Relief relief relief relief that Christmas has come and gone.
Sadness that I feel this way, that the holidays are so much work and so little joy for me now. There are lovely moments, of course. A few sprinkled through every day. Maybe that's all I can hope for. But none of those long stretches of ahhh I used to love about Christmas.
Kitty Cat and Fruit Bat were wonderful, though. Taking turns and sharing and proving themselves to be mostly good company. (All this despite Fruit Bat waking for the day around 2 am).
And I got this bitchin' flash for my camera. One that'll make good nighttime pictures possible. I'm excited about it and I'm realizing how little I know about this photography stuff.
Now I'm ready to get back to normal life. To our school day frenzy. To my regularly scheduled writing sessions. To waking to the alarm and barely seeing J. To scrambling to make dinner every night and doing my own laundry and kitchen clean up. Oh wait.
Maybe I'll just do my best to enjoy this upcoming week...
I am also glad it has ended. I always feel bad because of all the things I didn't do, memories I once again neglected to create.....although in reality, I guess we need to give ourselves loads of credit for all of the amazing things we managed to get done....and mostly with a smile!
Happy holidays to you!
Posted by: Leslie | December 26, 2009 at 05:54 PM
Don't feel bad -- it's part of being a mom who has to make it all happen. It's hard work. As kids, we only see the magic and the wonder. I was really missing that feeling this year, wishing I could be like a kid again. Problem is, if I didn't do the work, it wouldn't happen. *sigh*
NEXT year (isn't that what we always say) I want to get the work done early so I can enjoy more of those magical moments.
Posted by: kcinnova | December 27, 2009 at 10:13 AM
I came to your site, via Breed 'Em, all because of your blog title---I absolutely love it.
I hesitated before clicking on the link, didn't want to be disappointed after the great title, but I did and I wasn't. This is a nifty little place you've carved out, an honest place (and that's a high compliment).
Posted by: Mama JJ | December 27, 2009 at 10:40 AM
cool creation, i loved it. Keep on doing these kinds of masterpieces.
Posted by: Changes in Life Hazard to health | December 28, 2009 at 02:11 PM
Amen sister, I just posted the same sentiment, actually. Now, how do I get back to your half-assed kitchen blog? Or am in the wrong place altogether?
Posted by: Jomama | January 05, 2010 at 09:42 PM