Today was a little more prep for the big day. Should have been a LOT more, and I kept at a non-stop pace all day, but all of the stuff on my list did not get done. Well, it never does, I should not be suprised. Made lots of cookies, decorated the tree, wrote our annual Christmas letter, refined it, rewrote it, shortened it, shortened it again ... and then when it was done I started to write out the cards. Now it's 2 AM and I'm only about 1/2 way done with the cards and I'm calling it quits. Go ahead, call me a quitter, I can take it, I've been called worse.
Wonderful church service this morning complete with a "call out your favorite Christmas Carol hymn sing" - gotta love that! Great message that the pastor ended with these words ---
"How silently, how silently the wondrous Gift is given. So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of His heaven.
We hear the Chirstmas angels the great glad tidings tell. Oh come to us, abide in us our Lord Emmanuel". - enough said
Did you want to hear the story of yesterday's conversation with Santa?
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So my 11-year-old daughter is having much trouble this year with the reality of Santa. We have all talked about it much over the past few weeks. Since it is the weekend before Christmas, and she has not yet decided what to ask Santa for ----- we asked if she wanted to visit him while at the mall yesterday.
Now she in her own words feels a little uncomfortable - at her age "will I be the biggest kid there?" . But we wait in line, and finally she is up there with the guy she is quite sure is just "A guy in a Santa suit". (the real beard not withstanding)
She has a photo, and a quiet, but lengthy conversation with him. When she walks away this "Guy in a Santa suit" calls Michael over and says "Your daughter is a very considerate, concerned young lady. That is a rare find today." and he nods his very santa-like head with a smile.
Well, come to find out that she told him she had thought long and hard, and she gave him several choices, but ultimately asked him to decide for himself, but it should be something that her whole family would enjoy playing with.
Sometimes your kids just floor you ....
As for Michael, he's rethinking this whole Santa thing as this is the first time he's actually had Santa speak to him in about 50 years (or more).
"Happy Christmas to all ... and to all a good night.
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