The boys called me out to the front room on Boxing Day to show me their garbage truck. This load was only one quarter of what went out on recycling day. Relax, this is not indicative of our Christmas stash. Rather, it was the accumulation of diaper boxes, grocery-store boxes and so on; in other words, a very busy Fall with little time for anything out of the routine set of chores. In terms of Christmas, we asked the relatives to take it easy in the gift- buying area. Like all children, our kids are overwhelmed by too many gifts. The result is lost and broken toys and, far worse, ungratefulness and budding consumerism. Ugly, ugly tendencies that I need to deal with in myself as well. So, in terms of getting a little less this year, we did - and feel a little less bloated than we did last year.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
The Job Fair
The boys called me out to the front room on Boxing Day to show me their garbage truck. This load was only one quarter of what went out on recycling day. Relax, this is not indicative of our Christmas stash. Rather, it was the accumulation of diaper boxes, grocery-store boxes and so on; in other words, a very busy Fall with little time for anything out of the routine set of chores. In terms of Christmas, we asked the relatives to take it easy in the gift- buying area. Like all children, our kids are overwhelmed by too many gifts. The result is lost and broken toys and, far worse, ungratefulness and budding consumerism. Ugly, ugly tendencies that I need to deal with in myself as well. So, in terms of getting a little less this year, we did - and feel a little less bloated than we did last year.
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4 comments:
Love the picture, Elena! It's so good to see such imaginative play by young ones. Thank you for the smiles and memories. And may you and yours continue to celebrate the Christmas season.
Hey Elena, did you make the blog public again, because I don't have to sign in any more to read it.
Nope. Your computer must have left you signed in.
Hey, I just noticed a playdough bucket there. We were the recipients of a box of 24 different cans. Want some?
Tee hee.
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