When I signed off last night, I thought I was through for probably 20l0. Then I realized a couple of things - 1. I forgot to mention that one of the biggest things that happened in our family since my last posting in September is the fact that Judy and her household have moved from the Yuba Sutter area - this time for good. By her household, I mean her, her husband and all five of their cats. I already miss them so much. But they have to do what they think is right for them.
And, I think I goofed. I said I would post on January lst so I could date it 1-1-10 and next year I would be able to say 1-1-11. Well, shoot, in just a couple of weeks it will be 1-1-11, and not a year from now.
My Christmas spirit is getting lifted so much. I got another card today that really boosted my spirits. It's as if the senders of these two cards knew just how I was feeling and what to do to make me feel better.
Well, again, have a Blessed Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Beth
Friday, December 17, 2010
Merry Chriatmas
I can't believe I haven't posted since early September. That's ridiculous! It's not as if nothing of interest has happened - shoot I can always find something to write about.
Living in the situation I do, I don't get much opportunity to participate in such things as "Trick or Treat". I live in a restricted area - no one under 55 yrs old. So, we don't get kids going house to house trick or treating like we used to. And, when I lived at the Assisted Living Facility, there were always Girl Scouts groups, or church groups coming around with treats for the residents. We had one trick-or- treater this year, and that was Artiemay's great=granddaughter. She and her mother were both dressedin costume, and it was really cute to have her. Of course they came in the daytime, not the evening. This little girl is just 2 weeks younger than my twin great-grandsons, so it is easy to mentally keep track of them.
September brought a new great=granddaughter - Mikayla Rae Grimes - in Texas. I have seen pictures of her on her mother's blog, and she is really cute.
November brought the elections. Not being a Presidential election, it was amazing how much interest there was in some of the lesser offices - especially here in California. Although things did not turn out all as I wished, I know we have to accept and try to live with what was given us.
November is of course, several family birthdays - none the least, my own. I was 80 this year. And I thought I would be ancient when I turned 70 at the turn of the century. I know I am feeling it now, but I think that is because I have a couple rather serious health probems which pretty much restrict my physical activities. Otherwise my health is really pretty good. Also having birthdays in November two daughters, & the twins. Then of course there is Thanksgiving. It has been several years since I have hosted Thanksgiving dinner, and boy did my fingers itch to do some real cooking - but that is impossible for several reasons. Well, this year I joined Judy and Steve and we went to Oroville to granddaughter Ruth's for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, and I spent the night at Kathy's and Friday Kathy, Rick & I went to Rick's son and his family for a second Thanksgiving. So I got my fill of Turkey and all the trimmings. Both were very traditional dinners, but the environment was so different. Thurs. there was only one child and a baby with 15 adults, and Fri. there were about 5 or 6 kids under 10, and about 8-9 adults. So you can see what I mean about the environment being so different. On Sautrday I went with Kathy over to my grand daughter Jenny's to go through my Christmas Decorations. I have so many - and most of them are really nice, but I doubt if I will ever do any major decorating again, so we decided to just get rid of most of my decorations. I offered most of them to some of the family, but as I am finding out with much about me and my life, I am either too old fashioned, or I'm too formal. Most of my tree ornaments were too formal for the families. They are beautiful glass balls - mostly gold or white with gold trim. So there are some people who shop regularly at Salvation Army (Sally's) who will have the opportunity to get some very nice decorations for their trees. It was hard to do, but something I knew had to be done. Of course, I did not get rid of everything. I still have some special ornaments that I will keep until I die.
Let's see, we got a new baby in September. Jenny is expecting again early in January, and so is Esther. They are due about the same time, so we will see who gets here first. Then, Ruth and Andy are expecting in May. That will give me I believe it is 22 blood great=grandchildren and 10 step great grand-children. And that should be it for 2011. Maybe.
But then, Erik just announced his engagement to Cyndi, so who knows? That was another wonderful piece of news to receive just recently.
And now comes the Holiday Season. Remember a year or two ago when there was so much fuss made about not saying "Merry Christmas" but we should say "Happy Holidays"? So many people got so up in arms about this matter, and I have to admit I guess I was one of them. But, for some reason this year it doesn't bother me a bit if people say "Merry Christmas" "Happy New Year" or "Happy (whatever the holiday mey be), I don't think I have ever heard where the expression"Merry Christmas" got started anyway. It would really make more sense to say "Have a Blessed Christmas". What does Merry have to do with it anyway. And have you ever looked back at some of the old fashioned greeting cards - lots of them said "Season's Greetings". Personally I think it is easier to say "Happy Holidays" than to say "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year". The Christmas Season has hit me real hard this year. For sseveral years now I have not hosted the fmily Christmas party and I guess I really miss doing it. And, since I quit doing it, we have never been able to establish a Christmas tradition, and that tratition is rather important to me. I really don't have any place to put Holiday decorations here, and Artiemae is not doing much this year - her health is failing her. So I have been sitting here feeling pretty depressed about the whole thing. Then, today I got a card in the mail that just expressed my sentiments exactly and told me that people did understand. I'm not going to say who sent it, maybe you can figure it out, but I am going to share it with all of you -
it read - Mother - The very best part of Christmas isn't how we celebrate or where...It's who we share it with. This Christmas might feel different than some we've had, but it will still be special, and you'll still be at the heart of it, just as loved and appreciated as ever.
