A Season of Sweet Surprises
I'm sad today....we were supposed to leave this morning to go and see my sister and her family, but Abigail had another run in with the stomach bug monster last night so Steve & I decided the safest thing to do was to stay home..it seemed a bit risky to load a toddler who couldn't keep anything in her stomach in a car and drive for 8 hours. Gracie was not happy with our decision, not at all! I'm thinking if she could personally put me on Santa's naughty list, she would do it immediately!
But, even though I'm sad, there's still joy in my house, in part because of the thing hanging on my front door. Yesterday was a difficult day for me - I was feeling overwhelmed and drowning in deadlines and a bit like I wanted to curl up under my snowman blanket and sleep for about a week until all the deadlines are past....although I realize, rationally, that that wouldn't have solved much of anything! But, yesterday afternoon, the UPS truck drove up and our friendly UPS man jumped out with two packages for me. One of them I was expecting (my copy of Quickbooks 2009 which is a software add-on to my new computer - yes, I had to buy a new computer three weeks before Christmas - suffice it to say that my current one is stumbling along on its last leg and its inefficiancy is adding to my work stress). Now, receiving Quickbooks is not exactly exciting - I mean, come on, it's accounting software - not something that usually brings a smile to my face! But the second package - the second package made me smile and warmed my heart. Nestled inside a brown cardboard box was a beautiful Christmas swag to hang on our door. My sister and her family sent it to me and the card they signed inside made me as happy as the swag. The swag is beautiful and green and living and the smell of pine is just heavenly and I smile every time someone opens the front door and the scent wafts in. We've had a "fake" tree for the last few years, so it warms my heart to smell the scent of a "real" tree again. So, even though I'm sad, I can stand on my front porch and remind myself how lucky I am to have a family that loves me so much!
Here it is on my front door last night
And just look at all this glittery goodness!
Bells and pine cones - what more could you ask for?
But, even though I'm sad, there's still joy in my house, in part because of the thing hanging on my front door. Yesterday was a difficult day for me - I was feeling overwhelmed and drowning in deadlines and a bit like I wanted to curl up under my snowman blanket and sleep for about a week until all the deadlines are past....although I realize, rationally, that that wouldn't have solved much of anything! But, yesterday afternoon, the UPS truck drove up and our friendly UPS man jumped out with two packages for me. One of them I was expecting (my copy of Quickbooks 2009 which is a software add-on to my new computer - yes, I had to buy a new computer three weeks before Christmas - suffice it to say that my current one is stumbling along on its last leg and its inefficiancy is adding to my work stress). Now, receiving Quickbooks is not exactly exciting - I mean, come on, it's accounting software - not something that usually brings a smile to my face! But the second package - the second package made me smile and warmed my heart. Nestled inside a brown cardboard box was a beautiful Christmas swag to hang on our door. My sister and her family sent it to me and the card they signed inside made me as happy as the swag. The swag is beautiful and green and living and the smell of pine is just heavenly and I smile every time someone opens the front door and the scent wafts in. We've had a "fake" tree for the last few years, so it warms my heart to smell the scent of a "real" tree again. So, even though I'm sad, I can stand on my front porch and remind myself how lucky I am to have a family that loves me so much!
Here it is on my front door last night
And just look at all this glittery goodness!
Bells and pine cones - what more could you ask for?
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