MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
It's not long after midnight here, but I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. I'm sitting here listening to Christmas music and waiting for kids to fall asleep, and figured it would be a good time.
It's been a good year for me. After all of the problems last year what with my car accident, Cult's problems, and Mikel's injury, this year certainly did improve immensely. Best of all, we'll be celebrating Madison's first Christmas, and that's always very special. You only get one first Christmas, after all. The baby might not know or understand what's going on, but it's sure great for the rest of us. Right Heather and Matt?
Looking around at all the people who invade at this time, I can't help but think just how blessed I really am. I mean, it's been a few years now that I've had the mass invasion, and it makes me feel really good to know that I have so many great people who think enough of me to want to spend Christmas with me. I really can't say how great it is to hear "mom" from so many mouths directed at me. It does make me feel so warm inside. I can only hope that I've hlped make them feel that warm at least on occasion, because that's kind of their gift to me. They may not look at it that way, but I sure do.
Santa comes tonight. Yeah, I believe. I've never really stopped, even after 39 years. I hope I always believe, but I don't see it stopping. I don't see why I should. Hey, I must avoid Banality at all costs, right?
What I tend to hear a lot of this time of year has to do with how Christmas has become just a big commercial mess that's a big production and that people get turned off of it because of that. You know, that's really sad, in my opinion. Christmas is what you make it. If you don't want it to be that way with you and yours, don't make it that way. We all have the right to skip past what's fashionable and popular and do our own thing. I may not be so much into the religious aspect of it, but I certainly respect those who do. After all, my mom is quite religious and finds that part of it very important, and I respect that. Christmas to me goes beyond all of that. It's the Christmas spirit inside that's important in my eyes, and it doesn't really matter how one comes by that. Too many people forget that they have the freedom to celebrate how they want and just buy into the whole commercial deal. That's too bad, because they're missing out. I was glad to see tonight that Jason, while excited about the presents, also said that he was glad because he had his family, too. That was one of the big important things to him. He seems almost more excited about seeing how people like what he got them than seeing what he got himself. I'm really glad that even at 9 years old he can see what's really important. Of course, tomorrow he'll have fun just opening the bajillion packages from the bajillion people here.
Cult will be having another Christmas with us, which is definitely something to be thankful for. A bunch of his friends made it up yesterday, and there's a very good chance that more will be arriving tomorrow. This was iffy for awhile, but a dam seems to have broken that will allow them to show up. I can't express how glad I am about that.
So yeah. I think that's the end of my little diatribe. I could go on and on, but I'm sure nobody wants that. I am going to end with the lyrics to a song that I love that expresses how I feel, though. It's by a country band, sorry. ::grins::
You always come around this time of year
With your big ole bag that's filled with Christmas cheer
And when it starts to snow the little boys and girls all know
Soon they'll hear the sound of your reindeer
Now sometimes grownups grow up to believe
That you don't really come on Christmas Eve
But I don't think that's true 'cause I know I see you
In the sparkling little eyes under the tree
Oh Santa Claus, I still believe in you
There's still a kid inside of me that still believes you're true
Oh Santa Claus, the kids are tucked in tight
The hour has arrived
It's time to play ole Santa Claus tonight
Well I don't see how anybody could ever doubt
That there really is a Santa Claus
Especially if they've ever seen a little boy
Who's just got his very first bike
Or if they've ever seen a little girl
With her arms wrapped around her baby doll, so tight
And both of 'em waking up Mama and Daddy way before daylight
And Grandma and Grandpa just looking young and lovin' life,
'Cause they know that their grandkids are gonna be all right
And Mama and Daddy, they'll be waitin' up to answer ole Santa's call.
'Cause tonight they're not worried about them bills-
Lord they're just lovin' it all
Oh Santa Claus, I still believe in you
There's still a kid in all of us that still believes you're true
Oh Santa Claus, the kids are sleepin' tight
We're turnin' out the lights
And I'll be waiting up for you tonight
Santa Claus
The kids are tucked in tight
Santa Claus
Turnin' out the lights
Oh Santa Claus
Mm mm mm
I still believe in you.
