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At every opportunity, I encourage the arrival of Christmas. When my mom is making a meal and I ask for Christmas dinner, that will magically make it Christmas. If she asks me to clean up to get ready for Christmas, it is Christmas morning when I am done my chores. If I run about the house singing "hooray it is Christmas," that can only mean one thing. I listen to Christmas carols all day every day. And I know all of the lyrics.

With Trinity gone this year, we were left to decorate our tree by ourselves. oh dear. She makes it seem so easy and the tree always looks beautiful. It took us two full days to decorate and the end result isn't perfect. As you can see from the photo, my mom realized early on that, with a bit of training, I can take over Trinity's job. I don't quite have Trinity's aesthetic sensibilities but I did quickly grasp onto the concept of the need for balance. We do like our tree. The best part is that, at long last, we have blue lights on the outside of our house; we have wanted that for years!

I have decided what I want for Christmas. Now all I need to do is make an arrangement with Santa.