another, with a tiny bunny with a pink nose and white fluffy tail in the crook of its carved arm. As she hands them to me, I touch their wooden faces, each so unique, each with a real twinkle in the eyes, a bit of that big-guy Santa personality and magic.
“Mommy, what’s this one?” she asks, and holds up a tall Santa, one hand in his pocket, the other holding a white mug with Second Cup written across it.I stare at his carved face with plump cheeks and round nose. The detail in the face is astounding. This is the Santa I always show when I proudly explain how Grandpa was completely self-taught in his carving, how he was truly an artist.
Grandpa loved to go for coffee. He would ride his bike or walk to Tim Hortons almost every day to visit with whoever was there. I smile at the memory of Grandpa holding court with the other customers. I’d hear laughter around the table, he could hold the attention of any crowd.
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