Dear blog friends,
Hello readers! I hope that you had a happy holiday. My son, my daughter in law, and my two grandsons had a splendid Christmas. There was lots of money for the boys, a promised shopping trip for the day after Christmas, a drum set for Justin, a camera for Nikki, a radar detector for my speedy son , and a laptop desk for my daughter-in-law.
On Christmas Eve, we all enjoyed our traditional treat. We had s’mores. Later on after watching TV, we all turned in for the evening. Having not seen a wrapped gift under the tree from David to me I am ashamed to say that I cried myself to sleep. I had put a lot of thought into choosing and wrapping Dave’s gifts. Not seeing anything under the tree for me caused me to feel sorry for myself. I felt unloved. It is true that our relationship has taken a bad turn but, at Christmas, I had hoped for a truce. Instead, I cried over the loss of companionship and loving gestures.
David received cash from my son and his family. From me, he received a camera, a photo printer, and a stuffed stocking. My son and his family gave me a USB fan for my computer. After all the presents were opened, Dave gave me an unwrapped box with a pair of diamond earrings in it. They are lovely. Still I have an uncomfortable feeling of being unloved by him since he didn’t take the time to even try wrapping them or having them under the tree. He just handed them to me out of his pocket. Not much feeling there.
Well, today I worked all day getting David’s Aunt Barbara’s doll finished to have her ready for our trip to Arkansas. Given the lack of Christmas enthusiasm, I am not looking forward to spending a week on the road with Dave. I guess I better work on my frame of mind.
Anyway, Church services were wonderful and the whole reason for the season is the birth of Jesus. So let us contemplate that. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you!
