Merry Christmas

Woke up this morning to my little dog’s face , my Mom bringing coffee to my bed and my brothers still the first one up to open gifts.  This year we didn’t overwhelm each other in presents, more like how we used to with one token and I remembered that was what it was supposed to be about.  Not an overindulgent vast pile of material items.  I am happy with the people I have gathered around my life and extremely grateful for everything that this new year will bring.  I am, in more ways than one, on a material and emotional level, having a Charlie Brown Christmas. (even our tree this year has character with a few patches in it.)