We are in full holiday mode around here. I’m a bit of a Grinch this time of year. It’s too much. Too much shopping. Too much planning. Too much bickering about meet ups and dinners and gifts and travel and…well, it just feels like a bit too much of everything. Most wonderful time of the year? ok, sure. 

I decided to embrace the busy and turn my attitude around. I don’t want to be a grump all through the holidays. I want to create happy memories with my family. 

Our elf left the girls a gingerbread house kit and they gladly put it together while waiting for dinner tonight. They did a great job. I embraced the mess. I embraced the rush for showers, homework, dinner, etc etc etc. We’re going to make these holidays happy, damn it! (I kid, I kid). 

Look at those happy little faces. What’s not to love about this?