Through the eyes of a child

Abstract

I LOVE THE HOLIDAY season! What a glorious time of year. The excitement at our house actually starts around the first of October as we decorate for Halloween. The frenzy and fun accelerates as fall blends into winter, with the onslaught of Thanksgiving, my little girl's December birthday, and f inal ly . . . Christmas. This season has always been special as I think that I have never truly grown up, but I must say that the past 7 years have been especially magical as I have experienced the wonders of Christmas through the eyes of my Lauren--what a truly wondrous blessing. I think that most of us would agree that we experience a new sense of wonderment when we have the privilege of experiencing this season through the eyes of a child. Children's lives are full of wonders. They put their complete trust in you, rarely questioning. Everything is new and magical, most everything brings joy, and they, subsequently, bring joy to us in return. How appropriate it is that this December issue is dedicated to the true believers among us, to our most precious gifts, to the children. One of the things that excited me the most when I transferred to PACU was the fact that I would finally get to take care of children. It was something that I had always meant to do but just had not been able to get around to. That first PACU