Believe it or not, we got snow for Christmas! When Christmas is usually defined by showers, pouring rain, or cloudy, we had snow. Not a lot. Not by most people's definition. But enough to coat the plants, shrubs, and lawn. It snowed for about 2 hours. Then later in the afternoon, it did what it usually does around here. It rained and melted the small accumulation. It was fun while it lasted and was a pleasant way to spend in the kitchen preparing the holiday pies and turkey.
Christmas started with a rousing shout of "Merry Christmas" at 6:30 a.m., the time negotiated by Offspring to begin the festivities. Never mind that some of us were sound asleep. Some family members, who have visited us over the holidays before, would say that we positively sprinted through the opening of presents as we finished before noon. That does not mean we have that many presents. It just means that Offspring opens a present, plays with it, builds it, reads it, before moving on to the next one. One year it took him three days to open all of his gifts, much to the amazement of just about everyone, but that is just one of the things that make Offsping special. This year he opened all of Santa's presents before building the first Lego set. Nothing can capture those smiles of pure, unadulterated joy that a longed-for present brings. Nothing is so wonderful as to be on the receiving end of one of those thank you-hugs.
In the coming days I will try to post photos of our tree and some of our special ornaments and other holiday decorations.
We hope that you have had a most magical and wonderful Christmas day, filled with the love and generosity that celebrates a little boy's birthday.
