Originally published December 2007.
A couple of years ago, we had just moved to the cabin. Our home was a disaster, and we’d barely finished the addition before the snow flew. As Christmas approached, I had little energy to even find the kitchen countertop, let alone decorate for the holidays. Let’s just say those weren’t the best months of my life.
I remember a weekend when I had a burst of Christmas spirit and I cleaned the kitchen just enough to make some cookies with the kids. When I finally located the hand mixer, I searched in a panic to find the rotary whisks that you insert into the mixer.
I could only find one.
We managed to bake the cookies, even with just the single whisk. And when six-year-old Craig wrote his annual email to Santa, he included a sweet and generous addendum:
“And could you please give my mom a mixer?”
On Christmas morning, we all experienced the excitement every young family anticipates — the rush up the stairs and the noisy rousing of Mom and Dad from their bed. But the first gift Craig looked for, and the first one that was opened, was the one marked, “Mom”.
If it’s possible to fall in love with your six-year-old, it may have happened for me that morning.
Merry Christmas everyone!
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3:56 pm
Kelly, that is such a great story. I can relate with the chaos and of trying to to cookies in the middle of everything going on!
In fact, that brings back memories of two Christmas’ ago, when in the middle of a snowstorm I was trying to make icing for the cookie we were about to decorate with Mickey and the grand daughters. My mixer started smoking and died. Called their mom at the Mall (she was shopping) and asked her if she had a mixer – she said “I don’t know, but if I did it would be in the cabinet under the silverware drawer.”
She didn’t.
Went to my sister-in-laws, another mile in the SNOW, and borrowed hers.
I bought myself a new mixer, and Santa brought my daughter-in-law one!
8:06 pm
you’re definitely doing something right.
2:04 pm
Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas
Mike
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