Wow...May 1st. Can you believe it?
May Day will always have a special place in my heart. Mom instilled a special tradition in us, and I'm anxiously awaiting the day when I can instill the tradition in my kiddos: May Day Baskets!!!
As soon as Steph & I arrived home from school, mom would be in the kitchen, already beginning to fill the green strawberry baskets with lilacs & tulips. I can smell it now just typing this. :) Steph would usually go outside and start cutting more flowers, and I would head straight for the good stuff--the smarties, tootsie rolls, snickers, and bubble gum--and start loading up the baskets. Soon after, I would begin making name tags for each basket: Grandma L., Grandma V., Brad, Lou, Amy, Sis, Bub, Aunt Rosie, Katie, Andy, Lita, Mrs. Palmer, Max, and the list went on...
And when all the green baskets we had were full with goodies...we made more baskets out of construction paper.
Then we loaded everything up into the car, picking up the ones we dropped along the way, and off we went. Mom drove, and of course, Steph & I delivered. We'd have the basket in hand, throw open the car door, dash up to the porch, throw the basket down (we never cared about everything spilling out we had worked so hard to put in), ring the doorbell or knock, and RUN FOR OUR LIVES!!!!!!! lol...man, what a sight to see if you were just a car passing by!
I remember one year The Ark Valley News wrote an article on the Victory girls making May Baskets. Even when it rained...the Victorys were still doing May Baskets. Even when the babysittin' kids hadn't been picked up yet...they came along with us. Even when we thought we were 'too old' or didn't feel well...the Victorys still did May Baskets. Even when we were 23 & 25...the Victorys were still doing May Baskets.
Two days ago I told Sam, "I'm thinking about doing May Day baskets with Grady, Dom, and Maya on Friday." His response: "You're thinking about doing what? What in the world is THAT?" It totally broke my heart that he didn't even know what it was...how sad is that?!?!? lol
To save my sanity for the weekend, I'm holding off just for about 2 more years, and then we will begin the fun, and May Day will be a religious holiday for my kids, too...keep a close eye on your front porch on May 1st...you never know what you might find!!!!! :)
Big Love,
Sarah
1 comment:
Sarah, that is so neat! I remember as kids making may baskets in school but we never did that at home. What a fun tradition to carry on in your family!! I wish I were close enough to maybe get one of those famous Victory May Baskets!!! Love you! Happy May Day!
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