Christmas season is like over easy eggs!

It's not very typical that our whole family of 5 is home for breakfast, but when we are we sure use a lot of eggs.  I'm thrilled that my kiddos love eggs as much as I do but it sure can get hectic in the mornings just trying to get everyone fed and out the door.

And of course it's my fault that I have passed on my love of over easy eggs to my children.  I will tell you that I sure have figured out the super special soft flip to make the best over easy eggs around!  Yes I have been in professional kitchens for over 15 years but not just everyone has the knack for the over easy flip.  It takes patience, love, and some understanding that sometimes it's just not "your day" for the perfect over easy eggs and then you have two options: #1 is to freak out, get down on yourself and probably make the situation even worse or #2 you compromise and embrace the flub and eat scrambled eggs knowing that you are appreciative of the food you have in front of you!

Making breakfast this morning made me think that the Christmas season is a lot like over easy eggs.  A lot of people get more stressed around the holidays knowing that they have more on their plates.  Another stressor  around the Christmas season  is that people typically spend time with their immediate family and extended family a little more than usual.  For this some love the extra time to be together and embrace it, and for some it's not always rainbows and lollipops.  For this I say to keep in mind about what it takes to make the perfect over easy egg, it takes a little more patience, love and understanding.  We should value everyone's opinions and personalities, and embrace what we have in front of us.  

Not everyone is as fortunate and have lost some pretty special people in their lives around this time.  These people would love to just have one last conversation with their crazy grandma that blurts out inappropriate comments as Christmas dinner, or their overprotective father asking lot of questions or even to hang out with their "annoying" sibling one last time.  Be kind to the people and strangers you see around the holidays, you never know what battle they are fighting.  

And maybe the next time you are around family that seems like you would rather be somewhere else, embrace the flub or chaos enjoy what you have right in front of you.  You'll be surprised at how much your mood changes!