We had a nice Christmas Eve. Mom and I made Pirogi while Aidan was napping. When he woke up, we headed to Kelly and Bob's for our dinner. We had a nice and uncomplicated dinner. Even though we planned on not having the traditional 13 dishes, we ended up having it anyway. The veggie tray helps! After dinner, we opened presents and it was an Aidan extravaganza. He loved his guitar (thank you Grandma!), his Mack truck, his Lite-Brite (Thank you Aunt Kelly and Uncle Bob), and his Leapster 2 (Thank you Aunt Kathleen and Uncle Dave). He is antsy for me to put batteries in it! Christmas morning was quiet - just the 2 of us - and he got his stocking from Santa and a forklift. It was nice. I spent most of the morning putting together a big truck toy I bought him. Those stickers are a pain but you could see his excitement building as he saw it come together.
His dad picked him up and took him to Prescott around 10. Won't see him until tonight or tomorrow and I miss the little guy!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Christmas is different this year
This is going to be a very different Christmas this year. I am reeling from all the changes this year only to be handed one more...Christmas without my dad. Dad passed away on December 12 sometime between 2300 and 2320. It was very peaceful and quick, just like he prayed for (I am being literal - he did pray for it).
I managed to start the Christmas season with zeal - I bought my first live tree and stand (I won't ever get one this big again for just me and Aidan), managed to get it home, off the car, onto the stand (I would have liked to see that from someone else's perspective...lol), and watered. I got lights on it and started on the outdoor lights. Trying to figure out how everything works around this house is a pain but I am doing it. I look forward to having less house to take care of! I even started getting Christmas presents very early this year. All the drama of the changes this year have made completing my projects difficult.
I guess I am saying that Christmas is going to be an affair that we celebrate for Aidan's sake but sadly, my family and I are having trouble mounting up the Christmas Spirit. Here's hoping that tomorrow morning will look brighter when I am not so tired! I will be playing every kind of Christmas music and movie I can find to try to get in the mood!
I managed to start the Christmas season with zeal - I bought my first live tree and stand (I won't ever get one this big again for just me and Aidan), managed to get it home, off the car, onto the stand (I would have liked to see that from someone else's perspective...lol), and watered. I got lights on it and started on the outdoor lights. Trying to figure out how everything works around this house is a pain but I am doing it. I look forward to having less house to take care of! I even started getting Christmas presents very early this year. All the drama of the changes this year have made completing my projects difficult.
I guess I am saying that Christmas is going to be an affair that we celebrate for Aidan's sake but sadly, my family and I are having trouble mounting up the Christmas Spirit. Here's hoping that tomorrow morning will look brighter when I am not so tired! I will be playing every kind of Christmas music and movie I can find to try to get in the mood!
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