My Mom died when I was in college - we were very close. I think of her everyday, but especially at Christmas. She was an avid Elvis fan and her favorite song was Blue Christmas. One year she got an all white christmas tree and decorated it with all blue lights and tiny little blue crocheted snowflakes that she made. When she died my sister and I divided her little snowflakes, each keeping half, and at the holidays we play our Elvis Blue Christmas album for her. Last year my DH and I found a tree ornmament of Elvis singing Blue Christmas and we bought a small white tree and decorated it with Mama’s snowflakes and all blue lights. I placed a photo of her and my Dad beneath it (he passed away exactly ten years later than she did). I have numerous things that I do to remember them both - they were incredible parents and eventhough they did not live very long (she was 52 and he died at 64), they gave us such wonderful memories and as I get older I see more of my Mom in me. Thanks for starting this thread - I enjoy reading about the baking and loved the snow people. Awesome memories folks! Brings up lots of warm and fuzzy memories for me too!