Saturday, May 30, 2009
A Fat Girl's Guide To Family
I have to share that I had a wonderful Mother's Day! My daughter had been home for almost a month doing wedding stuff, and we had a great time! My house has had a make-over with fresh paint inside and some furniture rearranging. So you see why I have not written for a long time.
My children, in addition to their presence here with me for Mother's Day, gave me a very special gift, an icon of the Myrrhbearing Women. St.Susanna is one of the Holy Myrrhbearers and the Feastday was the Sunday before Mother's Day.
We had a lovely dinner at the Inne of the Abingtons which is to be the venue for Alex and Megan's wedding next spring. I shared the day with Megan's mother and my mother. Ezio, Gianni, and Charlie rounded out our table.
When my children were young, I was so busy working and taking care of them, I didn't have much time for my nieces and nephews and cousins. As they got older and my own children left the nest, my extended family became more important to me. It would have been wonderful to have lived in the same town, gone to the same church, and shared each other's company for all the birthdays and holidays. That's how I grew up. Every Sunday was a family dinner with 2 sets of grandparents and aunts, uncles, and cousins everywhere.
Time passes; people die; we all get busy with our hustle and bustle of daily living. I have wonderful memories and look forward to making memories with my future grandchildren. Cherish your family while you have them. Try not to fight or argue. I miss my sister, still, but that is her choice not to communicate with the rest of us. Family is important. I hope and pray that she will come back to us. Keep your family close and love them.
My children, in addition to their presence here with me for Mother's Day, gave me a very special gift, an icon of the Myrrhbearing Women. St.Susanna is one of the Holy Myrrhbearers and the Feastday was the Sunday before Mother's Day.
We had a lovely dinner at the Inne of the Abingtons which is to be the venue for Alex and Megan's wedding next spring. I shared the day with Megan's mother and my mother. Ezio, Gianni, and Charlie rounded out our table.
When my children were young, I was so busy working and taking care of them, I didn't have much time for my nieces and nephews and cousins. As they got older and my own children left the nest, my extended family became more important to me. It would have been wonderful to have lived in the same town, gone to the same church, and shared each other's company for all the birthdays and holidays. That's how I grew up. Every Sunday was a family dinner with 2 sets of grandparents and aunts, uncles, and cousins everywhere.
Time passes; people die; we all get busy with our hustle and bustle of daily living. I have wonderful memories and look forward to making memories with my future grandchildren. Cherish your family while you have them. Try not to fight or argue. I miss my sister, still, but that is her choice not to communicate with the rest of us. Family is important. I hope and pray that she will come back to us. Keep your family close and love them.
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