Raising Emery: Family Nut Bowl

Dear Emery,

You have quite a few nuts in your family, but that's not what this post is about. This is about the Family Nut Bowl.

Here is a picture of Grandpa D passing the Nut Bowl to Daddy last Christmas. If Mommy looks a little fat, it's because you were in my belly!

You are probably wondering, along with everyone else reading this, what in the world I'm talking about. So here it is - the history of the Nut Bowl:

It was a wet and cold night that Christmas Eve of 1982. The phone brought the occupants of 925 Lamar out of lethargic stupor. The call was from Pat and he had a secret to tell. It seemed that the Manager of the store he was working at had left early and the Assistant Manager had decided to put all the Christmas merchandise on sale at 10 cents on the dollar. This news really got the place hopping as all the good little boys and girls saw visions of fantastic bargains just a short drive away. Dashing to the car, they were there in no time filling their baskets with goodies.

Well Mike (aka Grandpa D), being the frugal guy he is, decided every house needed at least two paper towel holders and no one could have enough nut bowls. The following year; after having reconsidered his judgment on the nut bowls, he decided to share his windfall with the person who had made it all happen, Pat. The gift was such a big hit he decided to pass it on and thus the tradition of the nut bowl. Over the years, it has been used to welcome new members to the family or for congratulations for a particular accomplishment.