I have to say I love the holidays.
I enjoy seeing the family especially the ones I like! I do like all of them but some more than others...you may be able to relate. I like seeing the kids, how much they have grown. I like catching up on all the new things in peoples lives.
We are empty Nester's for more than 12 years now. The house is quiet. My wife and I can talk in normal voices. We are not ducking from flying objects or video games with shells going off or cars crashing filling the air with sounds.
I love the smells of food cooking...I like eating it better. We had made plans with the family to have thanksgiving at our home. Just a small gathering of In-law....I affectionately call them the outlaws...they
grin, not really a smile.
Two days before Thanksgiving we get a call....my brother and sister-in-law from Cleveland want to join in on the festivities. No problem the more the merrier. They have four kids with the youngest being 6.
You revisit your grocery list....you just added six to the list. Sleeping...OK we have the beds...bedding, towels, wash cloths, all the stuff you packed away...extra blankets.
Think of the families that are selling their homes. How would you like to get a call to show a home the day after a holiday? I showed one the afternoon of Thanksgiving. They were in town and this was the only day they would be here. The home was vacant...OK.
Two days later our home is back in order. The sounds are back to normal and my wife and I are wondering how we did all those holiday's with so many family members in the same house.
The quiet is a welcome refuge. I didn't hit black Friday shopping even though my daughter-in-law hit the lines at 4 am. I was calmly checking my eyelids! Sleeping is what you are supposed to be doing a 4 am.
How did you handle the holidays?
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