It's Snuggle Time

Hey dad I made a list of stuff for us to do today...we're gonna 1) make snow angels for two hours 2) ice skating 3) eat a batch of Tollhouse cookies as fast as we can! 4) snuggle 

Elf

I've been thinking about how I want to prepare for Christmas this year.  I know what I don't want to do.  I don't want to hurry.  I don't want to get impatient and annoyed.  I don't want to get overwhelmed by the projected amount of new material things coming into our home for Christmas and two December birthdays.  I guess what I'd like to do is relax and enjoy the present moment.  I want to do the things that will make my family enjoy this time of year.

So the first step I took was consulting the people who live with me.

Me:  "Bobby, what are you going to do this year to prepare for Jesus coming?"

Bobby:  "I'm going to snuggle with my wife every day for 45 minutes."

Me:  "Snuggler, what would be really fun for you to do this Advent?"

Snuggler:  "Play, play, play, watch movies, snuggle, color... that's good."

Me:  "Helper, what would you like to do during Advent this year?"

Helper:  "I want to play with Daddy and snuggle with Daddy."

Me:  "Well, what would you like to do while Daddy's at work?"

Helper:  "Play with Momma."

Me:  "Well, what would you like to do for school?"

Helper:  "Doing a puzzle.  Take a nap."

Me:  "For school?"

Helper:  "Snuggle with you.  Play with Sweet Pea."

Me:  "Worker, if you could do anything you wanted to do during this Advent what would you do?"

Worker:  "Decorate and bake."

Me:  "Do you want to be more specific?"

Worker:  "Decorate for Christmas and bake gingerbread."

Well, that certainly helped.  I can see the direction this Advent is heading in.  My family wants to snuggle.  Maybe do a puzzle and little baking and decorating, but mostly they want to snuggle.  I like snuggling too.

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Comments

[SuzanneG]

We watched Elf the other day and I always chuckle over the "snuggle" line. Yep....lots of snuggling is in store for you this holiday season! yea!