A Few of My Favorite Christmas Day Things…
1. Realizing dinner did come together
despite all the cooking catastrophes.
2. My daughter-in-law joyfully putting
on her apron and plunging into the after dinner mess.
3. Whipped cream on the laughing faces
of after-dinner game players (Jolene, you were adorable with whipped cream on
your nose, and your sneakiness will live in the “Berg Legends” forever).
4. The Christmas Story read to the
background music, “Let It Go, let it gooooo….” (thank you Mila and Elsa).
5. Knowing my 7-year-old grandson will
choose me when picking a team (thanks, Julian, for believing me when I said, “I
am not a spy!”).
6. Commiserating with my 5-year-old
grandson (Me: Miles, I didn’t get my kitten.
Miles: I didn’t get my bunny either. Miles and Grandma frown in silence.
Miles brightens: Maybe next year you’ll
get a bunny and I’ll get a kitten! Grandma brightens: Maybe!) Christmas hope
springs eternal.
7. Truly, holding on to her highchair tray
in anticipation of something yummy.
8. Visitors who bring the chill of the
evening, the crisp smell of out of doors and the family dog for a Christmas
visit (Masha, Jon, Ethan, Kelly, Wesley and Clancy, it was so wonderful that your
Christmas trek included at stop at our home. We hope you found it warm and
welcoming.)
9. A sweet 3-year-old who asks for a nap
at 8:00 in the evening (Grandpas and little boys need naps at odd times to keep
from being grumpy).
10.
Seeing
my youngest son on one knee, asking a beautiful young woman to “share all of
his Christmases.” (Congrats to you, TJ and Brooke, may this be the first of
many memorable Christmases together).
There are so many more happy
moments that are now Christmas 2015 memories. Every person in my family has
helped to make my heart full. I have so much to be grateful for.
