S!~
Merry Christmas to everyone! We have snow and mistletoe, and presents on or near the tree, here in Minnesota. Our family has grown, with the children now being 21 , 18 , and 16. My wife and I ( Mr. and Mrs. Claus- though in better shape) still get up at 4:45-5am and put out the stockings- full of candies and trinkets- frapaccino's and muffins- and our kids still smile and laugh as they open each one of the hastily wrapped presents and show love for the season. We bake German oven apple pancakes- and pull out the crispy , thick cut pepper bacon, and now share a holiday blend coffee with our oldest two- as the youngest drinks the sweet Starbucks candy beverages. Our Chinese fake Christmas tree almost looks real in the soft light of the early morning- which my wife has decorated like a pro.
After a many smiles- and always from me- a few tears- remembering my long past loved ones- of which the memories are touched on the smell of the panakuchen baking, the smokey bacon frying, and the crinkle of torn wrapping paper , we clean up . Ang and I watch as our soon to be grown children slink away into their own spaces, and both a soft sadness enters- as we know the babies are gone - and a growing hope comforts our aging hearts, we will remember these times- early, as the sun comes up- small gifts and great love for each other. I hope you all take time to remember days of Christmas past, and those that you spent time with , who you broke bread with , and who loved you with a gift. God bless you and yours today- and into two-thousand nineteen.
S!~ AKA_Blasto aka Tony
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