That so expressed just the way I have been feeling, but now I feel better about the whole season, so Merry Chirstmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kawanzaa, and even Happy New Year. Whatever- I hope you have a Blessed Christmas and a very Happy and Prosperous New Year.
See you in 2011. I'm going to try to write on the 1st, and then I can date my blog 1-1-10. Just wait , next year it will be 1-1-11!!
Living in the situation I do, I don't get much opportunity to participate in such things as "Trick or Treat". I live in a restricted area - no one under 55 yrs old. So, we don't get kids going house to house trick or treating like we used to. And, when I lived at the Assisted Living Facility, there were always Girl Scouts groups, or church groups coming around with treats for the residents. We had one trick-or- treater this year, and that was Artiemay's great=granddaughter. She and her mother were both dressedin costume, and it was really cute to have her. Of course they came in the daytime, not the evening. This little girl is just 2 weeks younger than my twin great-grandsons, so it is easy to mentally keep track of them.
September brought a new great=granddaughter - Mikayla Rae Grimes - in Texas. I have seen pictures of her on her mother's blog, and she is really cute.
November brought the elections. Not being a Presidential election, it was amazing how much interest there was in some of the lesser offices - especially here in California. Although things did not turn out all as I wished, I know we have to accept and try to live with what was given us.
November is of course, several family birthdays - none the least, my own. I was 80 this year. And I thought I would be ancient when I turned 70 at the turn of the century. I know I am feeling it now, but I think that is because I have a couple rather serious health probems which pretty much restrict my physical activities. Otherwise my health is really pretty good. Also having birthdays in November two daughters, & the twins. Then of course there is Thanksgiving. It has been several years since I have hosted Thanksgiving dinner, and boy did my fingers itch to do some real cooking - but that is impossible for several reasons. Well, this year I joined Judy and Steve and we went to Oroville to granddaughter Ruth's for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, and I spent the night at Kathy's and Friday Kathy, Rick & I went to Rick's son and his family for a second Thanksgiving. So I got my fill of Turkey and all the trimmings. Both were very traditional dinners, but the environment was so different. Thurs. there was only one child and a baby with 15 adults, and Fri. there were about 5 or 6 kids under 10, and about 8-9 adults. So you can see what I mean about the environment being so different. On Sautrday I went with Kathy over to my grand daughter Jenny's to go through my Christmas Decorations. I have so many - and most of them are really nice, but I doubt if I will ever do any major decorating again, so we decided to just get rid of most of my decorations. I offered most of them to some of the family, but as I am finding out with much about me and my life, I am either too old fashioned, or I'm too formal. Most of my tree ornaments were too formal for the families. They are beautiful glass balls - mostly gold or white with gold trim. So there are some people who shop regularly at Salvation Army (Sally's) who will have the opportunity to get some very nice decorations for their trees. It was hard to do, but something I knew had to be done. Of course, I did not get rid of everything. I still have some special ornaments that I will keep until I die.
Let's see, we got a new baby in September. Jenny is expecting again early in January, and so is Esther. They are due about the same time, so we will see who gets here first. Then, Ruth and Andy are expecting in May. That will give me I believe it is 22 blood great=grandchildren and 10 step great grand-children. And that should be it for 2011. Maybe.
But then, Erik just announced his engagement to Cyndi, so who knows? That was another wonderful piece of news to receive just recently.
And now comes the Holiday Season. Remember a year or two ago when there was so much fuss made about not saying "Merry Christmas" but we should say "Happy Holidays"? So many people got so up in arms about this matter, and I have to admit I guess I was one of them. But, for some reason this year it doesn't bother me a bit if people say "Merry Christmas" "Happy New Year" or "Happy (whatever the holiday mey be), I don't think I have ever heard where the expression"Merry Christmas" got started anyway. It would really make more sense to say "Have a Blessed Christmas". What does Merry have to do with it anyway. And have you ever looked back at some of the old fashioned greeting cards - lots of them said "Season's Greetings". Personally I think it is easier to say "Happy Holidays" than to say "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year". The Christmas Season has hit me real hard this year. For sseveral years now I have not hosted the fmily Christmas party and I guess I really miss doing it. And, since I quit doing it, we have never been able to establish a Christmas tradition, and that tratition is rather important to me. I really don't have any place to put Holiday decorations here, and Artiemae is not doing much this year - her health is failing her. So I have been sitting here feeling pretty depressed about the whole thing. Then, today I got a card in the mail that just expressed my sentiments exactly and told me that people did understand. I'm not going to say who sent it, maybe you can figure it out, but I am going to share it with all of you -
it read - Mother - The very best part of Christmas isn't how we celebrate or where...It's who we share it with. This Christmas might feel different than some we've had, but it will still be special, and you'll still be at the heart of it, just as loved and appreciated as ever.
That so expressed just the way I have been feeling, but now I feel better about the whole season, so Merry Chirstmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kawanzaa, and even Happy New Year. Whatever- I hope you have a Blessed Christmas and a very Happy and Prosperous New Year.
See you in 2011. I'm going to try to write on the 1st, and then I can date my blog 1-1-10. Just wait , next year it will be 1-1-11!!
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