Wishing all of you precious Friends and Family a wonderful Thanksgiving!
So this year I am definitely not tempted at all to join the shopping frenzy that started today and lasts until the 24th of December. I could skip all the Christmas Shopping at this point and I am readjusting my thinking all around. I have no cravings or needs at all and we already got the gifts for the boys.
Yesterday Ron watched our boys and Alexander while I helped Clare to load up the U-Haul she rented and close up the house. It was a heartbreaking time to work side by side and then see the house all empty and knowing this will be my last time there. The whole process took longer then we thought and instead of heading towards Lake Tahoe yesterday we were lucky to see that Clare decided to spend the night with us and then head out this morning. The boys were in heaven having a sleep-over and Ron and I got the precious treat of having some time with Clare before she would leave Colorado for good. I wish I could put into words what it felt like seeing them leave this morning but all I can say is that it was a very sad, sad feeling. I moved so many times and had to say Goodbye to so many dear friends and family over the years but it seems to get harder the older I get.
Today has been a nice and quiet a day for us relaxing and playing some Basketball and Football with our dumplings. Ron and Alexander also enjoyed watching Football and Connor and I got to watch a movie and then work in the kitchen. I love that my husband is in charge of the Turkey, which was smoked this year and turned out wonderful.
The only hiccup I had today was watching the news. I am loosing my nice streak at times but I find it very ironic to listen to how bad our Economy is and how high the unemployment rate is but then watch the frantic shopping spree happening right now and continuing on tomorrow. I did not realize that big screen TVs, Computers and Game Station qualify as a need and necessity. Oh, and all these poor and starving families who are receiving free food, none of them looked like they were starving to me. Yes, I am getting my hands slapped for saying this one!!!! - all while our obesity rates are going up! I identify starving with different pictures but not what they showed me today. Then there was this family who said how very grateful they were to receive all this free food while right behind them on the wall in their home was a huge big screen TV hanging! and how about the iPhone in your hand??? maybe you don't have money for food because you are paying close to $200 a month for your cell phone service! oh well, it is all about priorities. Am I the only one that thinks this is all a sham? When the news are showing me empty stores and people laying on the street starving as they are in other countries then you can ask me again to show sympathy and change my attitude. All this worries me!
Oh, I also almost called off sending Christmas Cards this year as well but after some thought and talking to Ron I did select to send out a few. I guess I am not turning into a complete Grinch ;)
Hugs,
R A C A
So this year I am definitely not tempted at all to join the shopping frenzy that started today and lasts until the 24th of December. I could skip all the Christmas Shopping at this point and I am readjusting my thinking all around. I have no cravings or needs at all and we already got the gifts for the boys.
Yesterday Ron watched our boys and Alexander while I helped Clare to load up the U-Haul she rented and close up the house. It was a heartbreaking time to work side by side and then see the house all empty and knowing this will be my last time there. The whole process took longer then we thought and instead of heading towards Lake Tahoe yesterday we were lucky to see that Clare decided to spend the night with us and then head out this morning. The boys were in heaven having a sleep-over and Ron and I got the precious treat of having some time with Clare before she would leave Colorado for good. I wish I could put into words what it felt like seeing them leave this morning but all I can say is that it was a very sad, sad feeling. I moved so many times and had to say Goodbye to so many dear friends and family over the years but it seems to get harder the older I get.
Today has been a nice and quiet a day for us relaxing and playing some Basketball and Football with our dumplings. Ron and Alexander also enjoyed watching Football and Connor and I got to watch a movie and then work in the kitchen. I love that my husband is in charge of the Turkey, which was smoked this year and turned out wonderful.
The only hiccup I had today was watching the news. I am loosing my nice streak at times but I find it very ironic to listen to how bad our Economy is and how high the unemployment rate is but then watch the frantic shopping spree happening right now and continuing on tomorrow. I did not realize that big screen TVs, Computers and Game Station qualify as a need and necessity. Oh, and all these poor and starving families who are receiving free food, none of them looked like they were starving to me. Yes, I am getting my hands slapped for saying this one!!!! - all while our obesity rates are going up! I identify starving with different pictures but not what they showed me today. Then there was this family who said how very grateful they were to receive all this free food while right behind them on the wall in their home was a huge big screen TV hanging! and how about the iPhone in your hand??? maybe you don't have money for food because you are paying close to $200 a month for your cell phone service! oh well, it is all about priorities. Am I the only one that thinks this is all a sham? When the news are showing me empty stores and people laying on the street starving as they are in other countries then you can ask me again to show sympathy and change my attitude. All this worries me!
Oh, I also almost called off sending Christmas Cards this year as well but after some thought and talking to Ron I did select to send out a few. I guess I am not turning into a complete Grinch ;)
Hugs,
R A C A
Hi Smiths:
ReplyDeleteJust a quick hi from "over the hill". We can relate to seeing good friends move away as we have seen one after another pack up and move on. Heartbreaking. We sure hope everything else is going well. Hope Ron is recovering, Connor is tolerating the med reduction, etc, etc. Wishing you all the best.
The Stenzel's