All I want for Christmas (in no particular order)

• For the boys to sleep past 7 a.m. each day.
• Stanley Steemer to make a visit.
• Home-cooked meals cooked by someone else.
• Patience.
• More patience.
• The warmest socks money can buy.  (When I googled this, here's what came up.  I was surprised their socks were so relatively affordable.)
• A refrigerator always stocked with half-and-half. (There is nothing more disappointing than making a fresh cup of coffee only to find that you've run out of half-and-half.)
• A pantry always stocked with coffee to go with the half-and-half.
• The technology to create an actual sound-proof dome like the one I tell the kids is lowering around me when I feel overwhelmed by their incessant chatter. (Especially when I'm composing a blog post.)
• In place of that, earplugs.
• A time clock I can punch at exactly 8 p.m. each evening to signal I am off and cannot be bothered until 7 a.m. the next day.
• A car seat warmer.
• One day to live like Lady Sybil on Downton Abbey.
• The next day to live like Lady Mary.
• The following day, live just like myself.
• A date night with Husband.
• Snow on Christmas.
• A quiet Christmas holiday.
• Mindfulness.

Peace to you and your family this holiday season.