One of Many...

Again...a day of reflection! It's Christmas Eve and I am sitting here pondering Christmas Eves of the past, and one in particular comes to mind.

Sadly, I don't even remember how old I was, or the year that it happened. All I know is that we (my sisters and I) were around the age when getting everything Cabbage Patch Kids was a dream come true.

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, Christmas Eve at the Moroni house meant that the kids had to sleep downstairs (even though our bedrooms were unoccupied upstairs!) I think Kim usually stayed in her own room (the only bedroom in the basement) and Keely and I always slept on the pull-out couch. The reason for this was then we wouldn't wake up when Santa came, because you know he never comes to houses where someone is awake!

For 364 nights a year, my bladder always treated me well. I NEVER had to get up in the middle of the night to go potty, EXCEPT ON CHRISTMAS EVE! It never failed. And it was so amazing that usually the "Potty Fairy" struck Keely at about the same time. During this particular Christmas Eve, I remember going upstairs with Keely to go to the bathroom and taking a sneaky peek at the tree to see if Santa had come yet.

Santa had come alright and he brought with him a CABBAGE PATCH WONDERLAND! It seemed like our entire living room was filled with Cabbage Patch Delights. I don't even remember what all we got, but it was a ton and it was amazing, simply amazing! I remember sneaking around with Keely (ok, she was always the better behaved sister so it was probably me more than her) and quickly taking a peek at all of the fun stuff. I don't know for sure, but it seems like we got a crib, playpen, stroller and other stuff. I do remember it was stuff that Santa had put together for us so we were ready to play with it right away!

I hope that in the near future, we can give Reilly some sort of Christmas Morning Delight like I remember getting all those years ago! I can't wait for him to learn about Santa and enjoy all his gifts!