wearing ~ just stuff... plan on a scruffy day... for the first planning ~ cleaning and stuff... ~ then later? we're having a christmas eve "christmas" at my MIL's house with Suz's family. :) wishing ~ you a very happy christmas eve day. ~ and if you don't celebrate christmas... have fun anyways. :)
/ When we first started building this house... I began dreaming of hosting a Christmas dinner. :) Tomorrow is going to be ... lovely.
~ must get going. :) Lot's to do on a 'scruffy day'. :D
nuzzled together on the sofa... George elected to read "Twas the night before christmas" this year. Then... all four of us took turns reading a page of Santa Calls (William Joyce)... the best christmas book ever! ... and from there, to laying out the cookies... and two boys tucked away.
At my in-laws tonight, celebrating christmas with a big ham dinner, there was a random tacky gift exchange with much humour... and a gift giving thing for the children. I sleepily watched, sipping my coffee, as DVDs, gift cards, and the like... were unwrapped with endless torrents of "thank you thank you" everywhere. When it was done, and I slipped into the kitchen for a coffee refill... I turned to find Edward waiting for me so he could quietly explain... that he thought I looked sad because I wasn't a kid and therefore hadn't had a gift to unwrap. So he gave me a remarkably long hug, An uncharacteristic kiss on the cheek, and he told me he wanted me to have the shopper center gift card he had received. I demurred, pronounced my endless love for him and told him we would go and shop for a lovely treat sometime with that card.
These are the moments ... that cannot be undone by time or circumstance, etched by diamonds across my heart.
~ now it's time for making turkey stuffing and a few last minute wrappings. :)
