Christmas is over...tree has been taken down...wrapping paper mess long gone...it's funny...I dreaded that part as a kid...now I seem to be "hooraying" in my head!! Ha ha ha. Don't get me wrong...I still look forward to the holidays...but with adulthood comes responsibility...bills... and the ever depressing Christmas in October stuff. It gets here earlier every year...so by the time Christmas is ACTUALLY here I am burned out and the kids are completely WIRED!! I think that's why we have children...to prevent, or at least slow, the cynicism process.
This year we tried to get away from the Santa part a little and focus more on the real reason for Christmas that the world seems to be forgetting. My proud moment was when Megan's teacher informed me that Megan had proudly told her that "Christmas isn't about the presents or Santa...it's about Jesus being born." IN SCHOOL no less...I couldn't have been prouder.
Jeremy and I got to spend time with his family, which was nice. The kids were with their dad and as sad as we were to not have them for Christmas we had to smile a little when all the other grandkids would start fighting or screaming and we realized it wasn't OUR kids!! Ha ha ha ha!! And who doesn't love not having to fix three other plates as well as your own for the meals?? It was almost scary!! Ha ha ha! Atleast next year we will have them for Christmas to make even more memories. We wouldn't trade those for all the freetime in the world.
Here's hoping that the holidays were magical for you all!!
