Christmas :)

This Christmas has been a huge challenge for me.  First was the ridiculous, all-consuming Morning (hah!  morning?) Sickness that comes with Baby #3 on it's way which began December 8th, not to be exact or anything.  That put me way behind on our yearly "spirit advent calendar".  Then on the 20th, I get the horizontal inducing bronchial based virus that has attacked everyone except for Justin causing an ER visit for Ozzy, 8-1-1 call regarding Eli's near 103 degree temperature, and 4 days of not being able to stand for longer than 5 minutes for me.  If I wasn't feverish, I was nauseous, if I wasn't barking away coughing, I was blowing my nose.  I actually wrapped most of the Christmas presents crying I felt so sick.

But here we are at Christmas Eve, and I have some how found my Christmas spirit again.  I'm on the upswing now, and the presents are wrapped, the stockings full (thanks Santa!) and I finally feel a little peace that I think comes from solidarity.  By this I mean, knowing how many other people are out there doing the same thing as me, possibly even as sick (or worse!)  We are keeping the magic alive.  We are keeping the wonder in shiny little eyes.  We are causing little mouths to make the sound "ooooo".  We work hard, stay up late, and feel tired but satisfied when we see how happy it makes our little munchkins. 

I was against the "Santa" thing originally, until I read a beautiful letter saying that Santa helps kids believe in something they can't see or touch, and it's often their first experience with that.  I want my kids to believe in magic, in hope, and something bigger than what they can grasp in their hands.  Believe me, that will come in handy MANY times later in life.

So here's to all the magic-makers out there, especially to my parents!  Thank you for putting magic into my childhood and hope and trust into my life!

Merry Christmas everyone!