Holiday Pause

We're between holidays now, a good time to catch our collective breath. Christmas was really nice. We spent the day at our oldest son's house along with his family (wife, 2 girls), our daughter and her family (husband, 1 girl, 1 boy), younger son (not married), daughter-in-law's father, stepfather, mother, 2 sisters, brother, sister-in-law, AND..... my husband's ex-wife. Despite the fact that she had previously told the two oldest children that my husband and I were not be included in the holiday gathering, things went well. She and I spent most of the day talking to one another - a marvel in itself since, before Christmas, the longest we've ever spent talking to each other nicely was about two hours when our 2nd granddaughter was born. It went quite well, actually. I even fixed her computer for her. We had an incredible dinner of the most amazing prime rib, superb ham, mashed potatoes, vegetables, green salad, breads, and desserts, with some fine wine to accompany the foodstuffs. It was great! And the kids got way too many presents - so many I don't think they know yet everything they got - and spent the day playing with video games. It was a very nice day.

Now, let's pray the New Year is filled with the Lord's blessings and that we each remember exactly what Christmas is really all about.