This weekend is our beloved grandson’s 6th birthday. We will be celebrating by going to the local bowling spot and, using bumpers, we will attempt to get some pins down. It should be fun, even if the guest list has ballooned to two or three times the original intended size!
It’s pretty special to have a birthday this time of year. It’s only a couple of days after Halloween so everyone is already in a heightened sense of party. Then we will just slip into harvest time and Thanksgiving. Before you know it, we will be humming Silent Night. This time of year is truly magical. From getting candy from a previously unknown neighbor to the fat guy dressed in red coming down the chimney, it is a child’s delight.
Last year we didn’t get one trick or treater. This year I won’t buy any candy and I will probably have a hundred kids! There is no way to figure out some of these things in advance!
This year, we will be going to a new family’s Thanksgiving table. We usually go to my sister’s and my daughter and others all meet there but this year will be different. I think I will be sad that day but I need to realize that people change and I need to just buck up. I am happy that we have been invited to a new place. I hope they cook well!! Even if they don’t, it will be nice to be with them for the holiday. I hope they like my sweet potato pie!
We are truly honestly cutting back on material aspects of Christmas. It is not only unnecessary, but who can afford it? I will get some small gifts for people-like my son said, it’s so cheesy to not give at least a pair of socks!…so I will do something, just not sure what.
I hadn’t written here in a long time. There are two reasons for this. One, I have been sick for quite a few weeks with a stomach thing. No idea what it was but it sure made me tired and grumpy. The other reason is that everything is politics, politics, politics…and most of my family thinks I am a damn fool to be associated with the democratic party. I just am not up for a big hassle about it.
Let’s hope for a great fall with good weather and happy people!
There are too many things to keep people busy. I know we haven’t had but 1 hour to sit in the sun since we’ve been back.
I will miss your blog. It’s a way to touch your arm as we pass.
Comment by Dad — November 12, 2008 @ 6:55 am |