We're waiting here at Casa de Cub. Waiting for Christmas. We've also been waiting for Camera Guy to finish working and have 2 weeks off so we can get a Christmas tree, start decorating the house, finish Christmas shopping (or in his case, start) and finalize plans for Christmas Day. We aren't waiting for that anymore. He finished working 2 nights ago! We went to 2 parties last night! We decorated the tree tonight! Let the celebrating begin!
Advent really is *my* season. The color the church uses to signify Advent is purple. Purple is my favorite color. I wear it all year long, but I really love wearing it during Advent. I feel like I really fit in during Advent, fashion-wise.
We're waiting for the Christ child. I'm trying very hard to instill in Cub the notion that Christmas isn't all about Santa and getting presents. He's pretty good about saying back to me that it's Jesus' birthday when I ask him what Christmas is. But, he's almost 4 years old. He's also quite enamored with TV commercials filled with toy ads and frequently tells me of something new he saw that he wants. It's been a journey for me to explain (over and over again) that we can't afford to buy him everything he wants, that he's already a very lucky boy to have the toys he has and that some toys will have to wait until he's older before he can have them.
However, one toy eludes me that he wants. He says it’s a jumping robot. I have NO idea what that is. He says he saw a commercial for it. Yet, with all the time I’ve watched with him, I have yet to see it. I don’t know what it is and perhaps it will be a journey of learning for him that we don’t always get everything we want.
However, one toy eludes me that he wants. He says it’s a jumping robot. I have NO idea what that is. He says he saw a commercial for it. Yet, with all the time I’ve watched with him, I have yet to see it. I don’t know what it is and perhaps it will be a journey of learning for him that we don’t always get everything we want.
We're waiting for the city to clear the debris from our street from the wind storm we had 2.5 weeks ago. Don't get me wrong, our street is very passable, but there are a couple of large debris piles and tree limbs blocking portions of our street that I'd like to see removed before New Year's Day. While it might serve as a nice deterrent for unwanted people to park some vehicles on our street for the parade, the better choice is too have it removed. I called to remind the Public Works Dept. that there will be several thousand people passing through our area on January 2 and that the children may want to play on the downed tree limbs and may potentially get hurt, opening the city to a lawsuit. They took down my street name. That was last Tuesday. This is Sunday and the debris is all still there. I plan to go and haul some of the wood away tomorrow to keep for firewood for us. Camera Guy hasn't let me have a fire in the fireplace since Cub was born for safety's sake. He says I get to have one this year!
We're waiting. Anticipating. Eagerly looking forward to and hopefully wishing for our individual heart's desires. waiting is so very hard when you're not yet 4 years old. Heck, it's hard when yo're my age, too. :) My heart's desire? To watch Cub experience and enjoy the thrills of Christmas Day and spending time with my family. With a warm fire in the fireplace.
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