Tis the Season.

I remember as a young child my father would take us shopping and while at Lansdowne place we would look out over the railing and down onto the food court. My father would try teaching us worldly lessons about christmas and how the gifts are not the reasons behind it all.... Jesus is the reason for the season. The real gift.


I take time now during the holiday season when shopping to notice things.... The parents pulling thier children mindlessly through the malls... The children crying about dropping a mitten and the parents screaming not to cry and failing to take time to notice the real root cause. The older couples enjoying a tea or coffee in the comfy chairs through out the mall and food court. Smooth wrinkled hands clasped together. While both wearing matching plaid toques or cute hats with pins collected over generations.

Im looking forward to Christmas day. Mainly to see the looks on Patricks, both for our families faces when they open the gifts that I had carefully selected for all of them.

Im heading out today and tommorow (Christmas Eve) for my last miniute Christmas shopping with my father who never has time to go till the last minute. Im not afraid of the crowds or the lines. Im content and excited to go and people watch.

My remaining holiday checklist.

1. Gift for uncle Ken from dad... Most likely a TSC gift card for the famer!

2. Gift for cousin Sean from James. ... Planning on a Timmies travel mug and gift card... For the commutes to work in Toronto.

3. Gift baskets pick up tonight!!! Dad routinely every year for as long as I can remember has picked up gift baskets for all of his neighbours and for Garth. Its always exciting to travel home with a car and a truck load of these and to deliver them all over town. I know how much they cost and its scary to think whats been spent on them over the years.

4. LCBO stop. Bevvies for christmas eve... Im excited for christmas eve all the friends and family filling the Nelson homested. Not drinking on Christmas day working early boxing
day..

5. Office Chair from work for Patricks father. He needs this desperately. We were afraid to bring one home any earlier in the event that A) it took up to much space! B) He guessed what it was!

6) Yummy treats from Costco. I plan on filling the cart with all sorts of cheeses crackers, meats and veggies! Not to mention all the yummy frozen pastries to bake on Christmas eve.

7) Pick up stockings from dad and fill them to take with us on Christmas day for the family and Patrick!

Thats all for now! Im waiting for Patrick to get home from his smorg lunch at the lodge with work! He was quite happy on the phone with his bonus and gifts from work!!!