Hi Purple: You know, I'm so glad you reminded me of just writing about my kids and me... you did that for me a while back...and it made a world of a difference. I guess I've just been tumbled a bit by the upcoming holidays since they so very unlike anything I've done before - my father won't be there, neither will my brother or sister...just my S11 and my Mom. I plan on making the most of it, though, since it will give me a chance to take my S11 to lots of places we haven't had a chance to go to before.
S11 and I made biscotti today - which he enjoyed a lot more than he expected. We had tried to make it before, but for some reason the new cookie sheets I got had burned the biscotti - and so we had to try again.
We're heading out to some friends for dinner tonight - which should be a lot of fun.
This morning I did another little Christmas with the boys - presents under the tree - but also some goodies in their stockings...right now, I'm just sitting in the kitchen for a moment - watching them play - and waiting for the timer to go off on the last batch of biscotti.
I was wondering about that trip, Purple - and sometimes I think that finances are just a way of saying that we do or don't want to do something. If finances weren't on your mind, would you have wanted to go? Maybe it's just not time...and you need things to keep moving forward gradually.
This morning, before my S11 got up, I was feeling a bit guilty about insisting on going away for Christmas when my W had once talked about trying to have us both stay her for Christmas - it seemed an absurd idea to me at the time - to put the kids through something so isolated and painful - and after I shook off the guilt I still felt like going away with S11 was the best thing for both of us...it will be my first real break in ages.
