Every year I vow that I'll start in January getting Christmas pulled together throughout the year and every year, I don't do that. Sigh! So right now I'm burning the midnight oil as usual. I've almost made a whole scarf since 4pm on what is now yesterday because it's 2am. I have three more gifts to finish before Christmas Eve. I've gotten the beadwork done on them but still have to assemble them and put the beaded edging on. I don't have to cook Christmas dinner, though. I have a new passion and it's those Dorito tacos at Taco Bell. So we're going to have that and all I have to do is make dessert. Yay!
My oldest grandson's Christmas is so meaningful this year. His real father disappeared before he was even 6 months old and he's never had any chance to know him. He found his other grandmother via the internet and called her. It turns out that his father had a major mental illness that showed up right after my grandson was born and she's been taking care of him ever since. Cory got to talk to his two uncles and his grandmother told him she's prayed for him all these years. I'm so happy for him. And I'm also glad for his sake that he found out his father didn't willfully just never keep in touch. I know this means so much to my grandson and I'm very happy for him. Sadly, his other grandfather passed away a couple of years ago. But he's welcomed with open arms into his father's family and that's beautiful. It's beautiful for his grandmother, too. She wants pictures of Corey all his growing up years and has requested that she can also hear stories of all the things that happened to him all those years. I know she was so thrilled when he was born and she was trying to keep in touch with him but her address was lost along the way. Thank goodness for the internet
In spite of being so busy trying to cram a ton of things into these last few days before Christmas, I'm still really enjoying this holiday. I may be tired, but I'm also very content and very thankful for everything.
Right after Christmas, I'll start taking photos and putting some things into the Jewel'n'Jeans Boutique.
I'm sure people are wondering if that's ever going to get done. And probably even doubting that it will. But I promise. I'm just slow, as usual.
