so do the family traditions.
It is time for my daughter to develop new traditions with her new family with the onset of their baby girl this past June. They are quickly learning how to adjust to meeting each sides’ family to continue Christmas family traditions.
Because I have to work today and tomorrow, I got to share Christmas with them on this Christmas Eve morning. At nearly 6 months old now, the granddaughter is wide-eyed and enjoying all the excitement of all the sparking gifts. With the aid of her mother, my daughter, she unwrapped her gifts from me. A small moo cow that goes Moooooooo, a soft clown, Baby Einstein DVDs, some clothes and a colorful musical clown painting for her bedroom.
For my daughter and her hubby, I got them a Japanese tea set to go with the oriental theme that they have started for their apartment, along with a note telling them how proud I was for the both of them to adjusting to all the changes in the past year.
For me, they got me a 2008 bound datebook (beautiful teal leather). The funny part is that they have already made notes of all of their birthdays — as well as a note 2 weeks ahead of time to plan for their birthday gifts. My daughter will be 21 this coming year. Amazing how time flies!
They had his father stay from Saturday through today; and they are off to see my folks tomorrow. I believe the rest of his family will be over there sometime tonight. I may have it all wrong. I am not trying to keep up with it all. The important time was for me to have time set aside for me to spend with them — especially due to my crazy work schedule and having to work through Christmas Eve and Christmas Day due to the nature of the work I do.
Tonight, I will go and spend some time at some Christmas Eve services at some nearby Churches to keep in line with my own tradition (besides going to a Presbyterian Christmas Eve Service, if I am not too exhausted, I may go also to a Catholic midnight Mass Christmas Eve service, although I am not Catholic just because they are so meaningful).
Before I left today from my daughter’s home, I was given a Santa picture with my granddaughter on Santa’s lap. What a treasure! I have already shown it to everyone who was here when I came into work. Pictures should be arriving soon in my email with my granddaughter and I sticking our tongues out at each other this morning. lol….
May everyone have bright cheery Christmas traditions and have a very Merry and Safe Christmas Eve and Christmas Day! Look forward to hearing everyone’s stories to be shared…..
Can someone save me some figgy pudding???
We Wish You a Merry Christmas :
Play Music !
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin;
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year. Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer
We won’t go until we get some;
We won’t go until we get some;
We won’t go until we get some, so bring some out here
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
