The day after Christmas. Now I can relax, sort of. The work is not over just yet. the decorations have to come down and be pack away. What to do with all the left over food and I bet there are a million calories on the kitchen counter laying around in zipped locked bags. Cookies and candy which I made enought to feed an army.
Garbage bags filled with torn scrapes of paper and ripped boxes. Opened gifts everywhere new clothing that has to be laundered and hung up. So I still have a few hours of chores ahead of me in the few days.
My husband is on vacation this week and I'll have extra meals to fix and have to work around him asleep in his lazy boy chair. But it's alright.... I had a blast this Christmas...
I got some wonderful gifts from everyone, new boots, new bedding soaps, cd , a topaz stone which i bought for myself to set into a necklace at a later date.
My son Chad and Kayla bought me these beautiful chocolates from the Golden Turtle in Lebanon, Ohio which they should be varnished and placed on a shelf to keep forever. they are hand painted with little designed . Beautiful, how can I eat them. anyway I got everything thing I wanted and I got a art table so now I can spend the rest of the winter inside and get serious about painting.
We have been in our apartment for almost a year now and I still love it here. Our apartment is super nice and large and it feel's like home. I would like to get a three bedroom ranch here but it's about $500.00 more a month. So maybe down the road. If it's meant to be it will happen for us. Also in the new year I not making any resolutions. I break them anyway, then I feel depressed because I didn't stick to them. I just want my husband to retire, I want to see my grand daughter more. My children more and have lot's of parties and fun this summer.
I wish the best for both my children and wish for all their dreams to come true. I don't want much do I. Hope your holidays were filled with love, happiness and joy.. Mine sure was.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Christmas
Tomorrow is December 24. I can't believe it. What a year it has been. I remember last year when we were totally broke and I was so darn depressed. I was depressed because I wasn't able to give my family a Christmas like we have had over the past several years. Yes, I shop and I will spent what I please. That is what Christmas has been for my children all of there lives.
I know everyone says it's not about how many gifts you get, it's about family. Yes it is about family. I totally understand and feel totally blessed that each year we are all together.
I enjoy giving gifts to my family and grandchildren. Why, do you ask because I remember all of my childhood Christmas past. What I saw on the nightly television and how other families were during the holidays. I never had this at our house. Yes, we were all together but they were not happy holidays at our home. They were filled with tears and sadness. My dad would get drunk and ruin Christmas every single year. Seriously he did and us children would end up being sent to bed early and in tears. I think he got some kind of sick pleasure of ruining what ever my mom tried to do. He would start drinking and continue all evening until he would be staggering around falling down or falling into the tree. He would fist fight with mom and she would be a total wreck. I hated him and I learned to dislike the holidays. I couldn't wait to go back to school just to get out of the house.
So say what you will. I give my family the fairy dream Christmas each year that I can. I only want my children to have the best holiday memories possible. I will shop and bake and cook, decorated what ever it takes to create that special holiday.
I always feel like midnight mass is the most special time of the holiday for me. I want to remember what the meaning of Christmas is and I need to give thanks to God for all the blessing that I have. My husband, my children, grandchildren, son-in-law. My son's sweet girlfriend who I love. My friends, pets. And the beauty that surrounds me daily. I have been able to give my love one's the Christmas that I could only dream about as a child. I had to been blessed to make it into a reality.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday's
I know everyone says it's not about how many gifts you get, it's about family. Yes it is about family. I totally understand and feel totally blessed that each year we are all together.
I enjoy giving gifts to my family and grandchildren. Why, do you ask because I remember all of my childhood Christmas past. What I saw on the nightly television and how other families were during the holidays. I never had this at our house. Yes, we were all together but they were not happy holidays at our home. They were filled with tears and sadness. My dad would get drunk and ruin Christmas every single year. Seriously he did and us children would end up being sent to bed early and in tears. I think he got some kind of sick pleasure of ruining what ever my mom tried to do. He would start drinking and continue all evening until he would be staggering around falling down or falling into the tree. He would fist fight with mom and she would be a total wreck. I hated him and I learned to dislike the holidays. I couldn't wait to go back to school just to get out of the house.
So say what you will. I give my family the fairy dream Christmas each year that I can. I only want my children to have the best holiday memories possible. I will shop and bake and cook, decorated what ever it takes to create that special holiday.
