Good afternoon - just a quick note to self. Should I or should I not have both our houses decorated for Christmas - our family house or the farmhouse? I am not a humbug, but having to do everything myself (practically), all the decorating, all the shopping for our families on both sides, all the wrapping, hold down an almost full time job, cook, clean, put up the tree, take down the tree, put up the lights, take down the lights, take care of my family and remember everything for everyone else around me, the list is endless - plus the added pressure of having to deal with the checkbook at this time of year.... My dear husband does as much as he can, but he has a stressful time consuming job, and I try to take as much stress off of him as I can.
I think I'm going to only decorate the farmhouse. I've asked my kids and hubby which house they'd rather have Christmas in and nobody seemed too committed one way or the other, I chose the farmhouse. It's smaller, there'll be less to do, and if they whine about not having it in our home where they've all grown up, well then they should have spoken up a little sooner. Princess has a job and attends classes at our local community college, my oldest of course lives in Nashville, and the middle son has an apartment and is in college and works. So you see, it's not as if they could all pitch in and help me out all the time. Princess helps out somewhat and anything at all is appreciated.
Guess it's just this time in my life - probably many of you out there in blogland are in my shoes. I'm meeting myself coming and going most days, and I'm tired and I've begun having back problems and vision problems from sitting at a desk and working on a computer every single day. I don't have those complaints when I'm out at the farm. I will have to work for another year or two or three until #2 son and Princess are out of college. Boy, am I looking forward to that! We were very blessed that during the young formative years of our kids, I was able to stay home with them. We made sacrifices for me to stay home, but I didn't go back to work until Princess was in high school. It was nice. I'm going to spend my time when I quit working my day job - on my garden and plein aire painting and helping others and spending precious time with dear friends and family more and whatever else my little heart desires!
Well, I'll quit my pity party for today. Must mean that I haven't been spending enough time counting my blessings - which are infinite! I'll have a better attitude tomorrow. Christmas is coming and I love Christmas! Vickie
