ACROSS THE MILES

DURING THE HOLIDAY"S AND AFTER

My friend sojourner wanted me to write a post on what I did for the holidays. My first thought was "I dont have much to write because I was stuck at home and was not able to do much. what can I write about"? But as I looked back I did a lot of things during the holidays and I had a wonderful time. Having fun does not always mean going out shopping, having romantic dinners in a fancy restaurant or going to parties.( even though I would have loved to do those things), sometimes we have to accept life as it is presented to us and make the best of it.You can still have fun even if it means just staying at home.

The kids were home from school for the holidays. I love putting up a chrismas tree so my family decorated the house and made it all christmassy. The days were spent listening to music, reading and talking.I had a chance to talk to the children at great lengths because there was nothing else to do. we talked about their school, their friends and everything under the sun. My children decided that this year it was going to be a parent's Christmas. Most of the presents under the tree was from the children for me and "J". I thought that was a really sweet gesture on behalf of the children. There were books, magazine subscriptions and more books. A nice leather handbag and lots of stuff. There were visits from the family and lots of good food.

I got a kitchen Aid from J and the kids . I have been reading all these food blogs and want to bake, something I am not good at but want to experiment with. I think they got tired of me talking about how nice it would be to have this appliance that would make it easier for me to mix. This is going to be my first project when I am fully recovered.

Now that the holidays are over everyone is back to work and school. This is my first week alone at home since my surgery. J makes sure I have everything I need when he leaves so it is not too bad. My day is spent mainly reading. I don't watch too much of TV. I still walk threee times a day inside the house and cannot wait to go outside. From my bedroom window I can see the hillside , sometimes a few bunnies hopping around. I watch the birds and the butterflies. I can see new shoots and leaves erupting from the bare stems of the plants in my back yard. It is so quiet and serene and I think that is the hard part. I miss the talking, laughter and the hustle and bustle during the holidays.But all good things cannot last forever. It's just one day at a time. Soon I will be well enough to do a lot of things especially go on a vacation which I am looking forward to. Well! thats about all I did during the holidays. Not very exciting but still a lot of fun.Most important of all we spent it together as a family.And that I am thankful for.