Anticipation and Contentment

The anticipation of the holidays. A time to break out of our normal routine - whether it is more running, more cooking, more shopping, more talking, more family. It's exhilirating and tiring. And somehow, it all comes about the way it is meant to. The sight of the stockings by the fireplace is still putting a smile on my face. There is still some uneaten peppermint bark hiding in the cupboard

And there is a feeling of satisfaction and contentment of another special season.