My grandmother was an avid reader of her daily newspaper. When I was little, Richmond had two newspapers, The Richmond Times Dispatch (morning) and the News Leader (evening). Until we moved away when I was 10, my grandparents only lived 6 doors away from us. Consequently I spent a huge amount of my childhood at their house. My sister and I had dinner there often, and spent almost every weekend there. During the Christmas season the News Leader would run a serial story with a holiday theme. Each night in December when we would finish dinner at my grandparents house, my grandmother would read us the daily installment of the story. I looked forward to that. There was no jumping up from the table as soon as dinner was over to watch TV or play on the computer and browse Facebook. We sat there and listened as my tiny grandmother, just under 5 feet, with her sweet, clear voice would read us each piece of the story. There's something special about having a story read to you aloud. If you haven't done it yet this year, plan a time to sit, with no distractions and read a Christmas story with your whole family. Some of my favorites? So glad you asked, The Polar Express, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and of course, The Night Before Christmas or start your own installment reading each night with The Best Christmas Pageant Ever or The Gift of the Magi. Pick one of your favorites from childhood and share it with your children. They'll love it, just like I did. More importantly, you will too!
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