…is something that I’ve been lacking lately. Oh, I am very blessed with family and friends, I can’t complain about that. Just found it hard to find the joy in the season this year. Seems like the time just flew by and I don’t enjoy the crowds at the stores, so I did a lot of shopping online this year. Might do more of it next year. I did see a wonderful Christmas concert that was put on by Alex’s 4th and 5th grade choir. Just lovely music, the kids did a wonderful job and made me smile to see them enjoying themselves so much.
The children are with their dad on Christmas, we celebrated our usual way on Christmas Eve, instead of Christmas morning, because this year they will be home on New Year’s Eve. In the past, Nate had them until New Year’s Day, so that will be something special and new. We will be celebrating with sparkling juice of some kind and hopefully, with Mick, though he’ll still only be here on the phone or through chat. He’s been working so many hours due to the time of year, he won’t have a lot of time off.
So, I’m home with the cat and the dog and I had a lovely Christmas with the kids and my parents on Christmas Eve. I got lucky and Mick was home on Christmas day, so we got to spend several hours today, together, as much as we could, given the distance. He’s a very good fellow. Today, he told me that we would find a solution, we’d find a way, to make everything work. I certainly hope so. He’s my favorite.
I’m looking into moving to the west coast, preferably Washington state, on the coast somewhere. Just tired of the Iowa winters and looking for a change of scenery. The white knuckle driving after a storm isn’t my idea of a good time. I love all my family and friends here, but really ready for a change and I know that I’ve put off moving for a long while. At first, when I wanted to go, Nate and I had just gotten divorced and I didn’t want to separate him from the children. Then I started school and had to wait it out for that time frame. I’ve been done with school for three years now, wanting to keep the kids in the schools that I know are good, afraid to switch them to somewhere less equipped to deal with my bright children. But I think one more year, perhaps, and their foundation will be good enough to go anywhere. It probably is now.
So, my Christmas spirit was lacking, but I do wish all of you a very merry Christmas. I hope it’s been wonderful and that you’ve all enjoyed your families and time with them.