Events are much better when you can keep it all together. One holiday event after another just makes the season go by so much more smoothly. It is as if you are just “on” and ready to go. So. Here we are. Thanksgiving is over. Black Friday sales are behind us (or so they say…) and there are just a few more weeks to enjoy before the end of the year. 30 days to be exact (as of this very moment anyway.)

As the kid age, it does get easier. Things just are different. More and more are busy, and schedules are not yours to control. Be home as a group as often as you can be. Think about what they need and you can provide.

A warm hug.

A friendly text.

A coffee “out”.

A good meal.

A great batch of cookies.

A casual reminder here and there to take care of yourself, too.

A second round of all this and then some.

That is it. To do all we can do to keep it all together. Smile. Wave. Shop. Cook. Bake. Eat. Sleep. Repeat. Fit in work and a workout at least as many days and you will have a great month. Cheers to you and yours. Make it memorable.

~ Dawn aka Hat Girl