2005-Dec-25
Christmas Day
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I hope all had a blessed Christmas Day. I know I did. My heart sang this morning. We got a puppy Friday night, and that was our family gift. We prepared the children for the fact that was going to be the only present. This morning they got up all excited about getting to spend the whole day playing with the puppy who was no longer drowsy from his shots. We had blueberry pancakes for breakfast, and Baby Bear had lots of fun sneaking blueberries out of the batter while I was cooking. Then my husband came home. He works for the railroad so works all hours all over the place and we are kinda used to not seeing him for a few days at a time. He had brought Baby Bear a matchbox semi truck and he was sooooo excited. "Tank youm! Tank youm!" he kept shouting. Little Mouse rejoiced with him. She went back to playing with the puppy and did not once say anything about "What about me?" or anything of that nature. I was so proud of her. Then Daddy got out his little present for her. A hat/scarf/mitten set. All pink and sparkly. She literally squealed with delight. She threw her arms around her father, put everything on, and wore them the rest of the day. Seriously. Even in the house. And she took special care to put them away so the puppy would not tear them. I could not believe it. Little Mouse is a special little girl. At time she can be quite competitive with her brother, ever concerned that somehow he will get something that she won't. But not today. She rejoiced with her brother over his special treat with no thought of herself. And they both displayed such genuine appreciation over something that really is quite little. Baby Bug did not get anything. But then, at seven months, all she wants is to be cuddled. And she got plenty of that. Oh, here's Mouse holding our family present. Aren't they both the sweetest? The puppy's name is Holden. He is an Australian Shepherd. A Holden is an Australian car. My Australian husband thought our Australian dog (whose breed actually originated in the US...go figure) needed a good Australian name.  |
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