During Christmas, we get to wear pajamas all day and eat more than we should. Most people are home and not working. We open gifts. We give gifts. We laugh. We cry. We play games. We watch TV. We visit with people we haven’t seen. We dress up our dogs in funny outfits. We stay up later than we should. We sit on the floor. We put together toys. We play with toys. We stare at the Christmas tree after everyone has gone to bed.
We spend time together, finally, with our friends and family that we love, even when they make us mad. At this one time of year, everyone gets along pretty good.
Our hearts still jump a little at the thought of Santa.
We ALL get to take a pause from life’s responsibilities and just for a brief moment, and we get license to BELIEVE in something that none of us can see.
If we didn’t have Christmas or Santa, we adults would not have this one time of year that it’s legal, expected, encouraged and absolutely OK to…..
be children again.
Tomorrow, we will be adults again.
So for today,
we will enjoy being a child.
That’s the best that I can tell about it,
~Mark
The Hungry Keyboard 
This is a great take on Christmas gatherings, Mark. Fortunately for me, I get to experience parts of the festivities over the course of two weekends. 🙂
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That is a gift, indeed to be able to stretch the fun/food/laughter/love out for 2 weekends. Thanks for the comment!
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Despite the fact that my get-up-and go, got-up-and-left before Christmas, we have had an extended time of festivities. Some gifts didn’t get wrapped for the exchange, the mailbox DID get decorated (only a little cedar is stacked behind the tree next to it that never got picked up), the wreath never got hung outside on the front door but still sits propped against the chair inside the door, I didn’t make dressing for dinner but did make rolls, butterbeans and stuffed eggs, the nativity scene still sits in the den to remind us that this is who Christmas is about and two gifts got delivered the day after. We had far too many gifts given to us as grandparents and can use them but most important love the companionship, smiles, laughter and warmth of the house and family members all together one more time. How blessed we have been – and Happy New Year to you and yours.
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