Probably not the best lead in but at least it sets the mood. Its five days until Christmas & its not been terribly holiday spirit wise here. Folks have been under the weather to say the least. A multi day hospital stay for the youngest XX of our generation two. That same offspring passed those viral creatures to my XX sweetheart and so spirit has been hiding & very well I might add. But today we had a change for the good especially considering the two aforementioned are improving; I put our live Christmas tree in a pot in the living room. Nothing like a real evergreen for the best deodorizer ever. I pulled out the decorations box & began unpacking. And there they appeared; the ornaments of Christmas past and small hand originals. I found the box of our c h i l d r e n s decorations from through the years. All the smiling faces pasted in the cut out wreaths; the snowmen with those same faces from a year or so later; the popsicle sticks with names written in glitter and the jelly jar top with yet more smiles surrounded by glitter & a ribbon. It really puts a smile on my face. I took pictures of the ornaments on the tree and sent it the respective XY progeny. I havent heard back but suspect its coming. My hope is that in several years, they will have their own collection of smiley face decorations. Then they will smile, too. They dont have a clue about Archie & Edith, but the true meaning will get through none the less. If no one else says it, a merry Christmas to you & yours.

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