Sleigh Ride
flying in my homemade sleigh navigating family memories to three-year-old me, Shirley Temple cheeks, smile and curls, red dress with pearly polka dots, winter white tights black patent leather Mary Janes full-on lighthearted glee rocking horse through time and years to high school, college, beyond, mom's stuffed twice baked potatoes with cheddar and bacon cornish hens with stuffing inside, crunchy on the edge like I like the three of us: Mom, Dad, Jenn attend church service at Grace Methodist, lighting candles, taking communion, singing as one Mom wears the silver fox fur that is now hanging in my closet then Christmas Eve viewing the lights in Alamogordo, description of holiday designs and colors, following the luminaria trail in our red and silver Chevrolet through Tularosa after dinner Dad drives me to Jess's or Kira's to exchange gifts and hugs inside our casa at 1315 Desert Eve, there are ceramic village houses from Aunt Ka...