C Note(s)

  Got your attention, huh? I love piquing a reader's interest on title alone. My creative writing teacher always barked that the 'title is vital'! So. At my place of work, a property that we partner with donates annually a GINORMOUS gingerbread house. And each year there's a silent auction for it once it's close to Christmas which the money is given to Children's Hospital. Without thinking it through thoroughly, I placed my bid for it! Yup. I done did it without a plan (kinda scary but fun at the same time) I didn't I would win with my bid so I put it out of my mind. This afternoon it was announced that I won via a company-wide email. My heart sank. I'm ill prepared to transport my prize. I started formulating a battle plan on the fly... In the meantime, employees that don't usually speak to me were emailing, calling or stopping by in person with two questions on their mind. How was I transporting it? Where was I transporting

RE: C Note(s) Christmas - My Only Wish   Hey Mom,   I only have one wish for Christmas this year. To love Christmas as much as you did, and for the same reasons.    I’m confident I know why you loved the Christmastime so much when you were with us. Speaking of ‘with us’, can you believe that it’s been 17 years since your soul has been upgraded to another plane of existence? I’ll digress briefly on this tangent but I’ll get back on point soon.   I remember the first Christmas you were not with us, because you had left days before. The feeling of sadness hovered over us as we struggled with our individual feelings of loss, in addition to the group vibe. I was still shell-shocked that my brain didn’t process that you were gone. I fulfilled the role of Santa Claus by passing out the small amount of gifts under the plastic Christmas tree that we would put up every year.    For the years that followed, I upheld all the Bayne Christmas traditions. I started playing music on December 1 st , an