There's Got to be A Morning After...

Hudson's face pretty much says it all! I love these pjs. I have the sneaking supspicion they were meant for Christmas, but let's just say the box accidently opened, all by itself of course. Anyway, Ellie has been running around singing/rapping "I'm a horse girl, just like ya said...." over and over. Just in case you can't tell, those are horses all over the pjs.

Ellie and I just got back from doing a little shopping in Williamsburg. What a mess. I now remember why I do most of my shopping (such as it is) online! The crowds were terrible, and there's nothing like having to explain to your three year old daughter why two women are screaming and swearing at each other over a parking space. Tis the season to get into a fistfight, I guess. Luckily she was pretty engrossed in her ice cream cone from the "Chocolate Store" as she calls it. Big thanks to Grandma K for introducing that store to her! Can't go anywhere in that mall without her insisting we make a visit and get her fix...

But I digress- the whole shopping episode just got me thinking about how far removed a good majority of folks are from the real meaning of Christmas. For a lot of people, this is it- the shopping for gifts, decorating a tree, maybe eating a good meal or a party or two. In today's world it is definitely easy to forget what the underlying theme of Christmas really is. Peace on earth, good will towards men, and the birth of our Savior. Let us all do better (I'm a the top of the list, of course!) to remember and ACT like we remember. Happy Holidays.