Christmas Time

Christmas sure is different as an adult! Not exactly a bad things, just different!! First, there is the family thing which used to be a huge deal when grandma was with us. We would all gather at her house at noon and spend the day eating and opening gifts. Now that she isn't here, the family Christmas thing has for some reason dissolved. Yes, the family has gotten bigger over the last several year, but grandma wouldn't have wanted us to all go our seperate ways. We still spend time with the family, it's just not the WHOLE family now. No one asked me though....maybe they should have!
This week was pretty stressful anyway. I thought it was going to be less not having fighting to deal with, but it seemed to be more. Maybe I'm just getting older and crabbier....lol! I did finally get my shopping done somehow and presents wrapped! Preston seemed to be pretty impressed with most of what he got. That's always a good thing!! I did receive a phone call from my ex-spouse this week. I sure wasn't going to answer the phone, but apparently, he can't take a hint that not answering means "I don't want to talk to you"! Finally, answered the phone and just was not the nicest person or even remotely close!! What the heck was he thinking calling me this time of year? What the heck was he thinking calling me at all!!!! Not real proud of myself for the way I was to him, but hey! can I help it that everytime I hear his voice it brings pain back too me??
Thankfully, this day was a good one!! It was nice getting together with the family we did and it was just nice having a day to spend with my son! I even got to go to church last night which was a great time!! The service was really wonderful!