Santa Brought Me Yogurt Raisins!!!

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here is the story of how i came upon my main new years resolution for this year…
every year we spend christmas eve with my husband’s family & then christmas morning with my entire family. that means on christmas morning this year there were 12 adults, 6 grandkids & 1 welch corgie all celebrating christmas together christmas morning! 
let me tell you, with that many people in one room…that is a whole lot of christmas going on. especially since all 6 of the grandchildren are under the age of 6! that first hour or two of christmas morning tends to be a little chaotic. fun, but very chaotic. 
in fact, there was so much going this year that titan didn’t even glance in his stocking until the following morning. we totally forgot all about it. 
so the next morning, when titan finally noticed his stocking and asked if he could open it, i told him to go right ahead. i took a break from my work on the computer & turned to see titan dumping out his stocking to examine the contents…
upon examining the contents i heard him exclaim in pure delight, “santa brought me yogurt raisins!!!!!”
now, this wasn’t just a statement. this was something said with absolute happiness and amazement. ti guy was literally so thrilled that santa had brought him yogurt raisins. like really? are you telling me that’s all it takes to please a 3 year old? 
here’s the funny thing, on christmas morning when he was opening his real gifts which included things like a leapfrog learning pad, digital camera, dancing & talking tonka truck, etc. he wasn’t nearly as excited at all. give him a box of yogurt raisins though and apparently he’s thrilled beyond belief. 
lesson learned…simplify. simplify. simplify! also, take some time to be quiet and to focus on the little things in life. 
i honestly think christmas morning titan was just so overwhelmed that he couldn’t even focus on what was really going on. the next morning though when it was more quiet and he could actually take the time to be present and to really look at what was in his stocking, it was like a whole new experience. he was able to find joy in even something as simple as a box of raisins. i’m sure had we also pulled out the leapfrog learning pad in the same atmosphere (versus the crazy, hectic, overwhelming, albeit fun one the morning before) we also would have received a similar reaction.
do i regret what santa brought christmas morning? nope. i did learn though that it’s best to simplify and that often even the best gifts (or people or events or details of life) can get overlooked because we are way too crazed and too distracted to really notice them. everything & anything (even yogurt rasins) can always be so much better appreciated when we take a moment to be still & to be present to the moment. 
so, that is my main resolution this year, to have more peace and simplicity in my life and in my family’s life! 
here’s to 2012!!! 

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