Starting in September ask several
times a day,
"How many more days until
Christmas?"
Plan all the gifts you’re going
to make.
(That’s a boat up there!)
Tell everyone you know, "If you don't listen I'm telling Santa!!!”.
Tell everyone you know, "If you don't listen I'm telling Santa!!!”.
Wake up at 4:30am – realize you
are the first up!
Run in to your parent’s room
screaming, “It’s Christmas!”
Your parents refuse to move…run
to the calendar and figure out its October 23rd.
Make baby Jesus out of Legos.....
Make baby Jesus out of Legos.....
Put him to bed in the Fisher
Price barn.
Use Transformers for the Three
Wise Men.
Mary and Josephs preferred ride
is the purple
My Pretty Pony.
Ask your parents if baby Jesus
wore Pampers or Huggies.
Oh look its Thanksgiving!
Uncle Bob asks you your favorite
part of the turkey – answer
“The part tied with string that
looks like a log.”
Have your Uncle ask your mother
which part that is
to which she replies “pork roast”.
Use every Thanksgiving
opportunity to tell everyone
what they should be getting you.
Smile at your mother …. a lot.
Bring your Dad a soda…… smile at
him too.
Pray for snow.
Pray for a pony, puppy, lizard,
hamster, turtle and/or potbellied pig.
Decorate the tree with the proper
ratio of ornaments –
34 ornaments in the “lower left”
/ 3 “up high”.
Wait by the Advent calendar for
your ½” piece of chocolate.
Scheme how to eat the other days
early.
Help your little brother get his.
Make cookies.
Drink marshmallows with a little
hot chocolate.
Put a handful of marshmallows in
your pocket
that your mom will find later in
the dryer!
Make a gingerbread house.
Immediately eat the house you
just made.
Be the first one up on Christmas
Day.
Know that you have the most
beautiful tree in the world.
I am grateful my children get to
enjoy the season.
I am grateful to make cookies and
have an eight year old.
I am grateful to enjoy the little
things.
What was your inner eight year
old grateful for?
Don’t forget to enjoy the little
things!
XOXO, Patty : )
(This
post was inspired by *this post* (http://yesteachercrafts.blogspot.com/2011/12/holiday-how-to-bring-your-childhood.html) about how to enjoy the *Holidays* like a
child – it made me want to expand upon the topic!) by Sarah at Yes Teacher
Crafts!
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12 comments:
I just love seeing Christmas through the eyes of a young child! There's nothing better at this time of year. My youngest is 15, and I miss all that excitement and anticipation my kids (and I) had for the Christmas season to begin. These past weeks we have been transferring VHS tapes to discs and have been able to experience this joy all over again. What a delight!
I am grateful that my little one still wants to watch the Polar Express with me...and that my older one likes to load her cocoa with marshmellos.Beautiful post.Cat
Nice ~
"Drink Marshmallows with a little bit of hot chocolate"...wait, you're supposed to be eight to do that? ::putting away marshmallows:: sigh.
Honestly though, I couldn't agree more - the Christmas season as seen through the eyes of a child - that's how it's supposed to be :)
Your tree is decorated like mine!! ;)
Priceless and hilarious!!! I remember making home-made gifts, especially for my #6 brother (I have 8) who was my arch nemesis (I actually kind of had fleeting good feelings for him on Christmas! :)))
@ Rachel - WHAT IS THAT all the ornaments in one corner lol !!! Then they get all mad if you spread them out!
@Maryl - really enjoying you using "arch nemesis" and "homade Christmas present" in the same comment!
XOXO
That is just one more think I miss about the kids being grown and on their own! Christmas just isn't the same.
OMgosh, Patty, I needed this! You can always be counted on to brighten my day!! Thanks for the Christmas love!! <3<3<3
You are so very funny, Miss Patty! I love the way you appreciate things.
Enjoy the day!
Erin
Great job Patty! Our tree was decorated like that too, although we had unbreakable ones on the bottom, due to the cats. Your post brought back many happy memories.
Love this, Patti! So great...
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