Doesn’t Feel Much Like Christmas

It certainly does not feel like Christmas Eve here. Maybe it’s the weather--warmer than it’s been in weeks, rain not snow. Maybe it’s the lack of vacation time. School didn’t end until yesterday afternoon. Not much time to relax and prepare before the holiday. Maybe--and I think this is the REAL reason--it’s because Sarah is in Washington with Adam and not here for the first Christmas ever. I know I have to get used to this.  We’ll be sharing her with Adam and Adam’s family for many holidays to come. And I really believed I’d be OK with it, even this first year. But when I woke up this morning, it just didn’t feel much like Christmas here.