Small and sweet

Away in a manger, Oh holy night, silent night. . . traditional Christmas songs . . . carols . . . snippets of Christmases long long ago!

Tiny Tim eating a roast goose with his family, the little drummer boy making up his own song, jolly old St. Nicholas listening to a child's list for his friends . . . the joy of giving!

I'll have a blue Christmas without you, I'll be home for Christmas, dashing through the snow. . . being with those we love!

These are a few of my favorite things!

I asked my two youngest grandchildren what they wanted for Christmas.  The four year old pirouetted around the room, "A nutcracker of my very own!" The three year old was a little more pragmatic, "A space ship plane."

What was their biggest concern?  Not some tattle-tale elf, or not so jolly old elf snooping at the window with a checklist of good and bad boys and girls. They were feeling a bit contrite because they ate all the homemade cookies and Santa was going to get store bought ones.

My Christmas is perfect this year.  I spent time with Bestest making cookies, wrapping presents, singing carols.  I skyped with my youngest grandchildren as their daddy played Christmas music on the piano. We blew kisses and called out "Merry Christmas, I love you!" after they sang for me and went off to begin their own celebration. Tomorrow my daughter and granddaughters will come for Christmas dinner and we'll open presents under my tiny little tree.

It is Christmas in the smallest but sweetest way I can imagine.