I am really enjoying my Christmas break so far. It has been nice to get caught up on all the lost sleep that I have missed! The kids have been sleeping in until at least 8am and for that I am terribly grateful! We have enjoyed playing together, baking cookies, and waiting for Christmas. I cannot wait to see their faces when they open their presents this year!
Their independence and maturity is so different than last year. It's really neat how they understand Santa this year. (Sidenote: As we do "do" Santa, we emphasize Jesus' birth and not Santa as the REAL reason for Christmas.) We have a Santa puppet and both of them like to put the puppet on and ask each other what they want for Christmas. For Carleigh, her wish list changes daily. Her new list includes a stethoscope (cute hearing her say THAT one!) and a pink cell phone. She also wants a pink laptop and digital camera. she has expensize taste to say the least!
Matt's been working so much and has to work a full day on Christmas Eve which was disappointing to hear. The man needs a break! He will get a 3 day weekend which will help him out tremendously.
On to reading a good book....
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Sorry to hear that Matt had to work on Christmas eve. This was the first year in 22 years that Carl got Christmas week off. They bid for it by seniority. Only took TWENTY-TWO YEARS for that to happen (rolls eyes). He actually had a few Christmases off due to FMLA with our adoptions, but otherwise he usually has to work (he already knows he'll have to work Christmas 2010, unless his days off fall on Christmas eve or day.) Hope Matt wasn't too exhausted to enjoy himself on Christmas eve night (Carl works at 5am, so he routinely falls asleep in his EZ chair by 9pm or so each night.)
Oh and btw, we definitely "do" Santa too. Like you, he'll NEVER steal the focus away from Jesus. But he'll help us celebrate Him.
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