Gratitude # 42

I’m so incredibly grateful today for all the time I’ve had to prepare the final posts of the Gwen Bell Blog Challenge. I’ve scheduled each post to be published on the specific days of their corresponding prompts, and I’m finally happy with how much content I’ve been able to produce during the month. I’m also very grateful that I had the time to devise a new system for the mail (instead of a simple “mail is in/not in” sign, we now have a “[day of the week] mail is in” system). I won’t have to worry about forgetting to change the sign first thing in the morning. Tonight we will be enjoying our traditional meal of roast beast (a nod to Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas) and opening one present each before bed. We will be leaving out cookies and milk for Santa, and I will finish wrapping all the gifts. Tomorrow will be a day of good food, family, and presents. This year, two of my three kids will fully understand the concept of opening presents, and I couldn’t be more excited. I admit I live more vicariously through my daughter than my oldest son because my daughter receives gifts I would also have enjoyed as a child — My Little Ponies. Hot Wheels cars? Not so much.

I hope that everyone can enjoy the simple things in life during this wonderful time of the year. Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it!