I still feel like I'm in motion, after a two day drive back from visiting our daughter and her family for Thanksgiving. It's good to get away - it's good to get back. I don't have the dogs picked up from the kennel yet, so I went out early this morning to get groceries, and discovered I was too early for either store! It was weird. I took a little walk, sat on a bench in the sun, and finally was able to buy what I needed. Today, being the beginning of December, means the roller coaster ride to Christmas has begun. Before that event are two birthdays in our family and my holiday party, and somewhere in there sending Holiday cards. Okay, I can do this. I've done it quite a few times. I even like doing it. That's how crazy I am.
Our Thanksgiving was delightful, with a two year old setting the standard for joy, all four of our kids together and both spouses, as well as my best friend and her sister. Every bit of food was yummy, all three kinds of pie. We had leftovers two days later and that was a scrumptious dinner as well. We went with our granddaughter and daughter and son-in-law to see the lights at the zoo at night, which was magical. I feel so blessed with my family, and the sense of loss I used to feel with everyone dead in the generation above me has dissipated in the growth of our kids' signifigant others and our grandchild. The family feels full again. I truly enjoy being with them all and I really have fun.
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