christmas surprise no. 1 :: maximus

December 24, 2009 | Filed Under extraordinary, familial 

a little max in the house. we wanted the kids to find him under the tree on christmas morning, but we couldn’t work it out to hide him for that long so we brought him home on saturday. he was still a great surprise, and saturday (take note) was, according to him, the greatest day of jude’s life. everyone is being gentle with max and responsible, even lola, who spent the first two days shrieking and running and sitting up high in a chair to watch max from afar. she has now moved on to holding him in her lap and using the leash. it’s very sweet and i’m so glad ernie and i decided to go ahead and do it. we enjoy kahlil, but due to her rambunctious and hard-to-train self, she romps about outside with the kids and then stays there. so a little inside-the-house-to-snuggle pooch was in order, don’t you think?

i always hope for christmas eve to be simple and easy, everything done, slow mornings, maybe a fog over frost in the yard, coffee in hand, music around, sock feet that aren’t stepping in toast crumbs. alas, it is not to be. we are still running a bit behind and i have to break my rule against venturing into a store on christmas eve and go out this afternoon. henry sings at church and lola is asking if she, too, can wear a robe like henry does. hopefully tonight, after the running about and grinch watching and choir singing and present wrapping (and stocking! making! poor lola still needs one!), i will get to sit by the tree, the fire, with ernie and feel warm and christmas and blessed all over.

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