Roy Blakey
master brummie
Seasonal excitement and curiosity. Thinking about some of the children in the 5 to 8 year age group and their build up to Christmas. Wasn't it about this time of the year and at this age that the kids began to wonder what presents Father Christmas might really be going to bring them. Some of the kids had maybe already been asked by their Dads and Moms what they would like Father Xmas to bring them ( the parents probably guiding their level of expectancy down a bit ), the parents would most likely then tell their children that they would see what could be done.
As a kid, do you remember maybe that you thought that Dad and Mom had to buy those presents prior to sending them off to to Father Xmas for him to deliver on Christmas night whilst you were asleep in bed. Does it come to mind how maybe, you as a child, and getting more excited by the hour , began to nave a little ' nose around ' the house perchance to coming across your presents being hidden there somewhere before being sent off to Christmas Land.
So you already looked in the cubby hole, and already looked in the Shed. Nothing doing.
When Mom asked you to pop upstairs and bring her slippers back down for her, was this a perfect opportunity to have a quick look around Mom and Dads bedroom. Quick under the bed lookie. Nothing doing there either.
There on top of the Wardrobe was a couple of ' somethings ' wrapped in some brown paper but they were much too high for you to reach or touch.
Dunno now!
Perhaps they've sent some money and a letter off to Father Xmas then,after all, and done it that way.
As a kid, do you remember maybe that you thought that Dad and Mom had to buy those presents prior to sending them off to to Father Xmas for him to deliver on Christmas night whilst you were asleep in bed. Does it come to mind how maybe, you as a child, and getting more excited by the hour , began to nave a little ' nose around ' the house perchance to coming across your presents being hidden there somewhere before being sent off to Christmas Land.
So you already looked in the cubby hole, and already looked in the Shed. Nothing doing.
When Mom asked you to pop upstairs and bring her slippers back down for her, was this a perfect opportunity to have a quick look around Mom and Dads bedroom. Quick under the bed lookie. Nothing doing there either.
There on top of the Wardrobe was a couple of ' somethings ' wrapped in some brown paper but they were much too high for you to reach or touch.
Dunno now!
Perhaps they've sent some money and a letter off to Father Xmas then,after all, and done it that way.