It doesn't even feel like Christmas Eve. I know that it is though, however I need something more. Maybe a little "Christmas Spirit", perhaps a good snow storm, or maybe a family party with Santa as the special guest who has to run because he has a lot of other presents to give out tonight.
I don't know that I will get any of this by the end of the day so instead I'm going to make a list of things about Christmas past and present that make me happy. Here I go:
Watching the red light on top of the mill and pretending that it was Rudolph
Grandma Mc's divinity & peanut brittle
Family parties on Christmas eve
Snow caves at the end of the driveway
Rainbow mouse
Pictures with Santa at Bowman's Market
Orange slices
Peanuts in my stocking that never got eaten by me
Orange Sticks
Clementine's
Watching the news reports to see where Santa was
Waking up early and plugging in the lights
Christmas lights in the dark
Driving up Angel Street & Down Gentile on the way to Grandma's to see all the Christmas lights
Staying up really late helping mom wrap presents
Watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Uncle Lee reciting How the Grinch stole Christmas from memory
Church only lasting an hour when the 25th is on a Sunday
The Kaysville Stake Christmas program
The little tree we had in our bed room just for me and bebo
Sister Ensign's caramel popcorn
The dress Aunt Jane made me one year and all I had to say about it was that there were no pockets. - I think it was polka dot.
Piles of presents
The year I got to be Mary in the primary program at the ward party
Cats in the Christmas Tree
Waking up really early and shaking presents
Having john wake me up at 4 or 5 am asking to open presents
Snooping
The year I had my cousin Spring's name for Christmas and I bought her a glass unicorn figure and she hugged me and thanked me for the gift I don't remember anyone else ever saying thank you for the family name presents.
Knowing all the words to Silent Night and O'Christmas Tree in German
Christmas Concerts in High School
Playing the Bells
Christmas Music in general
Do They Know it's Christmas on the record player - the long version "feed the people, stay alive"
Chipmunks Christmas record
The story of the littlest polar bear
My best friends giant and beautifully flocked Christmas tree
New Kids on the Block Funky Funky Christmas CD
Giving presents to my friends
Getting my Clifford the Big Red Dog as a gift
The little yellow kitten the oldest sister gave me once
Christmas Dances with Jordan Savage and Mark Treu
The lights on Temple Square
Christmas dresses
Laser tag
The year a box of food appeared on our doorstep
Snow on Christmas morning
Getting something you REALLY wanted
Mittens attached together by a string through your coat sleeves
Mom's fur coat
Music boxes with dancing ballerina's
Keith playing Santa at the family party
Christmas sweaters that I always stole from my dad and brothers
Sleeping on the vent with a blanket over my head
Finding the last present in the farthest corner under the tree
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