Three days before Christmas...I can't believe how quickly the time has gone. Yesterday I had a Chemistry mid-term to write. I'm glad to have that out of the way, so that I can enjoy Christmas. Yesterday afternoon, we took the girls to see Santa. Rebekah was so excited. Chloe I don't think understood, until she saw him. Her eyes almost bugged out of her head! Rebekah, has always loved Santa and never been afraid to go see him. However, Chloe, last year, just admired from afar. This year was different. As soon as she saw him, she jumped down from papa's arms, walked through a group of girls, straight towards him. She stopped about 5 feet away from him, and simply gazed at him. Mostly in wonder, I think. She had no problem going to see him and sitting on his knee. I think she may have even smiled for her picture, although she didn't tell him what she wanted for Christmas. At this point when you ask her, she says candy. I'm not sure she knows there are other options. Rebekah, on the otherhand, requested Littlest Pet shop.
We have a few full days ahead of us. I wouldn't say busy, but there are things to be done, as I think there always is at Christmas.
This morning Glynn took the girls to town with him to finish Christmas shopping. I stayed home and started our Christmas baking and wrapping presents. It was nice to have the house to myself. The quiet stillness and Christmas carols in the background. I made butter tarts, a family favourite, and ginger cookies. Tomorrow morning we're going to make Almond Roca, which tastes exactly like Skor bar, some sugar cookies and short bread. I also have to make our dessert for Christmas Eve; this year it's Toblerone Caramel Cheesecake. Yum!
Tonight we made a gingerbread house. This is an annual tradition we have. Last year Glynn tried to put it together and it all fell apart. So this year, I constructed the house. You have to be patient when making gingerbread houses. Icing is not like nails. Then, the kids decorated it. I have to admit, I long for an orderly, beautiful gingerbread house, like the one in the picture on the box. Alas, it will be many years, until we have one like that. Instead, Chloe mostly ate the candy and became the usual sticky mess that happens when any type of sugar is present. Rebekah randomly adhered various types of candy all over the place. Glynn, however, was slightly more sequential. I say slightly only to mean he made his side all one colour.
Tomorrow Glynn & I are going to head into town and leave the girls with a sitter. She's a good family friend, and Rebekah is incredibly excited. We have a few odds & ends to pick up, and the perishable Christmas Eve dinner groceries to buy. But before that, we're going to go serve at Riverside, a soup kitchen that opened in MJ earlier this year. It's the only soup kitchen the city has and it serves the homeless, and very poor of the city. I've served dinner there before, but this will be Glynn's first time. For me, it was a life altering experience. Tomorrow we'll be serving a Christmas dinner and handing out Christmas gifts that some of us have put together.
After Riverside, we're going to drop off Christmas dinner & presents to the family we adopted for Christmas. And we have a few more gifts to ring and run. I know that tomorrow will probably be the most meaningful of the season, and I am really looking forward to it.
Christmas Eve day we'll likely go for a walk and deliver the last of our Christmas cards, do some puzzles, and maybe play the wii. We'll spend the afternoon cooking Christmas Eve dinner, which this year, consists of glazed ham, hashbrown casserole, creamy green beans, brussel sprouts, a couple of appetizers & a salad. This meal is always one of the highlights of the year. Christmas Eve, we'll be heading to the service being held at our church, here in town. I'm really looking forward to that too.
These next couple of days are probably my favourite of the year. The anticipation. The preparation. And finally, the actuality of what has been waited for, deeply rich with God embued meaning. It doesn't get much better than that.
This morning Glynn took the girls to town with him to finish Christmas shopping. I stayed home and started our Christmas baking and wrapping presents. It was nice to have the house to myself. The quiet stillness and Christmas carols in the background. I made butter tarts, a family favourite, and ginger cookies. Tomorrow morning we're going to make Almond Roca, which tastes exactly like Skor bar, some sugar cookies and short bread. I also have to make our dessert for Christmas Eve; this year it's Toblerone Caramel Cheesecake. Yum!
Tonight we made a gingerbread house. This is an annual tradition we have. Last year Glynn tried to put it together and it all fell apart. So this year, I constructed the house. You have to be patient when making gingerbread houses. Icing is not like nails. Then, the kids decorated it. I have to admit, I long for an orderly, beautiful gingerbread house, like the one in the picture on the box. Alas, it will be many years, until we have one like that. Instead, Chloe mostly ate the candy and became the usual sticky mess that happens when any type of sugar is present. Rebekah randomly adhered various types of candy all over the place. Glynn, however, was slightly more sequential. I say slightly only to mean he made his side all one colour.
Tomorrow Glynn & I are going to head into town and leave the girls with a sitter. She's a good family friend, and Rebekah is incredibly excited. We have a few odds & ends to pick up, and the perishable Christmas Eve dinner groceries to buy. But before that, we're going to go serve at Riverside, a soup kitchen that opened in MJ earlier this year. It's the only soup kitchen the city has and it serves the homeless, and very poor of the city. I've served dinner there before, but this will be Glynn's first time. For me, it was a life altering experience. Tomorrow we'll be serving a Christmas dinner and handing out Christmas gifts that some of us have put together.
After Riverside, we're going to drop off Christmas dinner & presents to the family we adopted for Christmas. And we have a few more gifts to ring and run. I know that tomorrow will probably be the most meaningful of the season, and I am really looking forward to it.
Christmas Eve day we'll likely go for a walk and deliver the last of our Christmas cards, do some puzzles, and maybe play the wii. We'll spend the afternoon cooking Christmas Eve dinner, which this year, consists of glazed ham, hashbrown casserole, creamy green beans, brussel sprouts, a couple of appetizers & a salad. This meal is always one of the highlights of the year. Christmas Eve, we'll be heading to the service being held at our church, here in town. I'm really looking forward to that too.
These next couple of days are probably my favourite of the year. The anticipation. The preparation. And finally, the actuality of what has been waited for, deeply rich with God embued meaning. It doesn't get much better than that.
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