Day 768 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

Today was the first day of our Christmas Holiday! It was a full day and a fun day!

Grayson and I did the grocery shopping for Christmas dinner (and a few other meals along the way!) The store was as crowded as I have ever seen it. Grayson was, as always, my cart pusher – following me around the store as I filled the basket. With all of the extra people and obstacles today was a challenge but he was up to it! He was able to steer around obstructions as gracefully as he is able to ski around them on the slopes. He just knew that he had to follow me and he did. If someone got in his way, he patiently waited until the path was clear and moved on. I was very proud of him.

Today we finished decorating the Christmas tree. Every ornament that we hang has a story. As we get older the tree needs to get larger to accommodate all of these legends! This year due to the travel shortened season, we got a 6 foot tree, roughly 2 feet smaller than usual, so several of our ornaments never made it onto the tree. Nonetheless it is a beautiful cornerstone to our festivities and it smells great!

Grayson was also full of song today and it was great to hear him sing on pitch some old favorite Christmas carols with us as we decorated the tree.

During our tree trimming, Lauren called. We had a long and emotional chat. Our gift of a shortbread pan arrived tonight and she was overcome with the emotion of Christmases at home and memories of baking. It was wonderful to hear from her and at the end of the call she had a chat with Grayson.

For the closeness of family, no matter where they may be, we are so blessed.

Pax!

Brant