Well this Christmas season started out on a very stressing note this year. The transmission went out on the truck and had to be fixed the weekend before Christmas which in turn set back some already made plans. We had to put off a bill because we needed the money to buy the new transmission so that Bill could still get to work and that also meant that some gifts did not get bought nor given...if you want to know where yours is it is under the truck hehe.
I did however accomplish getting the blankets that I was making done. They turned out very nice. Pictures to come later today when I get them uploaded to my computer. I have more that I am going to be making and maybe even selling after the first of the year. We will see how that goes in the new year. We are going to be very busy these next few months after the first of the year, lots of things we have to do to get some stuff taken care of.
Had some little issues the day of Christmas however but we did not let that get in the way of us celebrating a very important time for us. It is sad to say that I had to block someone from seeing any post that I make to my facebook because I did not appreciate nor did I ask for this person to say the things they said. I have been known back in the day to debut on somethings that I hold dear to my heart but never on this one subject nor do I really ever want to. I do not have a facebook to use for debuting on things unless I just down right ask in my post for others opinions on the matter. It was just one persons way of trying to make a very happy family time into a horrible time but we did not let that happen.
My Christmas was good for the most part being with some very loving and caring people was great but I was thinking about some very special people who we were not around this year (and in no way were we avoiding them we just had made other plans) and I know that they or at least one of them was having a very hard time this year. Our not being with my husbands family was in no way a reaction to drama that may be going on nor was it meant to make people feel we have issues with them. We needed to be able to have this time to our self and grieve (which we still are doing) in our own way. Holidays are hard on everyone and for us it is even harder when our FAMILY is so BIG. We try to make accommodations for everyone but with everyone being spread out it gets hard. Bill and I never intended on hurting anyone feelings but you have to understand that we don't make set plans for the holidays because nothing ever works out perfectly and things for us change because that just how we are. I don't think we will ever have set plans for much of anything but my Ashtyn's Birthday and our Anniversary (which this next one is going to be very hard on us cause it will be the one year mark of my Sister in Law Rhonda's passing.)
On another note, Ashtyn had a great Christmas, lots of gifts, and got to spend time with her cousins that she only gets to see a few times a year. She had a blast and was just telling me that she had a good dinner at her Me-maws and wants to know when we are going back up there. The girl loves getting to spend time with them. I think I hear a week in the summer coming soon but we will see. Santa brought one of the best gifts this year because she loves it so much, her Leapster 2, and it keeps her busy while I tend to other things. Oh and it has given me the best gift idea for her 5th birthday in April. Wow can't believe this little girl is going to be 5 next year and she will be starting school in the fall too.