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My version of the 12 days of Christmas

Hot chocolate and Christmas CardsOn the first day of Christmas, my crazy life brought to me… a tour bus going to a gig.

On the second day of Christmas, my crazy life brought to me… two stockings hanging, and a tour bus going to a gig.

On the third day of Christmas, my crazy life brought to me… three weeks of packing, two stockings hanging, and a tour bus going to a gig.

On the forth day of Christmas, my crazy life brought to me… four advent candles, three weeks of packing, two stockings hanging, and a tour bus going to a gig.

On the fifth day of Christmas, my crazy life brought to me… fiiiiive football games, four advent candles, three weeks of packing, two stockings hanging, and a tour bus going to a gig.

On the sixth day of Christmas, my crazy life brought to me… six seasonal beers, fiiiiive football games, four advent candles, three weeks of packing, two stockings hanging, and a tour bus going to a gig.

On the seventh day of Christmas, my crazy life brought to me… seven gifts to buy, six seasonal beers, fiiiiive football games, four advent candles, three weeks of packing, two stockings hanging, and a tour bus going to a gig.

On the eighth day of Christmas, my crazy life brought to me… eight hours of work, seven gifts to buy, six seasonal beers, fiiiiive football games, four advent candles, three weeks of packing, two stockings hanging, and a tour bus going to a gig.

On the ninth day of Christmas, my crazy life brought to me… nine rooms to clean, eight hours of work, seven gifts to buy, six seasonal beers, fiiiiive football games, four advent candles, three weeks of packing, two stockings hanging, and a tour bus going to a gig.

On the tenth day of Christmas, my crazy life brought to me… ten bills to pay, nine rooms to clean, eight hours of work, seven gifts to buy, six seasonal beers, fiiiiive football games, four advent candles, three weeks of packing, two stockings hanging, and a tour bus going to a gig.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my crazy life brought to me… eleven cups of coffee, ten bills to pay, nine rooms to clean, eight hours of work, seven gifts to buy, six seasonal beers, fiiiiive football games, four advent candles, three weeks of packing, two stockings hanging, and a tour bus going to a gig.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my crazy life brought to me… a twelve hour trip, eleven cups of coffee, ten bills to pay, nine rooms to clean, eight hours of work, seven gifts to buy, six seasonal beers, fiiiiive football games, four advent candles, three weeks of packing, two stockings hanging, and a tour bus going to a gig.

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What can I say? I amuse myself sometime. ;)

Christmas preparations

With this sudden move looming, I won’t be doing much to prepare for Christmas. Our outdoor lights won’t be going up. I did decorate a little inside, but sadly, that will all come down within a couple weeks.  What preparations we’re doing comes in the form of decorating with friends, or just personal focus shifting to the season. I have a few gifts purchased, and I look forward to wrapping them. I need to put my cards in the mail soon, as well.

Last week, I started a focus on Advent. Tonight, I will continue it here:

Week 2: PEACE

“Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.”  Its one of my favorite hymns. I remember one particular Christmas eve night. I was riding the back seat of my parents car, on our way home from midnight mass. It was cold, and the sky was clear. A million stars twinkled above, as we cruised down a small farm-to-market road through the country. I felt so peaceful. I think its a moment in time when I can pinpoint feeling total peace. A shooting star streaked across the sky, and I closed my eyes to make a wish. I don’t remember the wish, but I remember that it didn’t matter if it came true or not. All that mattered was how perfect that night seemed…

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
John 14:27