I hope everyone is either having a wonderful Christmas or a wonderful Friday. We’re putzing through our day, having already had the children open their presents, and now are working our way up to making the trip to Grandma and Grandpa’s house, over the river and through the woods, ironically enough.
Despite that the kids have had lots of fun with their presents, I’m not sure we did a real good job of getting the meaning of Christmas across to them. Aside from the fact that my husband did all the shopping, I didn’t take the time to have each of my kids choose a present for their sibling, and that’s something I wish I’d done. I really enjoy giving gifts as a way to say, “Hey, thanks, I appreciate you and we had a great year. Here’s a token of my appreciation,” and now I realize I wanted to share that with my kids.
Over the river...
Oh dear, is there someone out there right now yelling at me in their head that gifts aren’t the meaning of Christmas, that love and the birth of the Christ Child are? Well, yes, that too. But that’s not why I celebrate, although I did take my kids to a Christmas Eve service last night. I meant to go to the midnight service at the church we usually attend, but honestly, I was just too sick and tired. We’re a family of hackers today – all with nasty coughs and runny noses. It’s not fun.
and Through the Woods
At any rate, the holiday is also about spending time with family, hopefully without too many meltdowns in either the adult or child size, and we’re going to take care of that this afternoon. Then we can spend the whole next week playing with new toys, watching new movies, celebrating birthdays…oh yes, and an anniversary. Christmas joy abounds!
Have a great day, everyone! See you in a day or so!