Day 17
This is actually a reblog of my own post from last year. I decided to give myself a break from writing a new post. Also, it is amazing how true most of this is a year later.
We had our dinner with Hubby’s family last weekend, though this time it was a turkey dinner and only half the family were able to make it. But it was a really great time. I got to talk more one-on-one with people than when all 17 people are together.
Again, there are no exchanging of gifts in the family or between Hubby and I. I guess I could make those PJ pants that still haven’t been done LOL! I got some slippers that I badly needed and I told him to consider that my present! We are all about practical things.
I am doing advent on my own again but a big difference is that Hubby is off on Christmas Eve this year so we hopefully will make it to one of the services at our church.
And Christmas day may be spent with his parents – a quiet dinner at our place or if they can’t come we will just do our own thing.
Lydia!
It has been tough trying to come up with my next post. I have had a few starts but they fizzled out. It’s the usual reasons – pain, my never-ending winter cold, lack of sleep and energy, etc.
I think there is another reason as well. Yesterday marked one week until Christmas Day. It has often caused me a mild depression but this year is a totally different feeling.
We had our dinner with my Hubby’s family last weekend and all the adults decided no gift exchange this year, just gifts for the kids. This is a good thing on many accounts; however, it made the day more like just a big family dinner. Mom made her awesome rouladen, which we all love, but without a turkey it just made it more like a regular get-together.
Hubby and I are not exchanging gifts this year either. I bought some material to…
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Being Lydia! 
I have reblogged some old stuff too. Nothing wrong with it.
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Oh, I am totally okay with it. I thought it kind of funny that this post was so much in line with how things are this year!
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