Moving On

Christmas Day was fine. I can't quite say it was fun because it was too hectic, but it was OK. There was little sadness. Em, Judy, Tony & Brianna were here. Well, Em got here about 1 PM, having already done Christmas at her maternal grandparents. She was pretty much Christmased out so I opened up most of her presents. She glomed onto three things she loved and the rest will be here when she wants them.

Christmas night, Tony, Bri & I played Scattergories. It was fun! It's been years since I've played a board game with Tony.

Tony & Bri left about noon the day after Christmas, after helping shovel the newly-fallen snow. And when they left, I crashed. The day after Christmas can be a down day anyway, but this year it was worse, as could be expected. It hit me that Ron is not here; that all the work to settle the estate did not vanish over the holiday; and that there is still three months of winter left.

Today - Sunday - I am feeling much better. The sun is out, I snipped the tree apart, as Ron did, and removed the stalk that was left. What a great way to remove a real tree without making a mess through the house. I am now taking a break from cleaning up the usual disarray that follows Christmas.

Tony and Bri are getting married August 6. ::BIG SIGH:: I really can't get into it. Come spring, maybe.

Need to return to cleaning.