The stockings are hung and all through the house not a creature is stirring, not even a mouse. Well that’s not true. We have been busy shopping, wrapping, menu planning and filling the fridge with food. Come Christmas morning we will wake up to a house full of kids, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and participate in stocking gifts, prizes and treats. Some years a paper grocery bag has serves the purpose if we have guest in need of a stocking. (That reminds me: I better ask for paper my next grocery trip instead of bringing my own bags or we will end up with no back up plan!) It is always a fun, goofy time with many little traditions. There is always a can a Pringles in my stocking. Not sure how that started, but I do love those salty, pressed snacks. By mid-morning the can has been passed around and comes back empty. Apparently others love ’em as much as me.
One stocking stuffer that has had years of staying power, was a give away from a doctors convention. Gary, my dad-in-law, used to attend an annual conference to keep his pathology skills up to date. It was always in early December and he would come away with a bag of stuff that we would end up seeing Christmas morning. There were always pens and notepads and various other items. Some were useful, others totally silly. However, a drug company gave all the docs one year what was my original sticky note pop up holder. This might have been the beginning of my sticky note addiction.
As we move toward December 25, 2015 I want to take this time to wish each and everyone of you a merry Christmas. I am grateful for this opportunity to share a piece of my life with you. Thank you.
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