Drab

Drab. That's the word of the day - it describes the environment perfectly. I believe exhaustion finally caught up with everyone today as we spent much of the day in pajamas, indoors. We had so many aspirations to get things done, and yet fell miserably short. Yet we did accomplish one significant goal: rest.

Not to say we didn't get anything else done. For example, we packed our Thanksgiving stuff up, and had some more music practice with Madison. Daddy got a big step out of the way for the Christmas card production: we might see those start to get mailed out this week, actually. We also dealt with some other gifts too. Daddy proofed a devotional for children's church, and did some other work in that regard. And Mommy hit the laundry as usual.

I think the moment of the day came when it grew dark. We all climbed on the couch and got under the blankets, snuggling together beside our tree, all lit up so perfectly. We watched "The Polar Express" with Madison, and she loved every minute of it. It was fun watching her hide much of her face under the blankets during the parts that were a little scary, and then listening to her laugh out loud at others. She really enjoyed the movie! Afterwards, Mommy and Daddy watched another Christmas movie, "The Bishop's Wife," which we both really like a lot.

We were recently laughing about the annual "25 Days of Christmas" programming that ABC has at the end of each year. Looking over their schedule, we pretty much have every movie they plan on showing. We could just pop them in the same night, and avoid all the commercials! Actually, we have our own "25 Days of Christmas," but it starts a bit earlier in November. We've seen quite a few Christmas movies already so far, and it isn't even December yet! But tonight we were really into the Christmas spirit - maybe it was the chilly weather outside.

Tomorrow it is supposed to flurry outside, which would be our first flurries of the season. Of course, Madison would tell us differently: it snowed twice in Disney World!

MADISON'S BOOK CLUB

Tonight before bed, we visited with Shaoey and Dot again in a special Christmas book from a few years ago. Shaoey, we learned from her earlier book, is adopted from China. Dot is her ladybug companion, also from China. The two made their way here Stateside, and have been living happily ever after with their new family. But on Christmas Eve, Shaoey is not feeling well - and there's so much to do in order to have the perfect Christmas. Dot tries to make Christmas perfect for Shaoey in this fun story, but along the way of course, we all learn the real meaning behind the most wonderful time of the year. Obviously, Madison relates to this story, but it's still an enjoyable book to her. Daddy and Madison enjoyed reading it together tonight!