I know this button is about Hobbits, but it reminds me of a video I saw yesterday. When asked, more than 80 percent of children said if they had a choice between getting a present they really wanted, or giving a present to a child who might not get anything for Christmas, they’d rather give a gift.
Speaking of gifts, Lila is enjoying writing letters these days, and she recently made a card for me. She likes helping her mom and grandmother find ugly pig ornaments for me–in fact, they saw one while shopping and asked Lila if they should buy it, and she said, “No. Not ugly enough.” So her card celebrates my pig collection.
I was mystified by “Hg,” and no one else could tell me what it meant. When Lila came back through the room, she said, “That’s the sound a pig makes.” She’s absolutely right. A pig does say, “Hg.”
Also, her style reminds me of artist Cy Twombly.
I like Lila’s thinking and her drawing!
I saw a video for Ikea that ran in Spain, and they talked to kids about the things that they wanted for Christmas and they showed it to the parents, and then they threw in spending more time with their parents ….. and of course all the parents said they thought the kid would want the toys … and every kid wanted the time …. me and the parents were crying.
Anyway, I have come to love a small Christmas … and that my Mom and I spent, when she was single with the German Mom Club were the best of my childhood.
I know that this Christmas will have its difficulties for you guys. Last Christmas was hard on me … but I am holding you in my heart.
I saw that video, too. I can remember things I got as a kid for Christmas–at least some of them, because gifts were special, not a daily thing. But mostly I remember the feeling of being together, and some of the simplest activities, all involving time with my family, are what I most love to recall.
She wanted to cheer you up after your loss of Margot.
She always cheers me up. =)
Bless her little heart.
She is another Aries. It’s a lot of fun watching an Aries child. =)