How time flies! It's Monday again and that means it's time to share our vintage Christmas items with Joan at Anything Goes Here. Today is also my dad's birthday so I thought I'd start off with a vintage Christmas photo of Dad and I!
Isn't he handsome? I can't believe I'm "vintage".
Here's dad not long ago at my nephew's swim meet. He has always been a great supporter for all our activities, from the mid 70's when I started playing softball, through my siblings high school and college days to now with my kids doing Secial Olympics and my nephews doing everything from gymnastics to triathlons. He's always taken the time to be there and cheer us on. He's probably driven more miles up and down this state to kid's sporting events than any dad or grandpa ever. If you'd like to read more about him you can check out this post titled Fathers.
Happy Birthday Dad
I love you!
Now for some vintage Christmas graphics. Come to think of it, I guess I probably got my love of graphics from my Dad. He was a graphics art major and has been in the printing industry since college. He and my mom have owned a printing business for about 25 years now, maybe 30. Wow, I need to check on that, I think we should be celebrating! I remember when I was young he did a lot of silk screening and we always had t-shirts in our oven and spread all over the house drying! I remember one of my softball teams was the mustangs and I drew a horse batting. Dad silk screened our uniforms. I'll have to see if I can find a photo of that horse. Funny how things come back to when you haven't thought of them in years.
These are more attic finds. I love that the caption on the box says these are a "clean" way to decorate your windows.
Just stick 'em on and peel 'em off.
Unlike this product which you'll see was very messy. Don't you love the look on her face!
I don't know when these were last used,
but there's a box full, all stuck together!
That leaves me wondering, when you put your Christmas decorations away each year are they neat and orderly? Do you get them all down in a timely manner or are you still finding things you forgot to take down months later? One spring we almost mowed over a string of outdoor lights we had somehow left laying in the sideyard all winter! But if you've read my blog very much that probably doesn't really surprise you, does it? ;)
