candy canes in the rain...
I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas Eve, snuggled up with the ones they love.. And those who aren't - don't forget that you're not alone. Christmas can be a very tough time for so many people.. Expectations are so high.. But so often what we get is less than the white Christmas with the peaceful fire crackling and hissing softly while we watch cherub-faced little ones dance around the tree in anticipation, eyes all aglow.. If we're lucky, we get a few of those Christmases where all of the pieces are where they should be. I've had many of them myself, and I'm so thankful for them..
But in the end, we take what we can get, and make it work the best we can. Sometimes it's a wet and windy Christmas - sometimes you have to pull an all-nighter to get the bikes assembled, or the pies baked for tomorrow's dinner.. Sometimes it's a missing loved one that keeps it from being that perfect day.
So, if you're having one of those Christmases where everything has somehow come together at the last minute - where "tab B" has indeed slipped into "slot C" - where there were no bolts left over after the bike is "finished - where you found the right size batteries in a drawer - or where all the right people have managed to make it into town despite the awful weather... If you're having one of those Christmases... Congratulations..
For the rest of us - remember - a few extra bolts is not necessarily a bad thing - I think they put a few extra in the bag just to drive us crazy! Merry Christmas everyone!
candy canes in the rain...
I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas Eve, snuggled up with the ones they love.. And those who aren't - don't forget that you're not alone. Christmas can be a very tough time for so many people.. Expectations are so high.. But so often what we get is less than the white Christmas with the peaceful fire crackling and hissing softly while we watch cherub-faced little ones dance around the tree in anticipation, eyes all aglow.. If we're lucky, we get a few of those Christmases where all of the pieces are where they should be. I've had many of them myself, and I'm so thankful for them..
But in the end, we take what we can get, and make it work the best we can. Sometimes it's a wet and windy Christmas - sometimes you have to pull an all-nighter to get the bikes assembled, or the pies baked for tomorrow's dinner.. Sometimes it's a missing loved one that keeps it from being that perfect day.
So, if you're having one of those Christmases where everything has somehow come together at the last minute - where "tab B" has indeed slipped into "slot C" - where there were no bolts left over after the bike is "finished - where you found the right size batteries in a drawer - or where all the right people have managed to make it into town despite the awful weather... If you're having one of those Christmases... Congratulations..
For the rest of us - remember - a few extra bolts is not necessarily a bad thing - I think they put a few extra in the bag just to drive us crazy! Merry Christmas everyone!