It ain't over...

I refuse to take down my tree. Or even to stop plugging it in. Christmas is not over. Not only does it seem like it flew by because of the constant whirlwind at our house these days (it took me a whole week to get the whole tree up & decorated, and I only finished baking on Christmas eve!) but it also seems like Christmas can't be over because we were gone for so much of it. True, we always travel at this time of year, but this year the travel agenda was jampacked. We drove up to Ohio on after opening presents & loading up on Christmas day. I'm pretty sure we "had Christmas" with someone every day we were in Ohio. The girls have the loot to prove it! On the 28th, John & I drove down to Louisville & back for an ordination service of a friend of mine. It was wonderful- more on that in another post when I have more than a few minutes. Then on the 29th, we drove from Ohio to Northern Virginia to visit with John's family. We also drove into DC to take Hannah to the National Museum of Natural History (yet another blog entry I have spinning around in my head). On the 2nd, we woke up WAY before the sun to drive back home.

Granted, in between all of that traveling there were some precious moments with family & friends. But there were not many precious moments for reflecting on the magic of the season and the mystery of God made flesh. I haven't even watched The Christmas Story or Its a Wonderful Life yet! I did squeeze in White Christmas, but just barely. So I am going to be celebrating until the 12th and final day of Christmas, January 6th. This is the Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, as Dora calls it in her special-8:00, Tuesday night, you know where to find Hannah! Until then, I'm still playing Christmas carols in the car. I'm still turning on the tree each evening. I'm going to drink eggnog (when my weight watcher's points allow) and have a Christmas cookie. Don't judge me. I just want to savor the quiet part of Christmas- if I can find it!

I'll probably write one more entry on Christmas & try to post some pictures. All you Ebenezers out there might want to skip it ;) Until then, here is our family Christmas pic.