Christmas no more

I'm bummed, I missed a day.  I just didn't have it in me.. or forgot.. or got sidetracked.. or didn't want to do it.  Pick your favorite answer, and that's what happened!  Today we took all our Christmas stuff down.  I really hate doing that.  I mean, I already hate cleaning and organizing; and putting up your Christmas stuff is both cleaning and organizing..  doesn't work well for me.  I also hate it because it makes me sad.  I love Christmas.  I love all the decorations, I love the mood, I love everything about Christmas.  I love my kids at Christmas.  Wait.  That came out bad.  I love my kids year round, but there is something just so special about little kids and Christmas.  *sigh* Putting all the stuff up reminds me that another year has gone by.  boo.  I need to remember, though, every year brings its own fun.  When the kids were babies, it was fun to have Christmas and play "pass the baby", and open their gifts for them.. we all know I like to open presents!!.  Now that they are older, it's fun to watch them experience Christmas, and watch their eyes light up and just soak it all in...  and hopefully, one day, it will be fun to open what they get me.. heh heh heh.. like I said, I'm ALL about the presents (not really...  really...)  Anyways, so all that to say, I'm a bit bummy today (said in my best british accent.. which really sounds quite Spanish.  Although, when I'm trying to sound Spanish, I sound quite British.. ahh, I would never be an actor).  Anyways, this Christmas had some great memories, so I will just hold on to those until I get to take all the stuff back out, and do it all over again.  I just dread the day where my kids don't get that excited about Christmas anymore.  Although, I'm not sure if that ever happens.. hasn't happened to me yet!