What a year! Ladies, pat yourselves on the back. We’re keeping up with the house and have added “teacher’s assistant” to our homemaking resume. What work it has been.
From trying to keep our kids motivated, happy, and content to still finding time to fold the laundry, prepare meals, and oh yea… make the Holidays happen, we’ve been busy, and admittedly sometimes overwhelmed.
I’ve got my Christmas cards out, cookies baked, and presents wrapped. Christmas movies and singing carols. I love this time of year.
As a little girl it was the most magical time of my life. I try to keep that same magic going for my kids. My ten year old found out this past year Santa isn’t real. But I explained to her the secret of Santa and the magic she can now bring to someone else. I explained how she can help me keep her brother believing for another year or two, and decided to let her pick an unsuspecting person to gift something to. Leaving it on their front porch with no “from” could bring such joy to the receiver.
For my little man who still believes, we have the Elf on the Shelf still doing her business. She’s a mischievous one. Her name is Isabel and we will be sad to see her leave tomorrow when Santa leaves his presents.
Normally the family and I would travel to my mother’s for the day after we had our Christmas and spend time eating and opening presents together. This year, we’re just going to stay at our home watching Christmas movies, drinking hot cocoa, and I’ll be preparing a big feast for dinner.
What are your plans? What are some of your traditions? I’d love to hear all about your Holiday magic.
Housewife Kronicles 