I LOVE CHRISTMASI love that the simple tradition of giving gifts that represent the gifts that the kings brought as they visited the child, has grown into a monster that cannot be stopped even by recession.
I love the music of Christmas, those wonderful songs that we are only allowed to listen to for one monthe out of the year. Well except that some of the radio stations start just a little earlier each year. I was reminded of this in the wee hours of the morning on November 1st when my clock radio woke me up to the "sounds of the season"
I love that on Halloween we go door to door collecting candy and then at Christmas we go door to door and give it back. But be careful that you don't re-gift to the same people that gave it to you, they might recognize it.
I love decorating for Christmas with all sorts of junk and lights and nic nacs. we even have one decoration that I made the first year we were married and it still hangs in our home every year. It is a little worse for wear but still looks half good if not a little tacky. But I do not like putting lights on the house. I only do that for Karen.
I love the opportunity of being with family and enjoying grandchildren. It is so true that as you get older you begin to enjoy Christmas through the eyes of the young. It fills you with great joy and is so rewarding to see the little ones and how excited they are at everything about Christmas.
I love the way everyone tries to be just a little more kind at Christmas time, as we perhaps try to be just a little more like He who's birthday we celebrate.
So as we enter this last week before the big day I hope we can all take a moment or two, or three, or as many as we can scrape together, to remember what it is all about.
5 comments:
I make Steve put up lights too. The kids sure love it, and don't you like to drive down a street all lite up? Thanks for the Christmas reminder. Sometimes we just get a little too busy.
I love it too, especially because you put up the lights! Thanks for doing that for me!
I love seeing Christmas through our grandkids eyes--what a great joy they are to old people like us!!
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I'm totally laughing about the Halloween thing.
Man, I hope this storm isn't going to be too bad. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow. They must be anticipating it to be a monster cause I actually have to go and pick the girls up early from school.
I'm so sad. I got on the roof and put up our lights this year and obviously did something wrong, cause the breaker keeps tripping, so now I just have to wait until winter is over and take those buggers down. GRRRGH
Well, here is hoping to positive traveling vibes for tomorrow!
I'd best get on with my Dweebie.
Love you.
KRisty
Kristy I was helping at school and they were calling all the parents to come get the kids early too. I think they were worried we'd have to use our emergency kits already! At least they plan ahead. I LOVE alpine school district.
Thanks dad for the post and I too loved the part of Halloween candy giving and then Christmas giving it back! hmmm...
I hope you guys like the gift I got you. It's not terribly exciting.
I love what you wrote! :) What a great time of year.
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