Usually after Christmas I kind of have the blues because everyone leaves and the house is so quiet but this year I am so glad that they have all left, that the house is quiet and that I do not have to cook. I cooked for 6 days straight-four of those days being breakfast, lunch and dinner! I was exhausted by the time they all left and then still had Thomas' family and extended family Christmas'.
We had a wonderful time with all the kids here. It was mostly a pleasant holiday although Narvella was upset about Tonya being gone but that was to be expected. Toni, of course, would not give her mother a break and would also not take care of her children. She expected everyone else to do it for her. She brought along Anthony and Martha which I thought was going to be a major pain but since they watched the kids during the time they were here, it was very helpful. Martha is a real sweetie and they both know how to be house guests. They left on Christmas Eve and Onieta and her family stayed until Christmas morning.
We got family pictures taken and I can't wait to get them back. Oneita said that Mason cried all the way through them but that she expected that. She calls him the fun sucker because he sucks the fun out of everything. But the kid is just so cute you can't help but forgive him.
Thomas and I went to his brother's house for Christmas dinner. We had a nice time and everyone was there. I was very humbled because we could not afford to do much for them and his one brother and sister in law went all out. They always do and it just makes me feel uncomfortable. I hope that we can return the favor someday.
The day after Christmas we went to the extended family Christmas. Thomas actually had to work which I am rather grateful for because it gave Debbie and I a chance to talk. He told the family of our postponement, which I really was surprised about, and Debbie and I talked a lot. She actually told Thomas that if he messed up this relationship with me, she was going to keep me and toss him out of the family and that the rest of the family felt the same way. I did tell her then that I would have given up on the relationship a long time ago had it not been for Thomas' family. They are all just so wonderful.
I do have to say though that Thomas and I had a good Christmas day. It started out rough but I just told him that if he was going to be obnoxious that Lanie and I would just stay home. After that we had a nice time. No fighting on the way out or the way back. We had a nice time while we were there. Lanie fell and conked her head but that is really a normal thing, she is a baby after all.
So today I am just trying to get back to normal. We took a few of the lights down yesterday, today I am trying to do some laundry and just slowly get things back to normal. I need to take some time and write down goals for the next year but I have a lot of thinking to do before then. I will probably write them in here too but I need to do some discussing in my brain before then.
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