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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  Just checking in to let you know you have remained on many of our minds, thoughts and prayers, as you try to navigate your way through this day. Praying it went easier for you than you were thinking it would. |
Thank you for keeping me in your thought and prayers, it is very much appreciated.
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Originally Posted by Doodlebug Dawn, I hope all went well with your plans. I feel for you missing your momma. This year Thanksgiving fell on the anniversary of the day I lost my mom. Her birthday was this week too. One thing I have learned over the years is that change is a constant in our lives. Hubby and I now have Thanksgiving dinner with his brother in a nursing home. He became a quadraplegic 9 years ago in an in-home accident when he fell down the stairs. I still rember how hard the first year of holidays without my mom was. This year we lost my sister's husband in October. He is greatly missed too. Hugs to you Dawn, I hope all went well yesterday.
Brit, my heart goes out to you and your pain of missing your little brother. I can't even imagine the pain you go through when you lose a little child. Hugs to you. |
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Originally Posted by Britster It can be difficult. I usually get excited over holidays, and feel like a kid again around Christmas, but for some reason, this year I have been really depressed over the past week. I really miss my brother, who would've been 14 this year, he passed when he was almost 6. It just plain sucks that he's not here and I just start to think about it too much. It's hard to explain, I guess I go through phases where I seem to hardly even think about him, and then sometimes (usually with holidays, etc), I just miss him extra and get super down about it. And I know I have my other 2 siblings to be happy for (6 and 11) but it doesn't take the pain away of missing my first baby brother. |
Annie & Brit; There are so many of us here who have experienced a loss on or around the holidays and I know that I am not the only one who struggles with this. I pray that you, Brit, Carolyn and all of my other fellow YTers found some comfort as they gathered around family during the holiday.
We celebrated turkey day on Saturday. My husband had to work but got off in time to sit down with us and have dinner. We kept it small as we always do since my DH doesn't like to be around a lot of people. So just my kids, DD BF my nephew and my pops. The turkey was moist and everything was cooked perfectly. I did however decide not to make my own deserts but oh well they will get over it. My pop did great he seemed in high spirits and looked healthy, much better than he had been so I was happy to see that.
I got to spend two whole days with my niece Athena and Stella while they were home from SC plus my sons birthday was Dec 1st and of course his dad had to work the night shift on his birthday so we celebrated his birthday on Sunday to assure his big day would not go unnoticed. . . so we've had a busy week and I am so grateful for the time we were able to have with family.
Thank you everyone for sticky by me and giving me such great advise and helping me get through this first holiday without my mamma. You have no ideas how helpful you all were.