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ANJIE'S CHRISTMAS MEMORIES (written 2002) Merry Christmas EVERYONE!!!!!!! I hope that you have a wonderful holiday! I am going to share with you my most memorable Christmas .............. When I was a single parent, living in subsidized housing project with a two year old, I didn't have the money to have much of a Christmas and certainly no money to "decorate". This was before I taught myself to be a freelancer! I was only 21 and this probably motivated me as much as anything to FIND A WAY to live lavishly on a frugal budget! I was working at a Portrait Studio and of course we were SWAMPED because it was the SEASON to get family photos, first christmas photos etc...........and working long hours. I came home from picking up my daughter from the babysitters house, tired and not really a "happy" person. I walked thru the hall and noticed that EVERYONE had put their decorations out while I was gone! Lights , wreathes, doormats etc.........which was beautiful but reminded me that I couldn't do this at the same time. When I got to my door there was a handmade wreath on my door, no note, no nothing.......but was made of cellophane and candy ..........then I noticed EVERYONES door had a handmade wreath of some sort on it......ALL DIFFERENT KINDS............A SANTA had made sure that our 8 doors.........in the projects looked BEAUTIFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!! I will always remember this very kind gesture.........no thanks were needed for this person, was done anonomously and I know the JOY that it brought to me and I only hope that the joy this SANTA got in doing it surpassed mine, because I know they are an ANGEL that deserves it! I told myself then that if I ever got out of my situation EVERY CHRISTMAS I would work to make sure at least one person had a MERRIER CHRISTMAS because of me..........ya know..........the PASS IT ON theory.........it works! :) In the last 17 years I have been able to do this EVERY YEAR in some capacity. Adopting families, feeding the homeless, Hospital Mission (santa), etc.........etc.........and this year OPERATION SANTA kinda took on a life of its own and went CYBER!! LOL I hope the SANTAS and the FREELANCERS enjoyed it........I know that we sure did.........even though it was "last minute" and took lots of time and strategy - I think we were able to pull off yet ANOTHER MIRACLE.........I will be putting up a page of some of the responses and will let ya know where to find them! HUGS AND LUV TO ALL FREELANCERS.................now on with SOME OF YOUR MIRACLES! anjie @-->>-- |