A Few of my Favorite Things...

Good morning to all!!!!!

It is Saturday morning here out in the West and I am enjoying a small luxury. I have a little time to myself while my girls are sleeping...

Funny how things work. Literally, as I was completing the above statement, Gracie came around the corner to say hello and let me know that Stella was now awake.

Haha.

It has been two hours since I wrote the above paragraph. Such is the life with little kiddos! This holiday season has truly FLOWN by like no other before it. This week is Christmas and I have NOTHING done. But I decided that it would be better to focus on the things I love and the blessings I have as opposed to worrying about what I have not completed. Here are a few of my favorite things, maybe you have a few in common with me...


fires in the fireplace (finally cold enough in the evenings here!)
yummy holiday treats
Christmas movies, especially when I get to watch them with my hubby and girls!
the smell of Christmas trees
Christmas music by Frank Sinatra
hot tea with a cinnamon flavor
COFFEE on a cold night (or anytime, since I am tired)
"What Child is This?" and "Silent Night" in many different versions
apple cider
Christmas lights and trees
baking
family
good wine and conversation, sans children!
cuddling up with a good book
Gracie singing "Santa Claus is coming to town" and getting particularly loud at the "coming to town!" part
getting a gift for my husband that I know he appreciates
kissing Stella's little cheek to get her to giggle
time off from work to be wife and mom for a living, at least for two weeks
building gingerbread houses
sleigh bells
stockings with goodies
hearing my husband read the Christmas story

I could go on and on...wonderful time of year that it is! Somehow, I missed the season though, it just went...
I do realize that I have a few more days to enjoy a few of my favorite things, so I am going to try to enjoy wrapping the presents in the next few days...
More importantly, it is wonderful to remember what Christmas is really all about. The birth of our Lord and Savior! Praise be to the Lord.

Oh, and I just got the time to finish this blog just now...which would be Sunday evening, a day after I began to enjoy my small luxury. I did not realize how small it truly was:)