With Christmas day preparations all complete, there is no more rushing around. Nothing left to do but…take a break. It is time to:

• have a second, leisurely cup of coffee.
• assess the results of your efforts.
• watch others, ooh and ahh, surprised and delighted.
• enjoy their gifts.
• sit down to eat.
• give (and get) hugs and kisses.
• greet new family members.
• tell long, winding stories.
• sit down to eat again.
• let the kids do what they want to do.
• take a few bites of cookies.
• steal another kiss from your sweetie, every chance you get.
• give in to a nap if the mood strikes you.
• put your feet up.
• linger around the table.

It’s that time of year when if you can, take a break. No more rushing to school, work and back again; at least for another week. Time off. Time together. Time to just be. Make the most of it.

~ Dawn aka Hat Girl