Irony

It's beginning to look like a lot like Christmas in the Garate home. :)

Paper chains have been made...

... and countdowns have begun.

Even Ty pulled his own weight and made his own.

Bannisters have been properly decorated,

some including the holiday favorite, "cherry bombs". ;)

The tree and the mantel have been given their holiday looks.

(even though I hung my "less than favorite" stockings,

unless of course you own the same ones,

then I think they're beautiful ;)

So, what's missing?

The sweet, smiling mother who has the smell of freshly baked sugar cookies wafting through the air as her children dance down the stairs for a snack.

Instead, my children had a fairly less green version of the Grinch tonight.  

I just find it slightly ironic (and more than a little embarrassing),

that while I have taken care of most of the Christmas details,

tonight I failed to include Christmas cheer.

And why the lack of joviality?

Christmas Cards

(yeah, you know what I'm talking about.

Actually only if you're not the people who sent the beautiful cards I've already received)

But tomorrow is a new day.

A day in which, my beloved children, I promise it will feel every bit like Christmas.

(and not just because the cards will have been ordered ;)