I’m late getting yesterday’s post up. I’m late because my daughter showed up at our doorstep last night with her two boys. Our doorstep right now is attached to our fifth wheel. Let me just say that if you add two grandsons and their mama to a camper already holding myself, my husband and our two dogs you get glorious chaos! The daughter just needed a little break. Some time to herself. Even if it was just a few minutes. We fixed her up with a turkey sandwhich on a snowman paper plate and put the tv on a Christmas movie. Most of the time her tv at home is tuned to sports and she’s been unable to scratch that itch for small town love and Santa shenanigans this year. We took the boys up into our small bedroom and just basically set them loose. There were squeals and hiding under the blankets and the younger one pulling the older one’s hair. There were baby grins into the mirror and grandpa in the middle of it all wearing a Christmas shirt and loving every minute! It was wonderful. And it was totally due to the season. We are here because there are Christmas concerts, and early releases and days off from school that two busy working parents can’t navigate without a little extra help. So Grandpa and I are glad to hook up to our traveling home and come stay for a little while. We are really happy when we get nights like last night. Unplanned and wonderful. It’s one of the best gifts of the season. Extra minutes. Opportunities to make someone a sandwich. Unexpected knocks at the door. A gift from Christmas to us.