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withdiamonds at 12:06am on 26/12/2010
withdiamonds at 12:06am on 26/12/2010I hope everybody is having a nice weekend, whether you celebrate Christmas or not.
Larry had to make rounds this morning, (he has a 4-year old scald injury with 25% 2nd degree burns whose parents waited a whole day to bring him to the hospital. Second degree burns HURT, and I just keep thinking about it. Larry says that's one of the biggest red flags that it was deliberate, the waiting until the next day to come to the hospital. Just, poor baby.) and Nic's flight from his parents' in San Antonio landed around noon, so the rest of us just slept in and hung out this morning, and then we opened presents in the early afternoon. We all got really nice stuff without going overboard or over-budget for anyone, and it was so good to have everyone here. Two Christmases without Adam was two too many.
Larry got me a Garmin Forerunner, so now I have a GPS to track myself running the same 3 mile path I run up and down all the time. :) Actually, I'm excited because it'll tell me my pace, and apparently all sorts of other vital information.
Larry and Ashley made dinner and we sat around the table until 9, when Ash watched Dr. Who and Larry and Neville went to bed. My children are obsessed with board games, so last night and tonight there was much Carcassonne played.
Nic and Erin are going back to C-bus tomorrow, but Ash is staying until Friday. We're going to watch lots of Hawaii Five-O. :)
I talked to my brother and stepfather and Larry's sister. Christmas is different when you no longer have your parents. I miss Mom all the time, but especially at Christmas. I would give anything to spend another Christmas, or just another day, with her. The kids miss their grandparents, and we joked today that it took five people to replace Larry's mom in cleaning up the wrapping paper, which was something she used to do before we were even done opening presents.
But in spite of that I feel very lucky to have my life. All my kids are here, they're happy and healthy, and we do a pretty good job of enjoying the time we spend together. They've always been what made the loss of my mother bearable.
And before I get much more maudlin, Merry Christmas!
Larry had to make rounds this morning, (he has a 4-year old scald injury with 25% 2nd degree burns whose parents waited a whole day to bring him to the hospital. Second degree burns HURT, and I just keep thinking about it. Larry says that's one of the biggest red flags that it was deliberate, the waiting until the next day to come to the hospital. Just, poor baby.) and Nic's flight from his parents' in San Antonio landed around noon, so the rest of us just slept in and hung out this morning, and then we opened presents in the early afternoon. We all got really nice stuff without going overboard or over-budget for anyone, and it was so good to have everyone here. Two Christmases without Adam was two too many.
Larry got me a Garmin Forerunner, so now I have a GPS to track myself running the same 3 mile path I run up and down all the time. :) Actually, I'm excited because it'll tell me my pace, and apparently all sorts of other vital information.
Larry and Ashley made dinner and we sat around the table until 9, when Ash watched Dr. Who and Larry and Neville went to bed. My children are obsessed with board games, so last night and tonight there was much Carcassonne played.
Nic and Erin are going back to C-bus tomorrow, but Ash is staying until Friday. We're going to watch lots of Hawaii Five-O. :)
I talked to my brother and stepfather and Larry's sister. Christmas is different when you no longer have your parents. I miss Mom all the time, but especially at Christmas. I would give anything to spend another Christmas, or just another day, with her. The kids miss their grandparents, and we joked today that it took five people to replace Larry's mom in cleaning up the wrapping paper, which was something she used to do before we were even done opening presents.
But in spite of that I feel very lucky to have my life. All my kids are here, they're happy and healthy, and we do a pretty good job of enjoying the time we spend together. They've always been what made the loss of my mother bearable.
And before I get much more maudlin, Merry Christmas!