-Alabama
It's been a good year for me. After all of the problems last year what with my car accident, Cult's problems, and Mikel's injury, this year certainly did improve immensely. Best of all, we'll be celebrating Madison's first Christmas, and that's always very special. You only get one first Christmas, after all. The baby might not know or understand what's going on, but it's sure great for the rest of us. Right Heather and Matt?
Looking around at all the people who invade at this time, I can't help but think just how blessed I really am. I mean, it's been a few years now that I've had the mass invasion, and it makes me feel really good to know that I have so many great people who think enough of me to want to spend Christmas with me. I really can't say how great it is to hear "mom" from so many mouths directed at me. It does make me feel so warm inside. I can only hope that I've hlped make them feel that warm at least on occasion, because that's kind of their gift to me. They may not look at it that way, but I sure do.
Santa comes tonight. Yeah, I believe. I've never really stopped, even after 39 years. I hope I always believe, but I don't see it stopping. I don't see why I should. Hey, I must avoid Banality at all costs, right?
What I tend to hear a lot of this time of year has to do with how Christmas has become just a big commercial mess that's a big production and that people get turned off of it because of that. You know, that's really sad, in my opinion. Christmas is what you make it. If you don't want it to be that way with you and yours, don't make it that way. We all have the right to skip past what's fashionable and popular and do our own thing. I may not be so much into the religious aspect of it, but I certainly respect those who do. After all, my mom is quite religious and finds that part of it very important, and I respect that. Christmas to me goes beyond all of that. It's the Christmas spirit inside that's important in my eyes, and it doesn't really matter how one comes by that. Too many people forget that they have the freedom to celebrate how they want and just buy into the whole commercial deal. That's too bad, because they're missing out. I was glad to see tonight that Jason, while excited about the presents, also said that he was glad because he had his family, too. That was one of the big important things to him. He seems almost more excited about seeing how people like what he got them than seeing what he got himself. I'm really glad that even at 9 years old he can see what's really important. Of course, tomorrow he'll have fun just opening the bajillion packages from the bajillion people here.
Cult will be having another Christmas with us, which is definitely something to be thankful for. A bunch of his friends made it up yesterday, and there's a very good chance that more will be arriving tomorrow. This was iffy for awhile, but a dam seems to have broken that will allow them to show up. I can't express how glad I am about that.
So yeah. I think that's the end of my little diatribe. I could go on and on, but I'm sure nobody wants that. I am going to end with the lyrics to a song that I love that expresses how I feel, though. It's by a country band, sorry. ::grins::
You always come around this time of year
With your big ole bag that's filled with Christmas cheer
And when it starts to snow the little boys and girls all know
Soon they'll hear the sound of your reindeer
Now sometimes grownups grow up to believe
That you don't really come on Christmas Eve
But I don't think that's true 'cause I know I see you
In the sparkling little eyes under the tree
Oh Santa Claus, I still believe in you
There's still a kid inside of me that still believes you're true
Oh Santa Claus, the kids are tucked in tight
The hour has arrived
It's time to play ole Santa Claus tonight
Well I don't see how anybody could ever doubt
That there really is a Santa Claus
Especially if they've ever seen a little boy
Who's just got his very first bike
Or if they've ever seen a little girl
With her arms wrapped around her baby doll, so tight
And both of 'em waking up Mama and Daddy way before daylight
And Grandma and Grandpa just looking young and lovin' life,
'Cause they know that their grandkids are gonna be all right
And Mama and Daddy, they'll be waitin' up to answer ole Santa's call.
'Cause tonight they're not worried about them bills-
Lord they're just lovin' it all
Oh Santa Claus, I still believe in you
There's still a kid in all of us that still believes you're true
Oh Santa Claus, the kids are sleepin' tight
We're turnin' out the lights
And I'll be waiting up for you tonight
Santa Claus
The kids are tucked in tight
Santa Claus
Turnin' out the lights
Oh Santa Claus
Mm mm mm
I still believe in you.
-Alabama