The holidays snuck up on me too fast this year. I guess many of you feel the same way. Even though we are having a White Christmas in the aftermath of the Bomb Cyclone (the snowstorm and cold temps that are still hammering parts of the US) I need to sing some Christmas carols and wrap some more gifts to get fully into the holiday spirit for tomorrow. My kids are grown up, we don’t have grandkids, so there is a wreath and a baby pine tree but no lavishly decorated tree. So if you have those things this year, with tiny tots and their eyes all aglow….enjoy the moment!
We will have a family cooking session, a special family meal, opening presents and playing a board game tomorrow, and then go visit my mom in the nursing home. She is not well enough to come to our house. We will make the best of it and focus on the positive. There are so many Christmases to remember at Nana’s house, with my grandmother’s special vintage china set, all of us dressing up for Christmas Eve dinner, and holiday music playing in the background. Since we are all musicians, many years we played live Christmas music in the living room. The kids waking up early on Christmas Day, making noise to wake us up too, and as they got older, making coffee to get me out of bed…opening presents in our pajamas and then making a Christmas morning brunch. Over the years, the way we gather for the holidays may change, but the love and the memories are there, and Family is at the heart of it all. The memories you make today, will be with you always.
Some of you may be having a different holiday than planned, due to this big storm. My friends in Europe and Australia have been emailing to ask if we are ok! Yes we are used to cold temps in Colorado, but there are other areas that are suffering. Many of you have purchased gift certificates or asked your spouses to give a gift certificate this year. That is especially helpful with this disruptive storm! But whether you are stuck at an airport, waiting for guests to arrive, or gathered together with everyone safe in a warm home…we all pause to thank the fates that have allowed us to make whatever holiday memories are in store for us this year…and we hope that you have yourself a Merry Little Christmas now…and always.
We send special prayers for peace to Ukraine, and everywhere mothers are struggling to keep their children safe. May God bless you and give you comfort.
Wishing you a warm, safe, joyous holiday…
Luana and Paul, Sophie Quinn, Sam & Mason
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