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18 Tips for the Christmas Traveler to Sleep Like a Baby
Christmas is almost here, with all the wonder and flurry that it
represents. Traveling to other destinations to celebrate can be
both exciting and tiring, too, if not adequately prepared. These
18 sound suggestions will encourage you to have...
Budgeting over Christmas
Christmas is one of everybody's favourite times of year, but it
can also be one of the most expensive. Most people want it to be
a special and happy time, and are willing to pay for the little
luxuries that make Christmas what it is, but they...
Have a Christmas Party- a planning guide
This is a favorite time of the year for many people. Why not
take one night in December and set up a nice holiday
party. Plan a small get together with family and friends.
It is a great excuse to get together. Plan it early in
December so...
Sot Suppe (Norwegian Sweet Soup) for Christmas
My mother was the daughter of Norwegian immigrants who homesteaded our small Wisconsin dairy farm in the late 1800s. When my mother was a child, sweet soup was a traditional part of Christmas Eve, served cold with julekake, lefse, Christmas bread,...
Tips For Christmas Shopping For Babies And Infants
A baby's first Christmas will always be treasured by his parents and when it comes to gift-giving this is a perfect time to start your own tradition, like buying a special holiday ornament representing the events of the year - either personally or...
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The Best Christmas Ever: Remembering Christmas With Emily
There is nothing to compare to the wonder and magic that a child experiences at Christmas. When my sons were small, there were many such moments. The look of awe on their faces the first time they spied the brightly lit tree surrounded with presents, their first gingerbread house and cookie day, to name a few.
Thankfully, the last several years I have experienced more such moments with my grandchildren. However, this is "the best Christmas ever", according to my granddaughter, Emily. Emily is four years old. She has a love for all things Christmas.
This year Emily was a big girl and able to help me with Christmas. She helped me to fetch and carry and place our treasures around the house. She was a perfectionist and tireless when it came to the placement of ornaments on the tree. Little did I expect that a, slightly worse for wear, sprig of green taken from the boxes would become a priceless Christmas moment. Our conversation, on discovering it , went something like this:
"What’s that, Gram?"
"Mistletoe."
"What’s that for?"
"We hang it in a doorway and when you stand underneath it , someone has to kiss you."
Her eyes lit up to rival the lights on the tree.
"They have to kiss you?"
"Yup."
The minute the mistletoe was hung, she took me at my word.
She raced to stand under it and looked at me expectantly. Of course, she got her kiss then and for about every twenty minutes thereafter, for the rest of the day. When her father came to pick her up, that night, we heard a little sing-song voice coming from the direction of the hallway.
"I’m standing under the mistletoe."
"What’s she doing?"
"She’s standing under the mistletoe. You need to go kiss her, daddy."
"Oh! Okay. I’m coming Emily."
Since then Emily and the mistletoe have become a regular part of every visit. Even her ten year old brother, Michael , has learned the power of the mistletoe. While he is much too mature to call out his location, when it is time for goodbye kisses, you will find him waiting under the mistletoe.
At our last family gathering, on hearing the now familiar, "I’m standing under the mistletoe", several voices answered in unison, "I’m coming Emily" and headed for the hallway. I think Emily may be right. This may be, " the best Christmas ever"!
About The Author
Constance Weygandt is an author, speaker and balance mentor. For more information on the holidays or to receive her newsletter, visit her website at http://www.balancedwellnessonline.com.
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