The big day is just a week away. Am I done shopping? Nope. Wrapping? Haven't even started. This week will be the usual mad rush of finishing the gift shopping and doing everything else involved with Christmas with the added chores of hosting Christmas Eve. Oh, how I wish I had the energy level of my
4-year-old nephew. It'll get done. It always does. Tim has tried to take a few days off this coming week,
so I hope that happens. He tells me he will help but then usually winds up running out to the stores to rustle
up something for me to unwrap Christmas morning. We went to the city the other day and seeing the Christmas show is the best way to get in the holiday mood. We take Olivia out of school and do it during the week. If you don't, you wind up standing shoulder to shoulder just to get a fragmented look at the Rockefeller Center tree and I hate crowds. We walked the city streets to see the fancy holiday window displays. It's a tiring but fun day. On the out-law front, Tim's mother called and left a message. She sounds bad. I had heard that they were not doing well after this big brouhaha. Apparently, now that they have sent everything careening over the cliff, NOW they are sorry, and depressed. Too bad they had to take it to this level in the first place. His mother thought Tim's doctor appt was around now and asked us to let them know the results. Well, his doctor appt. was a month and a half ago. Guess she forgot......again. Tim called her and left a message telling
her he was still stable. As usual, I am feeling bad for everyone, but have to remind myself that they have not
lost any sleep over the things they have done to us over the years. We're going to do our best to put it aside
and enjoy Christmas. After Tim's bout with pneumonia last year which took him out of the picture for some of the festivities, and the horrible situation his sister-in-law caused the year before, I had hoped to have a wonderful holiday this year. Well, his family did a pretty good job of botching that up, again, but we will make do. At least we don't have to hear any of the nastiness that day. Too many Christmases ruined doing that. Wish my brain came with a delete button. Wouldn't it be wonderful to erase bad memories and
hurts folks have put on you? Well, I hope all y'all have a great holiday season. Here's to a 2012 jam-packed
with blessings for us all. Onward and upward! :o)
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So.....are you a procrastinator (like me)? I have a friend who always finishes her shopping, and wrapping, before Thanksgiving!
Hopefully, without your honey's family there...you'll have a great Christmas. Don't need their kind of stress.
Take a page out of the little old church ladies book, and just be happy for every day.
Hugs...
Sounds like you are doing great . We don't have any relationship with my husbands family, too negative to even talk about. But we find love,and happiness with our 2 children and extended family(friends).
Christina
Dx 2005
Sct2006
Relapsed June 2010
Currently in VGPR ,probably will star rev dex again after the first.
HANG IN THERE, DENISE - IT TAKES TIME TO RECOVER FROM YEARS OF CHAOS, HURT, AND DISAPPOINTMENT. BUT IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH YOU ARE A LOT MORE POSITIVE (EVERYTHING WILL GET DONE, AND THE TRIP TO THE CITY TO GET INTO THE SPIRIT). A SHINY NEW, HAPPY CHRISTMAS WILL GO A LONG WAY IN REASSURING YOU AND TIM THAT THE PAST IS JUST THAT - PAST HISTORY. HUGS, KAREN
Thanks y'all. I appreciate your kind words and wishes. I need to believe that things happen for a reason and that even some of the bad stuff has good results eventually. Maybe this whole mess is what's going to make Christmas a great one this year with my family without the knots in our stomachs and more bad memories of mean behavior from his. Maybe this was a much needed change that couldn't happen without some turmoil. Well, that's gonna be my story and I'm sticking to it!
Have a happy one and ignore the outlaws.
All the best from Scotland,
Roo and FL
xx
I'm just intending that when you wake up on Dec. 25th to share the treasures, those bought and those not, that you will see the blessings and enjoy your days fully! Big hugs!
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