I know I should, and my nine year old (see picture above) is asking when we are going to put one up. I haven't even bought Amy her presents yet-- unless you count the Christmas outfit I bought her. I did buy toys for Elizabeth, (my youngest who lives in a group home), a few weeks ago, but I don't know when I'll get to see her. She lives over an hour away and I can't drive.
I told Amy (my 9 year old daughter who lives at home) that we'll put the tree up this weekend-- Friday evening. The computer and TV will go off and Christmas music will be turned on. That will help set the mood. It always does, but I just don't feel like "getting into it" this year. I don't even want to make tamales and that's unusual for me. I've made them every year for I can't remember how long. (Family tradition). I just can't get into it this year!
~Sandy
(I lost my 10 year old, Jennifer, on September 10, 2002 in an accident: http://www.geocities.com/sandymeyers/rememberingjenny.html
and placed my youngest, Elizabeth, (who is autistic and
profoundly mentally retarded) in a group home this past January:
http://www.geocities.com/sandymeyers/elizabeth.html ).
I told Amy (my 9 year old daughter who lives at home) that we'll put the tree up this weekend-- Friday evening. The computer and TV will go off and Christmas music will be turned on. That will help set the mood. It always does, but I just don't feel like "getting into it" this year. I don't even want to make tamales and that's unusual for me. I've made them every year for I can't remember how long. (Family tradition). I just can't get into it this year!
~Sandy
(I lost my 10 year old, Jennifer, on September 10, 2002 in an accident: http://www.geocities.com/sandymeyers/rememberingjenny.html
and placed my youngest, Elizabeth, (who is autistic and
profoundly mentally retarded) in a group home this past January:
http://www.geocities.com/sandymeyers/elizabeth.html ).