Being away has given me time to think. The strange frame of sleeping in my old bedroom makes things look much different. Externally, I am just visiting family for Christmas. Internally, I am struggling to find the words to try to catch you up. To try to catch myself up.
It's all just so ironic. We plan. We picture. We project. But then life just is what it is...and it unfolds as it really is: messy, hard, scary, wonderful, funny, exhausting, ironic, measured. We all get the same basic set up. Some people make a lot of it. Some people never seem to get the hang of it. Some people are like me....a little slow to realize what's happening until it's over....
So for now, I'll post some pictures.
Here are our friends who met us in Lansing for lunch. They love us and we love them. Warts and all.
Here are some shots of opening presents from Robb's family; Some of them spent their Christmas in a hospital, holding a 6 pound newborn with very dark hair, and some of them were spoiling us rotten, and my poor Father in Law was at home relaying messages!
Here are some shots of Christmas here, where it was all about the kids...because...well....just look at those faces!
4 comments:
she got bitty baby twins,eh? How she liking them??
Yeah. Just, you know, yeah....and I love Donna!
"Some people never seem to get the hang of it. Some people are like me....a little slow to realize what's happening until it's over...."
I am with you. A few times though over the holidays I really looked at my monkeys and soaked up the dimples, the gaps in the teeth, the long eyelashes, the curves of the cutest little upper lips, and the new freckles. I wish I could do that every day. I've been such a Martha recently getting ready for the move. :( Glad you are back safe and sound bloggy friend.
I could look at kids opening presents all day : ). How precious!
What was everybody's favorite thing?
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