Random Family Thoughts From Christmas
-Christmas without family would be very, very different
-Christmas without kids would be very, very different
-For most of the month of December the kids have been going through a bit of a rough patch…who knew that all it would take to snap them out of it was about 12 hours a days spent with family for a week? It constantly amazes me how reversible most of my children’s moods are…more often than not, they’re simply asking for love and a connection
-I’ve now reached that age where I look at the presents under the tree and say something like, ‘Look at all of the stuff. Boys, kids sure are lucky nowadays, aren’t they? When I was young…’ (It’s usually around this spot that my wife hits me on the arm and politely tells me to be quiet)
-Our saving grace almost every year present-wise is the Playmobil outlet store in Mississauga…the kids love their castles, pirate ships and fairy princess houses
-At various times, all three kids performed for us this year: Kier and Rory rocked out a version of The Little Drummer Boy playing plastic swords, and Cait worked the crowd for a full hour at her great-grandmother’s house in Oakville
-On that musical theme, Angie and I took our lives into our own hands by giving Kier a set of drums this year
-On Christmas Eve I was about to read from Luke when Angie and I realized that Kier could do it…so we let him. Then, a few paragraphs in, we realized that Rory could help too…so she chimed in on every other paragraph. I’d have to say that was my Christmas highlight this year.
-By the way, if your child is aching for a video game and you’re caught in-between about the appropriateness of it, then check out the Lego series (Indiana Jones, Star Wars). My son is only 7, so I’m leery of the whole video game thing (in fact, I really don’t like them at all, but I’m trying to be open-minded), and these games feature none of the edgy stuff at all, with all of the fun. I’d highly recommend them.
-On what other day of the year than Boxing Day can you justify a meal of Toffifee, leftover nacho dip, candy canes and cheese?