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Keeping it Simple

When Summer Arrives most people wish the cold was here, when winter arrives people wish for the summer. When will we live in the moment? Now that Christmas is here and the hustle and bustle of preparing for the BIG holiday has arrived, people not only stress before the holiday, but after as well. Lets start preparing for the next year.

Will we even be here next year December 2014? Nobody really knows what tomorrow brings. Christmas is about family, but when you have limited family Christmas can be hard, yet enjoyable for some.

Some people don't even celebrate the holidays, with different traditions in each family, other countries such as Sweden celebrate at different times of the day, being they are six hours ahead of us.

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So what is it like for the kids growing up today? Many Christmas shows are still on TV today, but with the technology are they really focused on the holiday, family, the life we cherish or try to show them.

What I am thankful for today is my children, my twelve year old who helped me, cook dinner for Christmas day, helped me clean the house, and has been here all day, what a joy to have, and my six year old enjoyed the Polar Express from the "All Star" last night, and when we arrived to see Santa his little face lit up.

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That's what Christmas is about seeing the kids bright little faces light up, not the everyday stresses of life, but the moments of our kids lives of growing up daily, seeing Santa and more.

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