I’ve never been a ‘decorate for Christmas on Thanksgiving weekend’ kind of person, and this year is no different.
The artificial trees are in the attic and we’ll get to it eventually. With 5 cats in the house and an extremely curious 4 year old, there won’t be much to it except the fun stuff!
We’ll make garland with construction paper, possibly make outside ornaments for the birds and put up a few twinkly lights.
Again this year we’ll use 4 foot tall trees loaded with ornaments that can bounce on the tile floor as many times as they fall and then go right back on the tree!
The family heirloom ornaments will stay wrapped up in the boxes yet again, not because of the cats...I think I stopped pulling them out before the cats arrived.
I love Christmas...the lights, the music and mostly, the quiet inward celebration of my Savior’s birth.
Honestly, Christmas changed for me the year my father died. The most important thing was to just have my family close. That year, I put up one small tree on Christmas Eve...period.
There will always be a sadness to this holiday season. I join so many in that experience. Thankfully, we have a 4 year old deserving of his own memories and traditions...making ornaments and driving through all the Christmas lights with funny Christmas music playing in the background! The joy and wonder on his face is amazing to behold!
For today, this ornament will have to suffice. I can make it smell like a fresh cut Christmas tree and then close my eyes while inhaling in all the memories and wonder of the season.
Today I will just breathe.
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