Oooops!

I have been feeling a little glum with what seems to be a sudden realization that I am no longer a mother of 4 kids, but a mother of 4 young adults, and rapidly growing close to an empty nest.  Christmas is a little different with teenagers, as they tend not to show the same enthusiasm as they did just a few years prior.  

As I was putting up the Christmas tree I was feeling a little "grinchy", no-one wanted to participate, not even  Jadyn who for the last couple of years has put up the tree before I got home from my Black Friday shopping (although I should give her a break as she was not feeling well).

I was getting out the ornaments and I came across a box of hand-painted glass ornaments that I had purchased several years back. I had never hung these ornaments as I purchased them for the kids with a plan to add an ornament for each of them each year, and give them to them when they start a family of their own.  I went back and forth on the idea, but finally decided that since my kids are all acting so grown-up this year, why not have a grown-up tree with beautiful glass ornaments.  Jadyn finally joined in and helped me hang some of the ornaments and it was not too long before "Oooops!"

One of the large Nativity ornaments fell and broke on the floor.  I think I would usually of been quite mad and would have chastised her for not being careful.  However, this time it made me laugh, giving me the pick me up I needed, and a reminder that I do still have "kids."  

Plus I think it now shows a great view of the wise men who are on the back.