kidding around

On Christmas Eve Ellie announced to my family that she has some poems to share…these thoughts of hers made the evening extra special and brought out that the simplest thoughts can really make life more full. By the way, no help from us. I don’t even know when she wrote her poems.

Poem about Christmas

snow drifting
presents piling
sleds slipping
holly hanging
cocoa cooling
bells ding
heater heating
people singing
presents opening
clothes packing on
kids playing out
and
love…
twisting,
lifting,
and twirling

Christmas

A one horse open sleigh
lots of treats and
candy canes

The star over the stable
and
Christmas trees

Magical colored lights

Attacks of warm clothes and
Winters memories and magic

I will treasure these written words for a long time.

The photo below I just had to share. It has become tradition for Nathan to take the kids Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve day. They don’t visit the regular stores, but go to the dollar store or “my favorite thrift store”. They had a ball finding things for my parents, sister and her husband. These rabbits took a spin before Simon wrapped them and presented them to my sister. Aren’t they great? I am a bit jealous.

I am spending my week really trying to relax and not have any major “to dos” in mind. I have a few books just waiting for me to crack open and a tea party to prepare for on Thursday (Ellie invited a couple friends over). We hope to visit the city and go to the Museum of Science and Industry. And of course, I am way too eager to take down Christmas (I know too premature) and get ready for the new year. I am NOT ready for the kids to go back to school or Nathan!