Long day. Had a 2-hour drive to Pittsburgh to deliver flowers for a wedding. On the way there, we were front-ended in the MacDonald's drive-thru by a sports utility vehicle. Got to the wedding just in time to pin the boutineers on the groomsmen before they went down the aisle. Then I managed a little brother with a serious case of car-fever all the way home. 

Cherry cheeks and flushed faces,

Scarlet scarves and loose laces.

Chocolate drinks and a snow flurry,

To the hearth the children scurry.

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Sopping socks and muddy mittens,

Flickering flames and cuddly kittens.

Chocolate drinks and a snow flurry,

To the hearth the children scurry.

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Glories of stories and roars of laughter,