Yesterday I took the time to make some Christmas cookies for the cookie exchange tonight. It had been a busy day. I could have instructed Alyssa how to do it while I was making dinner, but I wanted to do it together and unhurried. O.K., so I was up until [10:30] finishing them, but we did it together. She’s not the neatest cook, but I didn’t get impatient (or not very impatient!) with her mess. And we ended up with some good cookies. Most importantly, we spent some nice time together. And the bonus – it snowed last night! For a little while, until it all melted, it looked like Christmas. I took just a minute or two to look out the window and truly enjoy it.