Well, I wonder if anybody is out there. No one has posted or made a peep on this site since last winter. I reckon we've all been too busy to take the time to keep in touch..but, it's winter now & things follow the natural flow of the season & slow down. At least, that's how I feel & what I want, but life hasn't allowed me that luxury so far. It's 19 days until Christmas! No Christmas tree up, no lights on the house, no Christmas cards sent out, very few presents bought for the multitude that will be on my list!! I want to crawl under a blanket & hide until it's over, but my luck, someone would find me & pull me out. How do people do it? Some make Christmas look so easy! They have their shopping done, presents wrapped, for Heaven's sake. Their tree is up, cards sent out or at least they are ready to go out, and for some, they even have the ingredients to the Christmas dinner bought!!
Ahh, to be young & fast again!! I suppose the most important thing about Christmas is to make sure those that you love know that you love them & that being together is the most important thing, even if it is over Chili & grilled cheese sandwiches!
It's time again for our annual Butt sister & brother sleep over. To me this is the best part of Christmas. Just us original 7 & mama. No in-laws, outlaws or children. We'll tell big tales that no one else enjoys or believes & we'll laugh our crazy heads off. My brother-in-law, Spencer, says you could put us on a rock in the middle of the ocean & we'd find something to laugh about. He's right!! Life is so much more bearable when you can laugh at it. None of us are going to get out alive, so we'd just as well laugh!! We'll gorge ourselves on junk, stay up late, solve the world's problems & remember those who are no longer with us. My daddy always enjoyed these sleepovers. For one night of the year , he'd have all his children home together & it would be like old times when he would holler & boss us around. The sweet & hilarious memories he left for us!! Yup, i figure that 's what Christmas is all about! If you have your family, you've got the best present of all. Forget the trappings... give me time with them I love!! My prayer this Christmas season is that we would all take the time to appreciate the blessings around us that don't cost an arm & a leg, the ones that only God could give...family, laughter, memories, joy, peace & most of all, His son Jesus!! May all of these be real to you this season & may your Christmas be Merry & Bright!! Until the next time, May God Bless us everyone!! Mary Beth