Boom. Suddenly it's Christmas. All the thinking and planning is done and the day is here.
With the construction still going on in our house, I feel a bit off kilter. There has been no baking and only minimal decorating. We won't have our taditional Christmas morning brioche or our traditional torta rustica for dinner.
And yet, I have everything I need for a lovely Christmas. We are all healthy, and we are together. We have tidied up a corner of our living room, and dusted it thoroughly so that we have a serene place to start our day, although it is unlikely to stay serene for long.
The children have taken the gift giving to a new level this year. For the first time, they have bought gifts with their own money or made them themselves and there has been much planning and colluding. Like the rest of us, they now wait with anticipation and a bit of apprehension to see whether their gifts hit the mark.
We again will celebrate our Christmas over 12 days. We will open the gifts from Santa on the first day and then parcel out the remaining gifts over the subsequent days. Some days we won't open any gifts at all, but will enjoy a special activity together. I am looking forward to every minute of it.
I wish you all a happy, happy Christmas, and delightful days ahead with your loved ones.
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