I always feel like midnight mass is the most special time of the holiday for me. I want to remember what the meaning of Christmas is and I need to give thanks to God for all the blessing that I have. My husband, my children, grandchildren, son-in-law. My son's sweet girlfriend who I love. My friends, pets. And the beauty that surrounds me daily. I have been able to give my love one's the Christmas that I could only dream about as a child. I had to been blessed to make it into a reality.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday's
Monday, December 13, 2010
Christmas
The holiday season has arrived. Everyone is busy running around at the malls. Catching the advertised deals and fighting for a place to park. I personally dislike Christmas shopping. I wish I could have shopped for everyone on my list in September and be done with it. Instead I too am running around trying to finish up last minute gifts.
One thing my husband and I did this year that was different. We had to purchase a live tree. Since we are now living in an apartment we no longer have room to store a artificial tree. So some friends referred us to the "Big Tree Plantation" located on South waynesville Rd. in Morrow Ohio. It has been several years since we had a live tree in our home. So a few weeks ago we picked a nice crisp sunny day and bundled up to find our perfect tree.
My husband Gary got his trusty saw from the garage and we headed off. When we found the farm it was way back off the road and the huge parking lot was crowed. People were cutting down there tree and the whole place was alive with families and dressed up canine pets. As we walked to the field that held 50,000 trees to harvest it was a beautiful sight.
The fields were planted with a variety of beautiful pines. Each saying pick me. They had Canaan Fir, Colorado Blue Spruce, Scotch and White pines. I was glancing around at all the merriment and I got excited they had two beautiful huge Belgium Horses pulling a hay wagon. I starred at these beautiful creatures and was excited about giving one my attention. I slowly walked over to one and looked into his black pooled eyes. He stared back at me allowing me to reach my hand out to his mouth. I gently brushed his lower jaw and he turned his head to face me. I want a picture standing beside this big eighteen hands animal. I gently reached up and petted his face and slowly grabbed his harness. I told Gary. quick take my picture. My husband lined up the camera and the horse acted like I know what is going on. He turn his head almost on my shoulder and allowed my husband to take the shot. I let him go but rubbed my face into his massive neck softly saying "Good boy". He smelled like soft fur and hay. his huge feet stood still right next to me and I feel wonderful about the connection I had made with this magificent animal.
I followed Gary into the field and we finally cut down a tree of our choice. The big Tree Plantation was worth the drive and this is there 21 years of selling Christmas trees. The barn has been turned into a gift shop that contains a medley of holiday decorations to purchase. They also have an area which you can purchase Corn dogs, chili, baked goods and there famous Bar Q sandwich. All in all the day was great and I hope we will return next year and I will be looking for my new friend. Merry Christmas Everyone......
One thing my husband and I did this year that was different. We had to purchase a live tree. Since we are now living in an apartment we no longer have room to store a artificial tree. So some friends referred us to the "Big Tree Plantation" located on South waynesville Rd. in Morrow Ohio. It has been several years since we had a live tree in our home. So a few weeks ago we picked a nice crisp sunny day and bundled up to find our perfect tree.
My husband Gary got his trusty saw from the garage and we headed off. When we found the farm it was way back off the road and the huge parking lot was crowed. People were cutting down there tree and the whole place was alive with families and dressed up canine pets. As we walked to the field that held 50,000 trees to harvest it was a beautiful sight.
The fields were planted with a variety of beautiful pines. Each saying pick me. They had Canaan Fir, Colorado Blue Spruce, Scotch and White pines. I was glancing around at all the merriment and I got excited they had two beautiful huge Belgium Horses pulling a hay wagon. I starred at these beautiful creatures and was excited about giving one my attention. I slowly walked over to one and looked into his black pooled eyes. He stared back at me allowing me to reach my hand out to his mouth. I gently brushed his lower jaw and he turned his head to face me. I want a picture standing beside this big eighteen hands animal. I gently reached up and petted his face and slowly grabbed his harness. I told Gary. quick take my picture. My husband lined up the camera and the horse acted like I know what is going on. He turn his head almost on my shoulder and allowed my husband to take the shot. I let him go but rubbed my face into his massive neck softly saying "Good boy". He smelled like soft fur and hay. his huge feet stood still right next to me and I feel wonderful about the connection I had made with this magificent animal.
I followed Gary into the field and we finally cut down a tree of our choice. The big Tree Plantation was worth the drive and this is there 21 years of selling Christmas trees. The barn has been turned into a gift shop that contains a medley of holiday decorations to purchase. They also have an area which you can purchase Corn dogs, chili, baked goods and there famous Bar Q sandwich. All in all the day was great and I hope we will return next year and I will be looking for my new friend. Merry Christmas Everyone......
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