Noche Buena

Last night, just like all Christmas night we would eat our Noche Buena together.

My youngest daughter felt sleepy and wanted to take a nap while awaiting her other sibling. It is only about 10:00 P.M., I know that kids sleeping at this time and waking them up after only a few hours of sleep is insanity.

Mae my eldest daughter suggested we do what we have done before - adjusting the time to make it Noche Buena time.

Now I remember, it was Christmas of 1998 and I was in San Jose Mindoro. The first time I experience to be alone while working and away from my family. That was nine years ago (9). That year, come December school break, they followed me there for a vacation. That would make my oldest child to be at the age of 13.

Before:
We are in the same predicament, the time is 10:00 P.M. and all kids wanted to take a nap for they are bored at all the shows on television. I suggested to my wife that we eat already and forget about “Noche Buena” time so that we all could sleep soundly. I always treasure the moment we are together as a family. But my wife isn’t approving saying the spirit of Christmas will be gone.

I ask for their wristwatches and our wall clock, have it adjusted to 11:55 P.M. so all our timepiece is synchronized. “Now you all have 5 minutes to feel the spirit of Christmas”, I told them. I only did it as a joke but they like the idea.

As we eat, discussion turns livelier as they suggested other things that we could also adjust. We were so engrossed in our happy banter when I happened to notice our Wall clock -1:55 A.M.- the real Noche Buena time.

As what I always told my kids, it is all in our state of mind. Our happiness depends on oneself. We could choose the life we want. Life is what we make it.

Now!

Oh! We didn’t adjust the clock but we did the old fashion way.

I might be wrong in raising my kids, but then every time they remind me of my crazy things that I have done for them – It is really worth re-telling!

Believe me!

Merry Christmas

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