Dear Santa,

What a cute little printable! She's got lots more too!

I've never written a letter to Santa. I've never believed in Santa. My daughter is celebrating her second Christmas I started to wonder about what I'm going to teach my daughter about Christmas.

She's a December baby so she wasn't aware of the festivities on her first Christmas but as she has  grown over the year she has become a sponge of all that is around her.  For the last few years my husband and I didn't even put up a Christmas tree or decorate. It was just the two of us and we were not home to celebrate because as a couple without children we did the running around.

As I considered what we were going to do about decorations and such I started to wonder what am I going to teach my daughter about Christmas. The older I get the more or seems that people are just worried about what they're getting from "Santa". I never believed in "Santa". My older brother did but according to my parents it was short lived. Maybe as my older brother he thought he was helping me with (future) disappointment in life or my parents decided it wasn't worth it.  I always knew he, as in a fat guy who came down the chimney to drop off presents, wasn't real.

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From a fairly early age I was taught why Christmas is celebrated. As an adult it means much more to me now then it ever has. As a kid and even as a teen I was aware of the why but never really took the time to really think about it. My parents were the kind of people who went to church at Easter and Christmas, they didn't push it. They did work hard to make sure we got most of what we wanted.  We always got at least one gift from Santa but I knew that he wasn't real and that my parents had just put "Love, Santa" on a special gift.  

I don't think that my husband and I are going to teach my daughter to believe in Santa but she will know who he is.  To us it is more important that we teach her what Christmas is really about not about what to expect.  I know that we have great a great support group who respects the decisions that we make about what we teach to her.  

So sorry Santa, you probably won't really be getting letters from my child (or other future children).

A cute little cartoon Santa Claus

You Can Do It!

Thank you for letting me use your picture

Yesterday I received a text (and although it was in reference to going to the bar) it made me smile.  I received this text from my friend who I met in my junior year in college.

He was trying to make sure that I'd stop by the bar this afternoon after work but when I read those words I thought, "you know what?  You are right!  I can do anything I put my mind to."

He was saying, "Come to the bar.  I'll see you in a few hours."

I read:

Girl, you are going through a transition in your life and you have been extremely unsure that what you are doing is best for you and your family.  I know you are trying to make a way in a world that is extremely over populated with bunches of other people who are trying to do the same thing.  But I know you and I know that if you decide that this is what you would like to do then do it because you will be successful and I will be right here cheering you on and picking you back up when you think that you can't go any further.  I will be there to buy to martini's and Gentleman's Jack Manhattans when you need them.  We all do crazy things and if this is the crazy thing you want to do then do it and I will help you in anyway that I can.  You will be successful.  

Now, I turned that little text into a whole different thing but that doesn't matter.  I know that he is going to be there for anything that I ask and that  if he can help me at all that he will.  Sometimes it's just knowing that you have great friends that will back you to make you feel like you can conquer the world.

So take your dreams by the reins and hold on tight because it is going to be a bumpy ride!

Blog lovin'

I have followed blogs for years and just bookmarked each blog as I came across one I liked.  Oh my goodness... then I found out there was a magical website called BlogLovin.  I'm not sure why I'm always so late to the party but damn it!  I've arrived.  Woo hoo!!  I'm so glad this exists.

Look! Even I can be on there. Woo hoo!! and it's Free :-)

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I feel like a coding genius

Ok, maybe that's a little far but I did figure out how to add social media links on the side bar.  I am so far from knowing how to do some of these things but woo hoo!!!  I did it.  I may have googled every step but I did it.  I can see why people stick to a basic blog and pay people to do the rest.

Trying to build something on the internet is like flying to a new country where they can speak the language you do but you have to find the right person to translate each time.

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Ummm....

This is a bit of an odd post because I was reading, checking a text message, or something and thought, "That would be a good blog post."  Well, the problem is, by the time I got to the computer and opened up blogger, whatever "that" was has completely slipped my mind...

I swear it must have had to do with my daughter but there is a giant empty space where my thoughts were... oh well.

I guess this counts as a post (haha!  not really) but whenever I remember what "that" was, I'll be sure to blog about it.

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