With my love for Christmas lights, the Tinsel Trail is made to order for me! I usually try to go before Christmas day but this year, time got away from me and here we are, the day after Christmas! The Tinsel Trail is a collection of Christmas Trees that organizations in the community decorate. I enjoy seeing… Continue reading Tinsel Trail
Christmas is my favorite holiday. Unfortunately, two of my three children don’t share my love of the festivities. My oldest daughter (K1) wants nothing to do with Christmas and doesn’t do anything to celebrate it. My son lives in Chicago and will celebrate but doesn’t get the family connection. He had the month of December off from work but… Continue reading Merry Christmas 2023
It is tough having writer’s block for one’s own life but I will end the block with a quick post about my love for Christmas lights! I have not been able to decorate for many years. In my poor old dilapidated house, it would have been like trying to make a silk purse out of a sow’s… Continue reading Christmas Lights
Of course there is a sequel! And a second part to this saga of expectations vs. acceptance. My beautiful, oldest daughter does not want me to look at her. At all. And this demand is something that applies to only me. I can’t begin to tell you how much this hurts me, as I fear,… Continue reading Christmas, Part II
I didn’t realize how much hope I had for Christmas this year, and despite my resolution for no expectations, I got caught up in the desire for some of the joy I feel for the holiday to trickle down to my oldest daughter and to an extent, my son. Instead, their objection to the hoopla… Continue reading Christmas
I enjoy shopping for Christmas gifts. I don’t buy gifts for everybody as I did in my youth. Oh sure, I definitely buy for my three kids but they are the only people definitely receiving gifts from me. I do have a list of people I enjoy being around and if I see what I… Continue reading Christmas Shopping
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