I want my chocolate peppermint stick!!!!

Well I guess that I can't expect things to run smoothly all of the time when I have children right?! Ugh....my littlest one has a version of pink eye and ear infections that we are keeping a close eye on. My middle one is coughing and taking breathing treatments. My oldest...well she does not seem to be getting along with anyone in the family at present...woe is me... seems to be her staple right now (she is 5 so what can I expect at 13).

Well I got to thinking...as I sometimes do... It occurred to me that at any other time of the year I'd probably not bat a eye, so to speak, and just chalk it up to having children and what comes along with it. During the holidays, however, I seem to take an approach that all should be rosy and bright, candles flickering, Christmas music playing, fire roaring, and snowflakes gently falling outside our picture window. When someone throws a rock, braking the window, I get a little discombobulated! I want to join in the chaos and throw myself down on the floor screaming, "I want my chocolate peppermint stick"(see last post). But, if life gave us those all the time we'd probably lose the ability to savor the sweetness they give!

Alas, tis the season to be jolly fa la la la la I love my girls EVEN when my life's not quite perfect. Merry Christmas to all and to all a chocolate peppermint stick!!