It has been a good day. I got my haircut and feel so much better. We just needed a day where we could relax and didn't need to push ourselves. Now I can face next week.
What comes at the end of Christmas day?
~ The letter Y!
What is the best thing to put into Christmas Dinner?
~ Your teeth!
My Christmas offering:
The Greatest Gift of All!
"I can't wait for Christmas!" Mary Cate yelled at the top of her lungs.
Her parents and sisters turned around to stare at her. "Calm down, Mary Cate," chuckled her father. "You'll wear yourself out with this excitement."
"I can't help it," said Mary Cate, though she did agree to try to be quieter. Christmas was Mary Cate's very favorite time of year. Christmas itself was the very best day of the whole season!
The fun always began on Christmas Eve, when Mary Cate's grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and cousins came from out of state to spend Christmas with Mary Cate's family. They would have lasagna and garlic bread with Christmas cookies for dessert. They would stay up late, singing carols, reading about the first Christmas from the Bible and roasting marshmallows over the fire in the fireplace.
Then they would go to bed and on Christmas morning, Mary Cate and her sisters and cousins would get up at the break of day, wake the adults up and rush downstairs to tear open their presents. That afternoon everyone would have a big Christmas feast. Then Mary Cate's father would put another log on the fire and everyone would reminisce about past Christmas's. Finally they would all go to bed having had a wonderful day.
It was the most wonderful celebration of the whole year. Mary Cate was on pins and needles for it to start all over again. The days before Christmas seemed to drag by, but finally, Mary Cate woke up on Christmas Eve morning. She bounded of bed and down the stairs.
"It's Christmas Eve!" she yelled. "Time for the fun to begin!"
But her good mood was quickly shattered the moment she arrived in the kitchen.
"Have you looked out the window?" asked her dad.
"There is a blizzard going on," said her mom. "I'm afraid no will be able to make it through for tonight."
Stunned, Mary Cate turn to look outside. She could see nothing but white. It was true! A blizzard had come to destroy her Christmas!
Never in all of Mary Cate's eight years had a thing like this happened.
As her mom explained how the snow would make traveling dangerous, Mary Cate broke down and sobbed.
"Cheer up, Mary Cate." said her sister Amelia.
"Yeah" added her other sister Jennifer. "We'll have a wonderful Christmas anyway."
Mary Cate didn't see how that was possible. She spent most of Christmas Eve, moping around the house. But Mom still made lasagna and garlic bread, just like always and Dad built the fire so they could still roast marshmallows after dinner.
In spite of herself, Mary Cate still enjoyed the evening. She sang out while they sang Christmas Carols. She missed her relatives but was surprised to find she was enjoying herself after all.
By morning, Mary Cate was excited for Christmas again. But the best gift she got that year was not wrapped under the tree. The blizzard had stopped and during the night, Mary Cate's relatives had traveled to be with family for the Christmas Day.
Mary Cate realized that year that family was the greatest present of all! ~ by Amy Lightning
~ Wishing we could be with family this year but looking forward to being with everyone next year!
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