Everyone was home tonight and to say that I absolutely loved it is an understatement. Not only did the kids help with some of the last details for the party tomorrow, but they also finished decorating the Christmas tree. Now I don’t want to get sappy here or anything but when I checked in on them from time to time while they were working on the tree it was just so perfect. The portable record player that was set up between the kitchen and living room was playing some music album and all four kids were working on hanging up the Christmas lights. I could hear someone even singing from time to time and my guess is that it was probably Kyle. But they would take each ornament and put it on the tree in where they thought was the perfect spot and when they got done, the annual tradition of Daryl putting the angel on the top of the tree finished it off. With a lot of laughter and memories shared within the group it was a perfect moment. I couldn’t help to think about the Dr. Seuss quote from How the Grinch stole Christmas, :
- “Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store.
Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more.”
OK, I’m not saying that I’m the Grinch or anything (well I hope I’m not!) but that saying popped into my head and I thought it was quite appropriate at the time.
Then everything changed and the night went downhill from there real fast. We had our annual Euchre card game with the kids and then the whole warm fuzzy Christmas thought left my brain cells. And why the change of heart? Well guess who won the annal card game? Now to Daryl’s and my defense it was a close game, but close doesn’t get the winner’s title now does it? Oh well, there’s always next time 🙂