anticipation

Christmas always makes me feel like a little kid.  There's a certain magic to the holiday ~ don't we all still want to believe in Santa? 
The Bartons are all ready.  Decorations are hung.  Presents are wrapped.  Food is bought.  Menus are planned.
So why do I have such anxiety?  Did I get just the right gifts?  Will the boys love what they are getting?  Will they feel slighted because we didn't go broke buying and buying and buying?  Will they understand the love and the thought it takes to buy special gifts?  Will they understand the responsibility we are attempting to have in order survive the commercialism and the overspending?
I hope we are teaching them the value of giving from the heart.
I pray for peace in my heart and within my family.  Merry Christmas Eve Eve :)