We have a day full of “finishing up” on tap here today; putting the last minute touches on gifts, helping the little ones with their wrapping, some baking and a good bit of tidying and arranging to get things all ready for the morrow.
There are the Christmas Eve pajamas to be presented tonight. And a special phone call with Pop-pop to look forward to. My father has a tradition of giving a reading of “Twas the Night Before Christmas”, late Christmas Eve. It was always a part of my own childhood and now it is a part of my children’s as well, as I smuggle the phone up to bed with them and snuggle us all in around it to hear. Galen is not yet old enough to be involved in this one. Iain eagerly rouses himself for the occasion. Elijah always has the best of intentions to wake up fully enough to hear the whole story, but I don’t think that he’s quite succeeded in it to date! Perhaps this will be the year.
I woke up this morning with an inexplicable craving for Snickerdoodles. I may well have to devote a bit of time to coming up with a gluten and egg free version. I’ll have to see where the day takes us.
It’s looking like there won’t be a baby under the tree for us this year. I’ll admit to a bit of sadness and disappointment over that. But I’m sure that all is as it should be, and that this little one is worth the wait.
I hope you all have a wonderful couple of days, full of lovingly tended traditions, fabulous food, sweet simple times, laughter, love and good cheer!
Sounds like a lovely eve. Bright blessings to you all.
You never know…
I had no idea on the day my daughter was born that it would be that day.
In fact I didn’t even realize I was in labor until about 9pm, and she was born at 10:15 (and this was my 4th pregnancy!!)
Whenever wee babe comes, twill be bliss.
blessings, Mary
Mele Kalikimaka to you and yours! Thank you so much for your beautiful blog, brings me so much joy. I wish it all come back to you ten-fold. Aloha, Susie
A belated Merry Christmas to you too :0)