The calendar may say January 6, 2014 BUT in our house tonight...
- We still used our Christmas place mats for dinner
- I heard Carter singing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer after I tucked him in
- I plugged in the little Christmas Tree in the Master (one last time ;-)) because each time I went to take it down, Tim said he really really liked that tree up in our room
- The last tub waiting for straggling things and the delicate kids school crafts/ornaments is sitting ready to have the finishing touches on it and that lid closed
- I realized I have all of my Christmas mugs that I am still drinking coffee in and hot cocoa
- I still haven't erased some of the Christmas movies off the DVR that I didn't have a chance to watch
In my mind I want it all put away and checked off, but this family kinda lets Christmas linger as shown above...plus I could have done it all today but instead we hung on to every.single.last.second of today knowing that as we went to bed tonight, the alarm clocks were set, the lunch boxes were brought back out, the backpacks checked for folders that sat untouched the last two weeks, clothes picked and laid out for the morning and those last long snuggles thanking God for these past two weeks of lots of family time, cuddles, no sports, no homework and lots and lots of playing games, hide and seek, playing cars & trains, building forts, playing american girl dolls, barbies, movies with popcorn, lunch picnics, bike riding/scooter riding, sleeping in, legos, baking and art. Today I was intentional and as much as I would like to be daily there are more days I am not because I become missional mom...I miss those laughs, jokes, hurt looks, sadness, or grace I could give because I am on a mission (like most moms). But those intentional days feel so much better and I know were blessed because my kids each noticed, laughed more and had more fun. So that's what I would love to be more in 2014...intentional!
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Good to see you back on the blog! Too funny, just the other night in the car I was telling Ryan my goal for the year is to be more intentional with the kids. So easy just to get in a busy rut and feel like I don't even see them or spend time with them..even though I am with them all day. Like you said, we just get on a mission to get through the day and what needs to be accomplished. I feel like life is flying by and I want to remember to spend more time and listen to them more even on those busy, crazy days.
And no worries on the Christmas stuff...I have not even started to put one thing away....always tomorrow...right?!?! We sang Christmas songs on the piano today and Alexa's choice books tonight were still Christmas books. As long as they are still out we are going to read them and hold on to the season as long as we can!
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