Here I sit on a sunny Monday morning in a quiet house, trying to remember Christmas long ago when I was a child. One thing that I know for sure it did not resemble in the least the Christmas that our grandchildren have this year. My sisters and I hung up long, brown cotton stockings along a -,/4v Var^/ Maryland and Virginia milk PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. INC. 1985 Issac Newton Square Res ton, VA 22090-5002 Ida’s Notebook Ida Risser chair-rail near our large black wood burning stove in the kitchen. We only lived in one of the 12 rooms in the farmhouse in winter time. Although on Sunday the round parlor stove was used, and we were allowed to bring our clothes downstairs and dress near by. We wore heavy underwear that reached to our ankles. My mother usually roasted one of our free-range turkeys and invited our grandparents for din ner. My grandfather would always ask me to get him the tail of the turkey as that was his favorite piece. Our stockings usually con tained an orange and some hard candy. The tree in our front room was a small cedar tree that my father chopped from the same meadow where we now live in our log house. The short needles were very prickly but we decorated it with balls and paper chains which we colored and then glued together. The door was decorated with a collapsible red paper bell that had faded. The highlight of the season was not the one toy that I received but rather the children’s program at church. Would I remember my piece and would my younger sis Wlh ove. Strongsville, Ohio 216-826-4730 MMI Area East 100 First Financial Plaza 150 W. Beau St., Washington, PA 412-225-5350 Milk Marketing, Inc. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 25, IM3-B3 ters say their recitations? Some did remember and some did not When the program was over, we marched down a back stairway and got a big orange and a box of chocolate candy. It was almost impossible to keep the box shut as we were driven home in our 1923 Overland car. Better Kid Care Kit EBENSBURG (Cambria Co.) A free leam-at-home kit on quality child care is available from Penn State Cooperative Extension for people who care for other peo ple’s children. The Better Kid Care kit has ideas for games, art activities, play, snacks, safety tips, and suggestions for working with parents. Caregivers will also re ceive six issues of Caring For Cooperative Inc. ❖ P 0 Box 4844, Syracuse, N.V. 13221 M Dairq men 600 Liberty Road Sykesville, MD 410-549-2100 V EASTERN “ MILK PRODUCERS MOUNT JOY FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION A Farmers’ Marketing Co-Operative MOUNT JOY. PENNA. 17552 Telephone (717) 653-5431 Today our grandchildren dp open box after box of gifts. Their many toys are quickly scattered everywhere. I think it would be hard to appreciate such abun dance. My parents did the best that they could for their seven girls during the depression and we survived. Kids, a newsletter for child care providers. Caring for Kids con tains even more ideas on caring for children and suggestions to make your day easier. To receive a free Better Kid Care kit, caregivers should call 1-800-452-9108. Parents can en roll their child’s caregiver by call ing the same number. adc Atlantic Dairy Cooperative 1225 Industrail Hwy Southampton PA 18966 215-322-02(10 Dairvlea 1-800-654-8838 COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. INC, 2401 Bumet Ave. • Syracuse. N.Y. 13217 315-463-0781 *l3 Jm