Growing up we always spent our Christmas break in White Pines, California a small lumber town 1 mile off the road from Arnold, with my Grandma Opal and Grandpa Charlie. Every year we would hope and pray for snow and we were never disappointed. I remember some years the snow seemed to be piled 8 feet high along the road leading into town.
One of my favorite Christmas memories is receiving a red sled from my Grandma Opal. They were real mountain people and didn't have a lot of money. My Grandma cleaned local businesses to make ends meet and saved all year to buy the sled. I remember like it was yesterday when she gave it to me along with my sister Teresa and our cousins Terry Lynn and Jerry Lee. The smile on her face seeing our excitement is etched in my memory. We couldn't wait to give it a try on the hill behind the house and spend the entire week searching out new hills to conquer! For years that sled could be found under her house. Well into adulthood I would seek out the sled and remember that special Christmas present from Grandma Opal!
One of my favorite Christmas memories is receiving a red sled from my Grandma Opal. They were real mountain people and didn't have a lot of money. My Grandma cleaned local businesses to make ends meet and saved all year to buy the sled. I remember like it was yesterday when she gave it to me along with my sister Teresa and our cousins Terry Lynn and Jerry Lee. The smile on her face seeing our excitement is etched in my memory. We couldn't wait to give it a try on the hill behind the house and spend the entire week searching out new hills to conquer! For years that sled could be found under her house. Well into adulthood I would seek out the sled and remember that special Christmas present from Grandma Opal!
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