A Tale of Two Houses
Our vacation is moving way too fast. It seemed like Christmas weekend was here before we blinked. And the New Year is just a few days away. Santa was good to the kids; especially The Girl. The Boy got way too many Xbox and computer games but he’s really into first-person shoot-em-ups and fantasy role playing games. That seems to be a strange combination to me but it’s what he likes. And The Girl got the coveted iPod Nano. I just wish we were as good with other things as we are picking out Christmas presents.
My dad gave us one of his “not in my house” speeches. Apparently, he didn’t like us wearing our Santa hats. We like to wear them places around Christmas time. (Part of that corny we like to match thing that we do.) I didn’t mind taking them off if it bothered him; but I could certainly do without the “it’s my house and I’ll make the rules” speech. It would be nice if he could interact with California Girl and me like adults and not subjects in his realm. We’ve got our own house too. And it’s more than suitable to spend the holiday there if we’re not welcome in his. I keep the peace for my mom’s sake but sometimes it’s hard.
We would like to thank everyone who left us comments or sent us emails wishing us a merry Christmas. Your good wishes are very much appreciated. The holiday season is a time to reflect on some of our traditions, and collaborating on this blog has become one of our favorites. Our Tuesday photo sessions always seem to raise our spirits if we are having a bad week. And the posts remind us of something cheerful when we are having a bad day. The pictures are a lot of fun but it is the words that resonate with us. We look forward to sharing more good times in the years ahead.
A very late Merry Christmas, to a very neat couple..
from a very behind friend!
My dad also gave me the speach this year…on a different matter. My son made me laugh to hard afterwards be mentioning…
“Mom, I’ve heard stories. Grandpa says you never listened to him when you were young. Why do you now that you’re old???”
First..I guess I’m old? Second..I guess we do it for family and peace don’t we?
Kelly: I just want to be treated like an adult. He doesn’t come by our house much because he doesn’t like being on our turf where we makes the rules. He’s never learned that if you have something reasonable to say people will listen regardless of whether or not its “house rules”.