December 24, 2012

Blessings:

1. Getting things done!
2. Tracking Santa on Norad.
3. Dale gets the gold star of the day. Ken and Dale were having a problem with their new shoe inserts and I made a minor suggestion. Ken said, "Your mother may be right. Sometimes she has those years when she's right." (Ken gets points for that.) Dale responded, "Years?! I'd say decades." Yep - Dale gets a gold star.
4. Philip gets the next gold star for the day. I offered him some of the beverage Kristi was preparing and he said, "No thanks. I'm good." Pause. "What is it?"
   A wise man declines such an offer from his mother-in-law BEFORE finding out that it's hot apple cider vinegar and water.
5. Conversation in Scrivnerburg:
   Caleb: If Santa doesn’t come I’m going to get angry.
   Mom: Why would you get angry?
   Caleb: Because I really want Santa to come.
   Mom: But does it fit the spirit of Christmas to get angry if Santa doesn’t come?
   Caleb: No. Jesus is the spirit of Christmas, and Jesus is Happiness.
   Mom: Are you still going to get angry if Santa doesn’t come?
   Caleb – shoulders slumping: No.