It's Sunday and I heard on the news this morning that we got some snow flurries during the night, but there is no sign of snow or rain this morning.
Brian got his hair cut yesterday and he looks so much neater now.
He still misses Reva, and I miss Rick. We keep ourselves amused by watching movies, napping and playing cards. We did make a trip to Kroger's to buy some of those mini taquitos, the ones that look like miniature tacos, but they're all gone now. I hadn't been in that store for years. Their parking lot is just too crowded for comfort. Apparently it's a popular store.
Did I mention that on Friday Brian got his drivers license renewed. He had let it lapse so he had to take the written test again. No problem, he passed it with flying colors.
Thanksgiving is Thursday but I don't feel much like celebrating under the circumstances. I know that this will be the very first and only Thanksgiving that Brian & Reva will be apart. And I am assuming that Rick won't ask to spend Thanksgiving with me either. All I can say is, it's their loss. I'll be glad when the holidays are over. There's just too much stress involved with the holidays and especially when you are separated from the people that you love.
WHEW! I'm glad the Christmas holidays are over with. I don't know about anyone else, but I just can't seem to muster up any Christmas cheer since the death of Jimmy. I try. I listen to Christmas music starting in early November, and sometimes I listen to it all year long, but it doesn't help when December 25th rolls around. The Christmas Spirit for me is just not there.
I did experience a bit of happiness while shopping with my son Brian for some components of some engineering project that he is working on. It made me happy to help him in some small way, but that was just this week after the holidays. It is so weird that now that the holidays are gone I am feeling happy again. It makes me happy to spend time with family, but it is more than that.....it is because the stress of the holiday season is gone and won't be back for another 12 months. I'm hoping that by then, I will be better adapted and more prepared for the holidays, and that they won't throw me for a loop.
