The granddaughters spent the night on Friday and helped me
wrap the presents that had piled up in the corner of my bedroom waiting for
just such an event. We also watched Miracle
on 34th Street (the remade version, not the original, black and
white just doesn’t hold their attention) while munching on a tray of homemade
goodies. We’ll gather at one son’s house on Christmas Eve and another son’s
house for Christmas Day and I’m looking forward to watching the girls tear into
their gifts. The little one hidden amongst the presents in this picture wants a
specific princess kitchen so badly she shivers when talking about it. (That
present has been wrapped for some time and I sincerely hope ‘some assembly
required’ doesn’t take hours!)
Today I will make a trip to the grocery store to purchase the times I need to create the
dishes I will bring to both gatherings, and we have a lunch date with our
oldest granddaughter. She turns six today and with the holidays so close, we’ve
made a tradition of celebrating it early and going out to eat at the restaurant
of her choice on her actually birthday.
One the writing side, all is going well. I had the unique
opportunity to write a Christmas story during the Christmas season. It seems I’m
usually writing about July in December and vise versa. HQN asked me to write a
story for their 2013 Christmas anthology in November, and just this week I received
the edits. I plan on completing them this coming week. Anna and Tanner’s
story will be released next October.
It’s hard not to think about all that’s going on around
the world, and the tragedies right here in the United States. Please say a
prayer, offer sympathy and empathy, but also take the time to reflect upon your
blessings. All that you have and hold dear. That’s my Christmas wish for you.
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