Yesterday was December 1st, just in case you didn’t know.

Even though we had a very crappy (putting it nicely) day here yesterday (you’d have to be on the facebook page to hear about that because honestly, I don’t want to rehash it, SO not worth it!) I decided that I was NOT going to let it ruin our December.

First off, it doesn’t matter what happened yesterday, because this is Christmas time, AND we WILL be together as a family this year! Now it’s December, and we only have a short time before the 25th! I WANT to be in the ‘season’ this year. Not just in this survival mode we’ve been living these past months and months, but to really ENJOY this Christmas season.

No matter what.

So last night, when I realized it was December 1st, even though I really just wanted to send the kids off to bed and go to bed myself, I decided, “No, we were going to enjoy some Christmas cheer anyways!”

So I started what I’d been planning to do for a couple of weeks now, start off December with a Christmas story every single night before bed.

My original plan has been to find my boxes of books packed in our workshop, and unpack until I find the Christmas books. However, between several house showings, yesterday’s fiasco and all the time it consumed, and then regular daily life around here, I have yet to find the box. I did however, find two of my Christmas books on my shelves, and Elsa had one from the library, so the December Christmas Stories plan was able to begin anyways.

I really do enjoy reading to the kids. I need to stick with it more often!

And maybe sometime soon, before I run out of stories in these books, I can get into the shop to do some searching and unpacking. The poor girls need their winter coats, and clothing.
Actually, so do I.