how is it that we spend 364 days getting ready for this day and in the blink an eye,it's over? i wish i could freeze frame this moment. my family is still here. the older boys are playing a roaring game of Monopoly, girls are reading, kids are playing. i love, love, love having a houseful. having a houseful of my favorite people is bonus! we've had a wonderfully relaxing day. slept in. coffee delivered to me while i watched my kids open their presents. this year we decided that our kids were needing for NOTHING. every year, we go ALL out, get them things they will NEVER use. we end up spending far too much money and within mins. they have forgotten what they've got. this year, we decided to get them a set of Lego,an iPod and a handful of stocking stuffers. that is all they wanted. and wouldn't you know it, it was enough. joy..joy...joy exuded from them. it was a good morning. we were proud at how thankful and genuinely happy they were.
2pm. cousins and folks here. a wonderful prime rib dinner (thanks mom) and an afternoon spend relaxing. the kids are at such great ages! the highlight of our day was chatting with our New Jersey family via Skype. it was like having them in our living room, only...they were 3000 miles away. i missed my sister more this year than any other year. maybe it's because i feel like our kids are missing out on life with each other. maybe it's because she's my sister and i just miss her. that's what sisters are supposed to do, right? either way, i know that this is the reality of our life. i am so thankful that regardless of the miles that separate us, she'll always be my very best friend, a constant in my life! my life is better because she is in it.
so friends, enjoy the last hour of your christmas. i hope and pray today was everything AND MORE than you anticipated! start planning now...only 364 days left....
p.s. i'm missing all the pictures from the likkel family party last night but i'll blog about that as soon as i get those.
3 comments :
So much to be thankful for and so many blessings we have received. THANK YOU JESUS for being born this day!!
you missing your sister brought tears to my eyes...I miss mine too!
i miss you so much that i have no words...it just doesn't get any easier, does it? i love you more than you'll ever know. i'm thankful you're my sister, i'm thankful you're my very best friend, and i'm not thankful that we don't live near each other. (poetry, sweet poetry, huh? ;\) anyway...we all missed you very much and can't wait for Christmas in july!!
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