“When you’ve got so much to say, it’s called gratitude, and that’s right”
-Beastie Boys
Woohoo! Another one of my blogfriends, karriew, sent us a package with a bunch of presents. Thank you so much, Karrie! It’s pretty overwhelming that people are being so kind to me. I got the package as I popped home between work and picking kids up to head straight to Chicago, so the unveiling will have to happen after we return - 1/1/07. We fly out in the morning to Charleston, SC to be with Anna’s brother, sister-in-law, and kids for a week (and perhaps her sister and mother too). I really love that whole family and am looking very forward to seeing all 5 of them. It’s probably going to be hard too, to be back in the place where Anna died. At least it won’t catch me off guard as I’m expecting it. And then we return for a weekend in Chicago visiting with my family. Unbelievably, I even get to see Umphrey’s McGee on New Year’s Eve! My family is going to throw a little NYE party for my kids (and theirs). And I get to see the show with a friend from West Lafayette who I’ve wanted to hang out with more.
It’ll be so nice to have karrie’s package to come home to, actually. Coming home has proven to be quite a bitch - getting home from Disney was hard. I cried on the bed for 20 minutes with Alyssa just rubbing my back. Anna was the one who really knew how to be fun and goofy with the kids. I’m goofy sometimes too, but can be too task-oriented. I guess it just wasn’t the same Disney trip as last year and I really felt sad about that.
Thanks Karrie (and Max and James too), and Merry Christmas. And Happy Solstice to everyone today. Here’s to 6 months of more light every day now.
Puddlejumper
| 22-Dec-06 at 7:20 am | Permalink
A happy Yuletide to you and yours from Scotland.
Will be thinking about you on Christmas day.
Hope you and the kids have great one!
X
jase
| 22-Dec-06 at 7:45 am | Permalink
Happy Yuletide to you as well, Puddlejumper!
Venessa
| 22-Dec-06 at 9:46 am | Permalink
Wow, you guys are busy. Is someone getting your mail for you while you are gone? You don’t want things sitting out in the rain…
thordora
| 22-Dec-06 at 5:58 pm | Permalink
Another good reason for me to wait.
I’m glad you’ll be surrounded by family this Christmas. Make sure you eat lots of crap too.
I’m the boring “learning” parent. My husband is the fun one. I feel your pain.
jase
| 22-Dec-06 at 8:41 pm | Permalink
Venessa - We are busy indeed. I don’t think I’ll go to Disney again during the Christmas season again. I do have one of my babysitters coming to feed the cats and bring in the mail. And my porch stays dry too, thankfully.
thordora - not only will I eat lots of crap (where crap here is often fancy food network sort of food), I’ll drink lots of fun crap - beer! Anna’s brother and sister-in-law are the sit-around-play-a-game-and-drink-a-beer types.
Jen
| 24-Dec-06 at 8:01 am | Permalink
Beer in Chicago is one of my favorite things to do! It’s a bittersweet place for me since my grandfather died there a few years back, but please wave at it for me.
Have a wonderful holiday, and be easy on yourself.
karrie
| 25-Dec-06 at 5:35 am | Permalink
Wow, you are busy people! Glad the gifts arrived in one piece. Travel safe!
thordora
| 25-Dec-06 at 6:43 pm | Permalink
HO HO HO!
Hope it was a Merry day.