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House of Roberts

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13. Christmas morning, regardless of how early that was (3,4am).
Fri Dec 6, 2024, 01:29 PM
Dec 2024

Mom didn't wrap our 'Santa' gifts, just set them out in front of the tree, after we were asleep for sure.
One year, when I was seven or younger, my mom got me this three level parking garage/gas station thing which was made with painted sheet metal. It had a number of small cars with it, as well as little gas pumps and other accessories. She started trying to assemble the blasted thing after I went to bed, and couldn't do it. She had to call my Uncle Ivan, her brother, who was a car mechanic, to come over and help her get it together. Together, they were able to line up all the little metal tabs into the slots and bend them so it held together like it was meant to. Nowadays that kind of toy wouldn't be sold because some of the edges were sharp and most of the small items would be swallowable. I don't recall having any trouble playing with it though.

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Christmas morning, of course. Ocelot II Dec 2024 #1
HAHHAHHAHH. thank you Ocelot II debm55 Dec 2024 #2
We were allowed to open one present Christmas Eve. woodsprite Dec 2024 #3
thank you woodsprite. Everyone opened at once. debm55 Dec 2024 #5
We had the one present on Christmas Eve tradition, too. Aristus Dec 2024 #43
Thank you Aristus. That is a very good tradition. debm55 Dec 2024 #44
Did we grow up in the same house? chowder66 Dec 2024 #55
Christmas Eve EYESORE 9001 Dec 2024 #4
Thank you EYESORE 9001 , Thank makes sense. debm55 Dec 2024 #6
We usually had our family get-togethers on Christmas Eve FakeNoose Dec 2024 #7
Thank you very much, FakeNoose. debm55 Dec 2024 #8
Christmas Eve with a catch, we had to go to bed for a few hours (couldn't sleep a wink) and parents "woke" us... wcmagumba Dec 2024 #9
Thank you very much wcmagumba. That is a neat idea. debm55 Dec 2024 #10
I remember at least one year, dad climbed on the roof and made a bunch of racket like Santa and reindeer... wcmagumba Dec 2024 #66
Christmas Morning! redstatebluegirl Dec 2024 #11
Thank you very much. redstatebluegirl debm55 Dec 2024 #15
From Santa - Christmas morning TexasBushwhacker Dec 2024 #12
Thank you very much TexasBushwhacker. debm55 Dec 2024 #16
Christmas morning, regardless of how early that was (3,4am). House of Roberts Dec 2024 #13
Thank you House of Roberts. I had a metal gas station where the cars went down a curved slide from the upper floor debm55 Dec 2024 #18
I had that one, too! A Texaco station, IIRC. n/t malthaussen Dec 2024 #23
Thanks malthaussen. I don't remember the name of the station , but it did have this thing where the car would be pulled debm55 Dec 2024 #24
I had one of those,too! It was a Texaco station. Diamond_Dog Dec 2024 #27
I am a girl and I loved playing with it, Thank you Diamond_Dog debm55 Dec 2024 #32
Those were those days back then. My "boy" toys were.... electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #47
Agree. I am from the same time period. I did have Barbie and Baby dolls too. debm55 Dec 2024 #52
I had no interest in baby dolls, or much in Barbie. My sis had a Barbie. electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #53
Morning as a kid XanaDUer2 Dec 2024 #14
Thank you XanaDUer2, We have always done in the morning even as adults. I was always PO as a kid as we had to go to debm55 Dec 2024 #19
Wed go to Mass, too XanaDUer2 Dec 2024 #21
In 8th grade I sand in the midnight mass choir. The church was beautiful and they had the part where the lights were debm55 Dec 2024 #25
Xmas morning! pandr32 Dec 2024 #17
Thank you very much pandr32. Sounds like a good time. debm55 Dec 2024 #20
My brother's birthday was Christmas Eve. malthaussen Dec 2024 #22
HAHAHAHAH, thank you Mal debm55 Dec 2024 #26
Xmas morning. Long johns, socks and mitts were the usual presents Kaleva Dec 2024 #28
Thank you, Kaleva debm55 Dec 2024 #30
Growing up, we opened gifts from relatives on Christmas Eve. lkinwi Dec 2024 #29
Thank you ikinwi That sounds great, debm55 Dec 2024 #31
Christmas morning. (nt) Different Drummer Dec 2024 #33
Always, and only, Christmas morning. It was early in the morning, usually 5:30-6:00, rsdsharp Dec 2024 #34
rsdsharp, May the memories of your brother be a blessing to you. I like the tradition of eating a lite breakfast before debm55 Dec 2024 #35
Thank you Deb. rsdsharp Dec 2024 #36
So sorry. electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #48
Thank you. rsdsharp Dec 2024 #50
We got to open 1 present justaprogressive Dec 2024 #37
Thank you justaprogressive. That was so nice of your mom. debm55 Dec 2024 #38
Christmas morning with my mom's folks, Christmas afternoon with my dad's family, then catbyte Dec 2024 #39
We had a long day like that too.Were you able to take one toy with you when you visited? debm55 Dec 2024 #41
Christmas Eve and then we after we were all in school rurallib Dec 2024 #40
Same here. My school had a choir in 8th grade where we sang at Mass debm55 Dec 2024 #42
I've got a story from 7th grade midnight mass that is pretty bad rurallib Dec 2024 #58
Does earlier than Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning count? marked50 Dec 2024 #45
That's sad.My cousin told me where they were hidden, But I thought that was where Santa put them before he took them debm55 Dec 2024 #46
Always the morning. I don't think we ever opened 1 present Christmas Eve. All at once.... electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #49
Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Dec 2024 #59
Gift exchange was always Christmas Eve liberal N proud Dec 2024 #51
Thank you very much liberal N proud debm55 Dec 2024 #60
We'd go to Christmas Eve service... Mark.b2 Dec 2024 #54
It sounds wounderful. Thank you very much Mark.b2 debm55 Dec 2024 #61
Both. patphil Dec 2024 #56
Thank you very much patphil . That sounds like a very good set up for all debm55 Dec 2024 #64
Christmas morning. The whole family comes over and we distribute presents & unwrap. lark Dec 2024 #57
Thank you very much lark and enjoy. debm55 Dec 2024 #62
We open our gifts with our grandchildren on Christmas Eve. Emile Dec 2024 #63
Thank you very much Emile debm55 Dec 2024 #65
We had to wait until Christmas morning. Luciferous Dec 2024 #67
As a child Rebl2 Dec 2024 #68
If I were Christian, it would be Christmas morning (12/25). sakabatou Dec 2024 #69
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