Merry Xmas!

Do you believe in Santa Claus? Here's the story I learned: In 4th century Turkey, a wealthy teenager heard about a poor & starving family. If the family didnt get some money fast, the children would have to be sold into slavery. So late one night, the teen went to the family's house & tossed a bag of gold coins thru a window. The kind boy eventually became a priest known for his generosity to the poor and needy. As he aged, he grew a long white beard & had a big belly beneath his red robes. Ring a bell? His name was Saint Nicholas -- better known as Saint Nick. Cool, huh?
But, do the holidays @ your house have to be perfect? The gifts have to be wrapped just so, the decorations have to be hung on the tree like this. The Xmas cookies should have this color icing. To avoid that intensity, I let our traditions turn out a little differently this year, and that's OK. I let my kids decorate the tree this time (it's OK they didnt hang the ornaments just right; you should seriously see our tree this year! Luckily, I only let them put on 1/2 of our ornaments. The tree is now only decorated from the top to the middle. The bottom part is pretty much plain since the little man of the house decided to accidentally break some of the ornaments. AND, the frosting on the sugar cookies wasnt the way I would've wanted. but .... I just let it go. In our celebration, I forgot perfection and remembered my family first.