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Having grown up in Southern California makes living through a snowy Christmas and New Year something magical. After many, many Decembers of listening to songs about a white Christmas or a winter wonderland, I find myself stepping out into it. Strangest of all, I have discovered that I really like winter, even if it does sometimes involve sleet.
The past two weeks have been full of snowball fights, walks (and even a couple of runs) in the snow, curling up by the warm fire and feeling totally deserving of cups of hot chocolate. After all, it is the perfect weather for it! The school holidays have improved dramatically since the frenzy of Christmas preparations and after-Christmas cleanup have ended. Although I am looking forward to getting back to the work I enjoy, for the first time in a long, long time, I will be sad to see the kids go back to school. Not to say that these two weeks have been characterized entirely by cheerfulness and cooperation. Arguments, whining and complaining haven't taken a vacation--but at least they're balanced by some shows of good sportsmanship (sorry--is there a gender-neutral term for that?) and plenty of family fun.
...not to mention about 10 showings of Monsters vs. Aliens.
Happy New Year!
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