On the nightstand next to my bed is a small keypad with a button labeled "Goodnight." The last thing I do every single day is push the Goodnight button.

For my wife, getting to one o'clock is sometimes the most challenging part of the day.

One o'clock is when our son goes down for a nap. All morning he's running around the house, littering the floor with every toy he can grab and screaming of starvation when lunch time rolls around.

We weren't running a race, fighting a battle or trying to win a marathon - though it felt very much like it.

We were just trying to get to dinner on time.

I love Christmas, and I love decorating our home, trimming everything in lights and garland. But there's one part of the decor that I can't stand.

The plug for the Christmas tree.