December 25, 2012
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May Your Day Be Merry & Bright!
I am not available today. My mother has decided she’s tired of buying gifts, so this year she has arranged a special outing as the kids’ X-mess present. I’m sure they’ll like it, and it’s an adventure (that I can post, later, I’m sure), but… call me old fashioned. Like the lyrics of that Carpenter’s song… But I’m sure we’ll still have a good time. I can’t tell what we’re doing though – it’s a surprise.
And there’s always the kid gifts, afterwards. That was MY new idea. My kids made gifts last year (out of pine cones, yarn, glitter, paper… it was… creative, but impractical and messy, and they mostly fell apart before we got them unwrapped. So this year I gave each child a $10 bill. We went to the Dollar Tree (where everything is a buck), and they got to each shop for their list of people: their four siblings, their three cousins, and their two parents (with the extra dollar to cover tax). They LOVED it – such a grown-up thing, shopping and picking out gifts, and wrapping them up. So my mom decided to do the same with my sister’s girls, and so this evening after we get back, they’ll open presents from the kids. So I do get my family gathered together, after all… and I’m really, really glad of that.
And in case you didn’t know, there’s a special conjunction of Jupiter (Yehovah) and the Moon (Humankind) and the Plieades (His chosen ones) today. Just to make the day a little more special!
Anyhow, I wish you a merry & bright day, today!
