Bright Christmas Poem - 2013

THE BRIGHT FAMILY CHRISTMAS POEM – 2013 Is it that time already? 2013 went ever so quick! Christmas cards, gifts, family get-togethers….I better get on the stick! Every year I stress about gifts for the ones that I adore I am guilty of spoiling my kids and family with things from a store. My son was horrified as I told him of my Christmas’ of yore. My dad refurbished a sled for me, a gift that I’d adore! “You got an old sled? Only a few gifts on Christmas Day?” Yes Palmer, we were encouraged to go OUTSIDE and play! And the letters we received weren’t opened with a swipe, We had to either write them by hand or typewriter type! The only phone we had, hung on the kitchen wall It had rotorary dial and took us a while to call! My 3 year old Hadley slides her fingers across a magazine page She is use to a smart phone or notebook, it’s all the rage! I know I can’t go back and “undo” gadgets and tech But I miss those days when cards were actually in a “deck”. And I know I am guilty of using Facebook and text I share everything now, you don’t even need to guess!! Ok, enough on my soap box, I need to come unfurled. I will fill you in on what’s happening with our crazy world. Mike and I still work together, haven’t killed each other yet! Hadley is still adorable, once again, making Mike sweat. Palmer is in 7th grade, oh the joys and spoils of junior high. He proved a fine actor in his play as an infomercial guy. Mike went to Colorado….for an elk he was to seek. He came back empty handed, and the weather was pretty bleak. (side note: Laurie does not understand sitting a week in the cold) I have a new niece, and her name is McKinley Grace She is a beautiful baby with an angelic face. I can get my baby fix and not be sleep deprived! I can wake up feeling well rested and totally revived! (Sorry Sis!) So as we celebrate Jesus and his birth Remember the reason we were put on this earth. To love our neighbors, family and friends And not to see how much each person spends. Give the gift of yourself this year, keep spoiling to a limit. Yes, I just wrote that….I do have a soft side that I can exhibit! (I know…..you are floored!!!) Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Mike, Laurie, Palmer and Hadley