Meggie’s Western Santa from Liz Goodrick Dillon, is no exception.įilled with Texas themes, this cowboy Santa walks thru the night among the prickly pear cactus.
Of course, none of my girls picked a very “girly” Christmas stocking.
This, of course was not the only snake that met its demise from these three, and one is proudly enshrouded as the piping for Meggie’s Christmas stocking. My stomach can still go into knots every time I see this picture 9really, I can’t make this stuff up). They proudly brought this snake home and Dad had it made into a belt for Mom. They kept Sarah the four year old far enough away during all this, to be safe (yeah right). Luckily, Harper had just learned in school that snakes do not have eyelids, so she “blinded” the snake with sand while Meggie beat it with a stick. They were picking away when Meggie heard that undeniable rattle. Well needless to say ever the two shall meet. Well not only do bubbly little blondes love dewberries, so do rattlesnakes. When she was about 12, Harper was 10 and Sarah was 4 they all decided to go dewberry picking in the back pasture. But in her younger days she was the class clown, the one that always that “great idea” that got everyone in trouble, but also the staff of stability in our family. She’s busy and successful, recently voted 40 under 40 for the city of Fort Worth, making me very proud. Meggie is the mom of two (and eight/ninths) of my grand children, wife to Dutch and gainfully employed in the crazy world of commercial real estate. The oldest long haired boy was often the ring leader of their adventurous undertakings. As my husband, the Red Head says “makes ’em easier to sell come weaning time”. They have often lamented that this has made them intimidating to boyfriends, but personally I fail to see that as a problem. They can change a flat tire on their pickup truck, back up a trailer into a cow chute and fish and hunt game with the best of them. More along the lines of cowboy boots and bandana bikinis. My girls were never much for wearing dresses or fancy hair-bows. And these gals are probably where I get most of my inspiration.
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