Frosty





Fortunately, the temperature dropped so we can feel a little more in sync with the season.... the stores made sure we knew the holidays were coming and the semester confirmed it. All of the frenzy almost makes me want to rebel and resist it and then I witness the wonder of it all in the anticipation of these two.... Elsie remembers the stories, the decorations, the songs, and the DVDs from last year--here they are engrossed in Frosty. She was ecstatic when she discovered her Elf on the Shelf had moved from the mantle last night to appear tucked into the baby bed in her room this morning with a note from Santa about listening and minding her manners. She rejoiced in the first day of her advent calendar. She has Kit adopting her Ho Ho as the big guy's official title--pronounced Oh Oh by little Kit. All in all, I guess more than any marketing or in spite of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, they remind me about the reason for the season or whatever it might mean.