Holiday Thoughts

Editors Note:  I have to apologize for the lateness of this blog post.  I thought I had the post scheduled to publish on December 26th.  Upon further investigation I discovered that the post was scheduled for December 26, 2013...  So, in the immortal words of Yakko Warner, "Go figure."


You'd think that my being somewhat in touch with Santa Claus during the holidays would have allowed him to work his magic on what ended up in my Christmas stocking this year...  It seems logical, doesn't it?  But, somehow not a thing ended up in my stocking that was compatible with my new reduced-sugar-blood-glucose-friendly lifestyle.  I'm confident that a little while after Santa left the North Pole to make his deliveries there was an elf looking at a pile of diabetes friendly treats sitting on one of the workbenches scratching his head and wondering how the treats hadn't found their way into Santa's bag and onto his sleigh.  I'm sure that when Santa got to my home he was scratching his head too.  I'm sure that they both had a small cry over their hot chocolate about the whole debacle after Santa arrived home and had woken from a well-deserved nap.

Meanwhile back at Casa de Eric's there was much joy and mayhem occurring throughout the home as little ones were waking and enjoying the day.  Ruckus and joy - how could anything be wrong or out of place?  But there was.  Sitting in the corner of the room was a man whose facial expression contained the look of a little boy being left out.  A man watching every bite and morsel disappear into his children's mouths.  A man wondering, "What happened Santa?!?!?!?"

Now don't get me wrong, we had a beautiful Christmas.  It was a Christmas to remember.  It was a day when all the children got along and no Band-Aids were required.  It was a day when there was gratitude for all that was given and for those doing the giving.  It was memorable and special.  It was also the first Christmas where I didn't eat a single piece of candy - and that was a HUGE victory for me.  On Christmas my willpower soared higher than Apollo 11 during the first moon landing.  And it was a good day!

So, to everyone out there, just remember that there's always hope.  And with hope comes effort.  And with effort comes success.

May you and your families have the most joyous and safe holidays possible.