Merry Christmas

Although Thanksgiving is right around the corner, I am focused on Christmas. I love this time of the year because it is family oriented. Christmas is a holiday we use to celebrate the birth of Jesus and to give the kids something to look forward to.

As I have previously mentioned I am a grandmother to an awesome little boy. My grandson is four years old. Just recently we asked him what did he want Santa to bring to him this year and he just looked at us for a few minutes. He later came back and told my daughter and I that Santa is not real and that he knows we buy his presents. I was slightly devasted by this.

I have always viewed this little myth to be comical as the children aged. I would make cookies with them Christmas Eve night and when they went to bed my husband and I would eat them. I was expecting to have the same fun time with Aaron. I guess not.

One of the things that I enjoy about Christmas is seeing my grandmother. We call her Mamou. Every other year everyone gets together at Mamou's house and have a mini family reunion. We have family coming from Egypt, Iraq, China and other states just to see our old lady on the holiday. Mamou has five generations under her, all of which she has name. There is her, my mother, myself, my daughter and my grandson. Oddly enough myself, my daughter and her son have our name beginning with "A".

I feel like the Christmas this year will be bittersweet. Bitter because this is the last Christmas I will have my baby and grnadbaby at the house giving us entertainment. Sweet because I know this is what is best for her and her family. My daughter has hated Colorado since she moved here, so her going back to Louisiana is no suprise to me.

Happy Christmahanakwanzaka to you!