Reflecting on Christmas
Thank goodness it’s over! I had a ball, but between a bunch of cranky kids and my skirt falling off in front of Dimple’s entire family (thank goodness for additional layers!) there were a few tense moments. Of course, all the special moments more than made up for them. A few highlights:
My little angel’s face when she saw her two biggest presents, a tricycle and a playhouse. We went the “pre-owned” route for both of them (okay, so my mom found the tricycle on the side of the road), but Mack was just as delighted as if we’d bought them at Toys ‘R Us. Thank goodness for children who aren’t into status symbols and brand names yet!
My favorite present to give was a CD I made for my best friend Little Black Glasses who lives up in Hoosierville. Each song on the CD had her name in the title. My brother-in-law even helped me make a CD insert with her and my picture on it. No doubt she’ll be calling me soon squealing about how much she loves it. I can’t wait.
My favorite present to get was a toss-up between a gift certificate for a pedicure from Nurse Roses and a box of 24 pre-sharpened colored pencils from Blonde Moment. The latter gift was especially funny because for work I always wear my hair in a bun held to my head with a pencil. Now I have one to match every outfit!
Dimple’s and my secret midnight mission dropping off the presents we and others had bought for a needy family in his town. That’s the first time I’ve ever witnessed a guy having a blast shopping for and wrapping up presents. In fact, we had so much fun I hope to do something similar next year.
And . . . it snowed!
How was your Christmas? I’d love to hear about it: what you gave, what you got, how you were blessed, how you were stressed, etc. So if you get the time, drop me a few lines!
Looking Ahead to 2005
I’ll be taking off the rest of the year to finish my website (I haven’t even started the redo yet – ack!), but I will be back next year. I can’t wait to get started; I have lots of ideas and new avenues of exploration for the next upcoming year. In my absence, be sure to check out the articles in 90&9's special year-end double issue. If you have any topics you’d like to see me or 90&9 discuss, be sure to let us know. See you here next year!
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