THE EMBREY FAMILY

This is one of the few family photos we have together.  My Dad Mack,

my Mother Annette, my brother Jay and me.

   

Decorating began on Thanksgiving Day. My grandfather Erskine Reid 

helped my Dad put everything out. 

Jay and I came out to help after watching the Macy's Parade on TV.

 It took three days.  On Sunday afternoon the lights were tested and on that evening

we became the CHRISTMAS HOUSE.   This was from 1963-1983.

In the beginning pulling a couple of plugs turned everything off.

This became Mama's job.  She set her alarm for midnight every night

because they went to bed at nine o clock.  Later, this meant getting up and 

going down to the basement to the fuse box to turn off all the displays and lights.

Here's Santa in our front window.