Just got done reading OM's post about 81 days. I should link it, but know by the time you get here, you will have already read it. So here are the thoughts going through my head.....
It's gonna be a mixed bag this year. The loss of one, the addition of another. The circle of life. And thanking God for it all.
This year I am not going to complain when I have to stand in line. I actually usually do pretty good with the hustle and bustle of the shopping. I really do thank God while I do it (several times a minute), reminding myself how lucky I am to have family and friends to share the holidays with and thanking Him for the Reason of the Season. It really is that simple.
I am going to minimize. I am going to spend less time worrying about the perfect gifts. Besides, I already got them. They are going to Mom and Dad this year. It's gonna be AWESOME. The others are just going to be kind of "thinking of you" gifts. There are bigger things this year. And the big thing isn't going to be there in person. It's gonna be rough.
I don't know what it is about the holidays that makes a person miss loved ones more than usual. Do you? What are your thoughts on this? I think of Grandpa Shafer often, but during the holidays he is ever present in my mind. Same with Uncle Myron. Remember him and Uncle Paul sitting at the kids' table?!?! I miss that. And now, this is Grandma Wells' favorite time of year and the wounds are still so fresh. It isn't that I am sitting here dwelling. It's that I have a lot of her decorations and as I put them out, I am reminded. Maybe I shouldn't have gotten them out yet this year. Maybe I should have waited. Oh well. Time heals. This helps.... maybe....
Anyhew..... 80 some days. Phew. Seems like a while. But really, it isn't. I can't wait for the music. I can't wait for the sermons.
But first..... THANKSGIVING!!!!! YAAYYYYYY!!!!!!
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It is a blessing to have the holiday that is simply about food and family right before the insanity of shopping season to remind us who we are shopping for . . ha ha.
We draw names for siblings on both sides. I usually get some sort of gift I can give X 5 for my co-workers. I'm going to bake this year (I hope) for some gifts for neighbors. I'm also thinking photo books (printed by making them online) will be a great gift for grandparents and maybe cousins. Just writing all of that though, seems like a lot! Then there's the shopping for the kids. And a little something for the Hubs. Yikes. I need to start a list. I usually do some sort of photo card, which I consider a gift for mine and J's aunts, uncles, and a few of our cousins. I'm a little tired just thinking of it!
I also hint, hint, hinted to my mom to talk to her SISTER about Thanksgiving and whether we can all go there and beg the Denver Danglers to come to town. :0S
Done! My house, November 27th, then 4 weeks til Christmas! I, like you, love that we'll get 5 days before Christmas to prepare!!! I love it, I love it, I LOVE it!
I forgot....... NT, you'll be fine, tears are God's colonic cleanser. They flush all kinds of junk out of a person's body. Just reading about your G'ma makes me smile.
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