merry christmas

christmas has come and gone, so fast, like every year. 

and while i tried so hard to be ready for it, i didn't get "everything" finished. but, the kids had clean clothes, gifts under the tree, stocking hung with care (no chimney here), and plenty of fun with family.  

i will not beat myself up anymore that i didn't get to make 90 different kinds of cookies or decorate the whole house like a magazine. because in the end, it took timmy 8 hours to open gifts.  after a while, he just didn't want to open anymore.  so we waited until he was ready. (and that will be fun to share with him in the future)

i hope that all of you enjoyed the christmas season with lots of love and warmth with your friends and family and made memories for years to come. it was so wonderful to open presents in my home on christmas morning and not someone else's. i look forward to the christmases to come where many more traditions will be made.

today we are enjoying snow falling, the polar express (again and again) and staying warm. tomorrow is another day.

merry christmas