What Are You All Doing This Week?

18 years ago

I know that everyone is busy, but I was just wondering how everyone is coping and what you are doing this week. Also, what are your plans for this coming Christmas weekend?

My husband and I have been busy with the usual shopping, wrapping, cooking, baking, getting with friends and family and decorating our church.

This weekend, although, we have my mom and our daughter not here with us, we plan to have our usual Christmas Eve party at our house with the rest of the family and then Christmas dinner with the family on Christmas Day.

I'm pretty much finished with all that needs to be done, so I'm focusing on all of the blessings that we have and trying to enjoy the season.

I'm hoping to make Christin and Mom beautiful wreaths for Christmas for their graves.

Lu

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des_arc_ya_ya
18 years ago
Sounds like you're staying busy and constructive, Lulie! I cooked dinner Sunday for all our kids and grandkids. Felt the whole time that my Dad would have been so proud of me. He would have even loved my dressing! LOL

I have two close friends, one who lost her Dh to cancer/suicide on Nov. 10 and another who lost her DS to a car accident on Nov. 26. Another friend's DS is suffering with terminal brain cancer and has begun to have seizures, etc. I've held them all close in thought and prayer.

Seems like so many people have heartaches this time of year. Hugs to all of you!
DarrylsMom
18 years ago
This week we are traveling to my daughters house and also is my other daughter, i'm sure they will make Chritmas very good for all of us. We put an arrangement of flowers at Darrly's grave and a whreath with 2 little angels with his son's names on them i know he would like that. So that's about it so have a wonderful and peaceful holiday everyone,and thank you for being her Darlene
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alisande
18 years ago
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So I'm by myself tonight, Christmas Eve. Tomorrow I'll have a noon Christmas dinner with my son and his girlfriend and many others at her grandmother's house. Late in the afternoon we'll go to my daughter's house, joined by her boyfriend, his little girls, and his mother. But I close my eyes tonight, and envision the tree that once stood in this room, and the presents under it, and my husband sitting nearby, and our children. All of them.
junemn
18 years ago
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killinsnakes
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