Happy Monday! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful holiday (assuming you celebrate)…or at least a great last week!
Things were a little crazy around here, hence the sound of crickets you may have heard where my blog was concerned…oops. 😉 I don’t know what it is about me and the Christmas season, but no matter how much I think I’ve cut back, I still seem to find myself doing a bazillion things. Is it like that for you, too, or am I just really bad at this holiday-organization thing? 😛
On the bright side, the bazillion things were mostly pleasant–at least once everyone recovered from the plague that hit the house and I had all the deep-cleaning done so that no one perished from dust allergies!
We had all our kids home this year, boyfriends/fiancés included, and it was fascinating to see how our traditions have shifted as the family has grown and changed. One daughter and her fiance spent the day visiting with his family and then came here for dinner. Another daughter and her boyfriend had their own Christmas at home before joining us for brunch and spending the rest of the day here. Our third daughter and my husband indulged in a long sleep-in while I enjoyed the quiet company of animals (and Bailey’s in my coffee!) beside the tree. Video games replaced board games, and gifts were exchanged before dinner instead of before breakfast. And you know something? It worked. It all worked.
As much as I’ve enjoyed the traditions we had built over the years of raising our children, I love that we can be fluid this way, expanding to absorb new loved ones and reshaping ourselves to include new ideas and perspectives.
If only the world at large could be so accommodating…yes?
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