FAMILY EVENT
1999
This is a year we included a Hanukkah celebration, so my great grandchildren could learn about other beliefs.
The house was decorated
Upstairs and down
The kids all shopped here
Instead of downtown
We had bought things on sale
And made a small store
The children enjoyed it
And bought gifts galore
They used paper money
Earned for chores done
And bought token gifts
To give everyone
Sherry helped wrap them
As cute as could be
For the children to place
By their holiday tree
We had brisket for dinner
With latkes and such
It was a great Jewish treat
And we all ate too much
Then we watched “Christmas Story”
‘Bout Ralphie and gang
And we listened to Jacob
As he “played” and sang
Skeeter was happy
About a wee stray cat
She barked hard to scare it
But the cat just sat
Guess I’m quite tired
Hence this silly rhyme
But I wanted to “share”
Our wonderful time
It was fun, but I’m guilty
‘Cause chores I DID shirk
And my daughter upstairs
Did the hard work
12/99 Phyllis DeWitt-VanVleck