The other night, around sunset, my son asked if he could turn on the Christmas tree lights. Before I had a chance to answer, my daughter turned to him and said, “Can I turn on the lights tonight? You always do it.”
My son replied, “Sure.” Then his face turned red, his eyes filled with tears and he said, “As long as you smile really big like I do when I turn them on.”
Here is the mantle.
1. Art Garfunkel.
2. Seeing dog hair on my floor.
3. My son’s aim in the bathroom.
4. The fact that the laundry never stops.
5. Holiday shopping on December 1st and seeing the store has been ransacked and stock is depleted.
6. Heartburn.
7. Dry hands.
8. Bills.
9. Cold weather.
10. Thinking it was Wednesday and it was only Tuesday.
11. Realizing that even though I’m halfway through, this is going to be a very long week.
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