Yuletides.

Christmas was a glorious experience this year, right down to the Christmas clementine I received in my stocking. I savored that orange like it was butter. (oh butter! Isn't butter divinity?!?....Little Women is about one of the best Christmas movies ever).

I am always more excited than anyone Christmas morning. I wake up before everyone. We woke early and came out to see the gifts Santa left us. Cash received the polar express train and with it came the bell from Santa's Sleigh. He never ceases to surprise me at what excites him. He was so thrilled about that bell. He just kept saying over and over that he really had been a good boy this year because Santa had thought to leave him and bell right off the sleigh.

We then had breakfast and went to church. I had been worrying about this for the whole month of December, but it brought a feeling to Christmas that otherwise wouldn't have been there.

It was so nice to stretch the day out opening presents slowly, remembering what it is really all about and spending the day in a relaxed, peaceful state.

We got to go sledding the next day with all the Seaman Clan. It was the whipped cream on top of lovely holiday that I have really struggled to come back to reality from.

If you didn't get a card, don't get your feelings hurt, most of the recipients went by the last name similar to mine.