Last night as I was visiting with my parents I had that moment of realization that by this time next week, Christmas will be over. I was in disbelief. We get so wrapped up in being busy that the days seem to fly by. Everyday is full of activities and things that need to be done. I know the week will be over before we know it. I am really going to try to slow down this week and enjoy it. That being said, I do have a photoshop mentoring session today and unless I want to teach it in my PJ’s I need to get on with this post!
DAY 17: LAUGHTER
When I look at this picture as a photographer I cringe…but when I look at it as a mom it makes me giggle. Dolly and Raceboy83 are the best of buds. They have such a little bond, it is heartwarming to watch them. Raceboy83 had Dolly giggling away as they played. Every time I would walk into the room they whispered and laughed. I grabbed my camera and snapped a quick picture of them for my December Daily Album, thinking how sweet it was. It was only later that I figured out why they were laughing. They had opened all of the Advent Calendar and were being sneaky as they played with all the pieces. I was going to get after Raceboy83 but then I thought to myself, does it matter? No it doesn’t. What matters is that he was spending time with his little sister. Time that she will look back on and remember fondly.
DAY 18: HOLLY
Do you have a Christmas song that brings back memories? For me it is Have a Holly Jolly Christmas. I can remember when I was about 10, our family had the bright idea of each family preforming a skit at our Johnson Family Christmas. Somehow my family decided to sing a song. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas. My job was to play the piano. I am a technical pianist…and I love to play anything Classical. I love triads, scales and pieces that require tricky finger work. Give me an intricate piece and I will pick away at it until my fingers know the song on their own. Ask me to play a piece as someone sings along and I fumble and struggle through the whole thing. I think it’s in my head. But I remember that Christmas, I practiced that song so much that all I saw was music notes in my sleep. I do not remember how we did, just that I was so glad to have it over with! I know that there is a picture at mom’s of us all as they stood around me as I played. Since then I am not particularly fond of that song. I cringe every time I hear it. Naturally it is the first thing I thought of for the word Holly.
DAY 19: GIFT
This weekend as we were down skating on our partial rink, Raceboy83 put on his skates. As he glided around the ice, I thought to myself how thankful he should be to have a pair of skates on. Some of you may not know but a little over a month ago he broke his foot racing. Every bone across the top of his foot had a break in it. He needed to have surgery to repair the bone that goes to his big toe. The Doctor had said that the plate would need to be removed before Christmas. This past week he saw the specialist in the city, and he was given good news. The plate can stay. A gift for a young man who plays hockey and races dirt bikes.
