Christmas is OK

Since my I hate Christmas rant I have been feeling a little bad.

So here is a list of Christmas things I like
- the tree, all the lights
- food
- more food
- cookies and more cookies
- Christmas Cards all over the house on every possible place you can put one
- visits with my friends

Emmet at the beach by Becca and Trent's house.

Clinging to the beautiful. Holding Emmet just a little tighter. Breathing in the smell of Ginger tea. Embracing all the people in my life past and present and the things they left with me. Hoping that I have left pieces of myself with others as well.

Hoping to have many many great moments left. And if not hoping that Emmet will always some how remember me. That life leave him alone; that he is able to keep that beautiful spririt that he was born with. His joy and his smile for everyone. That his love for everything helps him find his way through dark times and back towards the light.

Shouldn't things be fair

So I had this disagreement with someone who will remain unnamed a few weeks ago. Where they made a comment that has been bothering me ever since. They said " There are givers and takers in the world. The givers should be happy to give; you can't change the takers. Caring and compassionate people (which they were saying I was not) except the Inequalities in the world."

I was always under the impression that caring and compassionate people fought against the inequalities of the world. And that selfish self-centered people excepted the Inequalities because usually they are the people benefiting from them. Imagine what the world would be like if some of the amazing people in the world were caring and compassionate by the unnamed person definition above and buried their heads in the sand instead of fighting to make a change. Instead of fighting for and with people who for any number of reasons are being treated unfairly. Even if it is just standing up for the kid getting bullied in the park, or donating your time or money to a country and people less fortunate then you. Helping in anyway you can. I hope that I never become a "caring and compassionate person that excepts the inequalities in the world".

I am still amazed by their blanket statement and that after a lengthy debate they still believe their statement to be true. I must be missing something. Help

Is Christmas over yet?

Hello lovely ladies that check my blog.

I honestly am short on time these days; and even shorter on witty banter. So sorry to disappoint with a short and grumpy post but I am not all that people friendly at the moment.

Lately actually I am very much trying to avoid people. I am kind of in a people hating sort of mood.

Maybe Christmas just brings out the worst in me. All the time you have to spend with those people that for some reason you have to see once a year at Christmas. What is it about Christmas anyway? I have to say I hate those update letters. If I have not spoken to you all year then am I really someone that you need to send a Christmas letter to. The people that I am close to do not need yearly updates they get them a little more frequently then that.

Ofcourse I do love to get Christmas cards. Keep Hallmark in business and all. But I do like getting non-bills in the mail. It is fun. Ok so I am not a Christmas person. I would much prefer to hide out for the 6 six weeks before Christmas. I wish Christmas would just go AWAY. The tradition at my family’s house is work till you drop from pure exhaustion at about 11:00pm. And then when everyone is really too tired to care and the kids are losing their minds from being over tired and having to much sugar we all quickly tear open the gifts and head home. Sound fun to you??

Ok Last year did have some fun Christmas moments. Emmet loved the tree thing. He loved it when the lights were on and wanted them on all day. And being a good active 1 year old at the time he liked to take every ornament off the tree and play with them. This year should have some good moments too. Emmet does have a way of bringing excitement into everything. I have never seen anyone have as much fun doing little things as he does. Did you buy my attempt at a good attitude.....