Merry Christmas folks.
I know I have stopped writing as frequently. I hope to really embrace writing again in 2021, but this year my brain was already at max cap.
Anyhoo, we are surviving. Some days are better than others, and this time of year can be emotionally challenging during regular times. I have enjoyed a lot of downtime this week and still have another week off. I really needed this time, and Hope has needed me with fewer distractions.
So about this robe… About 5 years ago we were picking up some things at Walmart. Hope spotted these robes and beelined to them. She played in the racks; she rubbed the robes on her face. She begged for me to buy her one.
I scrunched up my nose. This robe was cheap velour with a front zipper and a nehro collar.
In short, it was your grandma’s winter house coat. I was like, “Um that’s kinda old for you. It’s kinda a granny robe.”
Hope saw something different.
She saw luxury.
She saw comfort.
She saw functionality.
So, I bought her one. And she loved it. She’s asked and received a new one every Christmas since. Two years ago, she was so delighted, she slept in it on Christmas Eve.
This year, none of the local stores carried the robe. I snagged one on the website. As it does every year, the new baby blue version has brought her immense joy.
Shared with her permission and urging… Because she’s proud of her granny robe. Her college friends even *call* her Granny! It’s a whole persona.
She’s already posted on her own socials. I’m amused that at 19 she still loves this robe so much. It’s very much become a part of our holiday tradition!
Now we’re watching The Christmas Story–the Muppets version. 😂😂 #mychoice #ihatemusicals #butlovemuppets
Have a great holiday for those who observe and for those who do not, may your take out be delicious! ❤️
AdoptiveBlackMom 
December 24th, 2020 at 8:23 pm
What a sweet story!! I love it and what a fun tradition for you too.
December 24th, 2020 at 8:24 pm
If I get NOTHING else for Christmas, I must get the robe! 😂😂😂
December 24th, 2020 at 9:08 pm
Thank you for sharing the joy and delight. This is a year for seeing the miracle in these holidays. I do not have the right words…. but thank you.
December 24th, 2020 at 11:14 pm
Love all of this.
December 25th, 2020 at 10:47 am
Merry Christmas ABM and Hope – may it be filled with as much joy as Hope shows in the video. Cheers
December 25th, 2020 at 1:48 pm
What a lovely sharing. Merry Christmas to you both. It is all about the little things and the traditions that follow. Be blessed.
December 25th, 2020 at 2:44 pm
Merry Christmas to both of you! What a fun tradition. 🙂
December 25th, 2020 at 8:19 pm
LOL She needs to do a commercial for this robe ❤ Merry Christmas to both of you,
December 25th, 2020 at 9:49 pm
She is so serious about her Walmart robe game. She slept in it last night… She hadn’t even bothered to take the tag off of it.😂
December 25th, 2020 at 9:53 pm
lol
December 26th, 2020 at 8:18 pm
Aw! Merry Christmas Hope and ABM. You rock that robe, Hope!