December 25, 2010
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It has been a lovely day. Exhausting, but lovely. We are on the cusp of no longer believing in Santa here and for me there is a sense of melancholy swirled in with the gladness. Eldest daughter, she is 10 now, senses the technical truth, but is unwilling to jump to the other side just yet. I am happy to indulge her.
Youngest daughter busted Dad putting together Barbie’s dream house … she heard a “clatter” at almost midnight and dutifully investigated. We covered well, but the wide-eyed magic years are winding down. In hindsight they are so fleeting.
But with their maturing comes a wonderful sense of the women and humans my daughters are becoming. Their hearts are huge and their capacity to love is ever evolving. This is my most precious blessing and one thing I hope I am remembered for having had some part in creating.
We’ve been merry this Christmas, and not simply because Santa came (with tremendous financial assistance from my mom). We are still standing, holding on to what is left… the four of us and a roof over our heads. This is enough.
Peaceful blessings.
Comments (11)
It is so good to hear you had a wonderful Christmas! I was thinking about your girls the other day. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Merry Christmas jg you daughters are lovely good to hear you blessings beck
Merry Christmas, Jen! So glad to see a post from you, I really miss them. Always thinking about your family, happy that things are holding together and you have each other and your home. Love you all!
I am blown away that your eldest is 10. It seems like only yesterday they were tiny little girls. Where does the time go?
@Liz_A - It blows me away too. You’ve known my girls a long time. A lot of you have.
I wish we lived a little closer.
Gabe is also right on the verge, and I have been pushing Santa so hard that on Saturday after all the presents were opened he came over to me and asked softly, “Mom, which one was from YOU?” Precocious child, that one.
I hate to say this, but isn’t Allyce 11?
@twinmom - You are right. Should not blog and drink wine. Didn’t even realize I did that… AND… Liz commented on it and I missed that too.
LMAO.
Mother of the year, I am.
@Liz_A - Apparently I am an asshole, as my oldest is 11. And as a result of her mother she will be needing therapy more so than college, I suspect.
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