Someone is Missing - Day 23

This is the first Christmas that we have spent without our eldest daughter. It is strange not having her here to decorate or write letters to Santa. It's odd not having a helper to wrap presents. Now I know how my mother must have felt. Each year you have these Christmas traditions all surrounding your children. After they become adults and move away there isn't anyone waking you up before the crack of dawn screaming that Santa Claus has come. I still have 3 little ones here but eventually they will move away too. But for now, on with the show! Milk and cookies are out and we are waiting for the little people to fall asleep. One of favorite things to do is break out a Christmas movie. Tonight's feature was A Christmas Story. This brings me to the Thursday 13 post. Merry Christmas!