Talking in Parenthesis

Ramblings and angst from a mostly stay at home mom

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us. It is in everyone. And as we let our light shine, we give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. -Nelson Mandela

Monday, December 05, 2005

Another Monday

Okay I have pretty much everything done for Christmas except shopping and baking. And I am slowly getting that all done too. I got all of my cards in the mail and all the decorations went up. Well except the outside lights, but there is too much snow on the bush and it is windy again. Which makes the wind chill almost below zero, no thank you. Should make the bus stop a very fun place today. Wind, blowing snow, cold and 2 already very cranky little girls. Whoa, I am counting the minutes until I leave.

But back to the decorating. I have made a decision this year. I am usually pretty anal about the placement of the ornaments on the tree. Making decorating it not as much fun as it ought to be. This year I have decided to let go. I put up a few of my very favorite ornaments. Ones that mean something to me or i just really like. And the rest I let the kids do. Well except the family ones, the ones that have our names, Ron s in charge of those. Yes there are big ornaments above my magic middle line. And there at too many ornaments on some branches. But the kids had a great time. Nobody else really sees our tree but us, so should it matter that the they wanted the icicle lights on the tree this year because the kids like they way they twinkle? No. Should it matter that Emma put all of her favorite ornaments on the same branch? No. This year I am going to sit back and enjoy the ride.

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