The Everlasting Comforter

When my sister and I were growing up we used to share a room until I was about 14 years old. It was then that my parents finished the addition to our child hood home, and all of us siblings had our own rooms. I remember going shopping for our decorations and furniture and it was an exciting time. My sister was about 10 then, and our Mom picked out her comforter as I recall, and I thought it was ugly. I think Vikki may have thought so too, but that is blurry in my memory.

This comforter ended up being the softest most yummiest comforter ever. It was white with squares in it, the sides of the squares were all different colors. This comforter went with us on the couch to cuddle for movies, on road trips, and all other sorts of adventures. Somehow this blanket lives here with me today. I think Vikki may have left it here when she moved in with John and I when she graduated high school.

I love this thing! I still use it on the couch for TV time, and it is still as delicious to this day..actually it's better. We use this comforter to make forts, to sit on when we do something on the floor, the kids even love this thing. Every once in a while, it makes me smile to see them on this almost 24 year old blanket. They are growing up with this comforter that their Mom and Aunt loved as children, and they are using it the same way they did. Pretty neat.

Today this comforter was a star.l I picked Tyler up from school because his teacher called to let me know he was sick. First thing he did when we walked in the door is grab that comforter and head for the couch, Same thing we would have done as children. At dinner time he was cold so he and his sister used it to lay over their laps as they ate. This thing was new back then so Mom would never have let us do that, but still, the point is the blanket makes us feel good.

At bed time, Genesis was in her jammies and Bells wanted to play with her....she runs to get her attention, I am down the hall just watching them. The best part of my day was to hear Gensesis say "Bella, do want a blanket ride?" I didn't quite know what she meant, but Bella said yes. Bella runs to the tiled kitchen and waits, then Gen comes along pulling this long colorful, hideous comforter behind her and lays it on the floor. Bella proceeds to sit in the middle of it with her big sisters help. Gen then simply pulls her around the kitchen! Bella is cracking up and holding on! I know this can lead to big trouble, but I let them have their fun for a minute as I watched in the background. It looked like great fun!

This comforter still gets washed and used and is going to be with us a lot longer I think! It has proved over and over that it still has some life in it, great buy Mom!! My only wish is that Vikki and I would have thought of the grand blanket ride idea!