Well dear reader, the holidays are coming upon us FAST. I am ready to start my Christmas decorating. I am NOT ready for Christmas itself though. I am not ready to shop or make lists or participate in the holiday mall hell. I'm not ready to figure out all the ways I will attempt to spoil my children and husband for this holiday. The Christmas season never works out like I hope. We never sit around by the light of the tree stringing popcorn, sipping on hot chocolate, watching Little Rascals Christmas Special or Charlie Brown's Christmas. There is never that moment of bonding, that moment I strive for every single year and never can accomplish, that moment when all is right with the world because we have each other and we have our warm home, popcorn and hot chocolate. Maybe this year will be different. Maybe this year I can produce that moment. Sure I will have to storyboard it, which will take some of the magic away for me, but if it's magical to my children, then that's great because that is what is important anyway. I want them to see the beauty of Christmas, the lights, the trees, the songs, the cookies, the snow, and not just see a maximum number of presents under the tree. Between now and then I want to get their rooms picked up and changed the way I want them changed. When Christmas comes, I want them to have twinkling lights in their rooms. I want them to hum Silent Night under their breath. I want to curl up with them and watch Rudolph. I will work hard for this.
I still don't want to shop.
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