Life before 2008 07 Dec 2005 11:21 am
“I feel like I’m home…..”, said David last night.
We are definately house dwellers. And we LOVE this little house! It’s cute, historic, cozy, imperfect, a bit clumsy and rough around the edges (just like us), forgiving of little ones with thier noise and explosive life…what a great place for us right now.
The move went well; hope I don’t have to do it again for awhile. I”m sick of moving! I got the nicest surprise of dinner brought by a friend yesterday….what a treat! Today I hung the stockings and rearranged the dining room; got back online (but with the testy computer, have no idea how long that will last!). Yesterday we raked our rather large yard of tons of frozen leaves. It was good for my soul to be getting to know a patch of ground again. Coulda just wallered in it….
We’ve spent quite alot of time contemplating how years of careful thought, prayer, and planning on what form we want our christmas holiday to look like, and why, we find it’s still frustratingly out of reach. After picking our favorites, the things we really looked forward to each year, and discarding all the trappings that only stressed us, and our finances, out, we thought we’d made big progress. Maybe we have. But it seems, through a variety of circumstance, that we are now left without the very favorites we thought we’d be focusing on. It seems we’ve communicated poorly, and in the meantime, life went on hyper drive. Nothing left for it but to adapt. And so we will, and January will come, and there will be 11 months to refocus and try again.
What does adapt look like? I’m excited about our decorations….real garland, decorated with lights and our ornaments around the windows. Seems wonderfully practical too, as they will be out of reach from our curious toddler! Deep red placemats on the table, and soon that table will be our big one! Can hardly wait! We’ve had almost continual christmas music playing in the very cozy kitchen….while I cook hot breakfast for the man who just came in from the cold airplane job, the sleepy headed children coming in sucking thier thumbs, and the baby who has been happily playing for hours. The kitchen almost qualifies as a family room! I’ve picked out 6-7 new cookie recipes that we’ll get started on next week. My cards are coming along well; not as nice as my big computer photo cards in years past, but they’ll more than do. I’m hoping to pick out a special book and slippers for each child for christmas eve and to pack thier stockings fat. After the weekend, Grandma and Papa will be here and maybe there will be a little bit of snow! Okay, they probably wouldn’t like that but it wouldn’t stick long and a little would be oh-so-picturesque!
If I don’t blog for awhile, it’s because this computer bit the dust. I hope you all have a happy holiday! God bless!
on 07 Dec 2005 at 4:43 pm 1.Gina said …
Sounds like you guys are settling well- so glad everything went smooth. Dad said Gigi is riding up to Tennessee in the Rv too- that should be a nice Christmas. Take care!
on 08 Dec 2005 at 6:18 am 2.TiaDavidandOurLittleChickens said …
I think that plan has changed. As far as I know, they are all going to AL for christmas, returning back to Jax, and then Mom and Dad, with a load of my storage, up here for a visit before New Year’s. I’m just anxious to see them!
on 09 Dec 2005 at 5:40 am 3.Gina said …
Bummer! Would have been nice for everyone to experience some snow for Christmas up in TN. I’m sure it’s so pretty in the mountains. So will you guys go down to AL too?
on 09 Dec 2005 at 6:36 am 4.TiaDavidandOurLittleChickens said …
No AL for us; David has to work his second job. It’s seasonal so that’s how it has to be this year. But plans have changed again and it looks like they will be up here for New Years! I wish Gigi could come too; the kids really miss her.