This year, Steve is working a 24 hour shift at the hospital on Christmas, so we celebrated a day early. It worked out great. We told Jude and Simon and we sent Santa an email asking that he deliver their toys one night early, which he was happy to do, of course. Tomorrow Jake is working at Arby's, too. Can you believe people go to Arby's on Christmas day? He said he actually gets mad at families who come in with their kids and order the kids' meals with fries and Cokes when they have the option of fruit and milk. Plus, he refuses to eat any of the Arby's food, anyway. He's a snob like that. It's annoying. He's making the rest of us look bad!
Jude has a funny new thing he's saying, which we heard a lot of today. When we get after him about something and then say, "Okay?" to see if he understands, he says "'day"...you know, like "kay" except he doesn't say the "k" very well, so it sounds like a "d". Anyway, when he is mad about it, he'll say "DAY, mom!" and it's so smartass and I have to hide my face from him so he doesn't see me laughing about it.
"Day, Mom! DAY!!"
My parents are still here. My mom told me today that she quit reading this blog a while back because it makes her sad. I wonder which parts. I guess I probably know.
I threaten constantly to end this blog. Especially now that I know I'm leaving dead and wounded in my path of hurtful words. I know I need to keep some of my thoughts about things to myself, but I just don't work well that way. I'm a heart on my sleeve kind of girl if ever there was one. Still, over the past year I can see that my being that way has caused some of the people around me pain or at least discomfort. Sometimes it truly is best not to get involved in conversations. I don't have to say every little thing that is on my mind, even (maybe especially) on this blog. I write it for my own benefit and then forget that other people actually read it.
Maybe a journal would be a better idea for me.
In the meantime, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of my loyal readers (crickets....)
4 comments:
oh, shut up. you love the blog. I'm a loyal reader and I love your blog. you better not quit!
arbys on christmas. now that's depresssing.
Oh my goodness you can't quit now! After a lovely bout of stomach-something (no christmas dinner for me), I spent the entire day today in my PJs milking The Plague while reading your blog from the beginning in true stalker-fashion (and neglecting my children). I'd added you to favorites 'round Aug but hadn't had the (SO not willing to do the math right now...) hours to start from the beginning. So thank goodness for the plague - I think. Assuming you don't leave now. No pressure. :) Anyway, thanks for sharing.
Well, I am a loyal reader (and mother of twins, one of whom has DS), but am not your mom, and obviously don't have the same clout as her...but, I love reading your blog, love your doubts and honesty. So, don't stop.
Mary E.
Thanks, and I appreciate it! But, really. I have to do it.
It's time.
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