Friday, December 23, 2005

Who says you can't go home again?

It's almost Christmas Eve and I am still working to get ready for the big day. I had to stop today when our youngest son came in for the weekend and then our youngest daughter and her family arrived shortly thereafter. Then it was "feed the hungry" time. Now the house is quiet again since they are at a friend's home for a few hours. In a few more hours, our oldest daughter and her family will be arriving for the rest of the weekend. And then the fun begins! The house will not be the same because of their excitement. We truly enjoy having them here and look forward to this time of year, but the older we get, the sooner we treasure a little serenity (at least for a few hours, then we are ready to go again). We really hate to see them all go. I have heard grandparents say that they love to see them come but they look forward to seeing the tail lights as they drive away. We don't feel that way. I begin to miss them before they leave the driveway. I am so glad that at least one child lives close by and we can see her and her family on a regular basis. Wouldn't it be nice if all one's children would never leave the roost? Maybe, if we had not made it so easy to move away with so many inventions, people would stay closer to home. The old saying is that you can't go home again. I say that you can and encourage everyone to make that trip home some time in 2006 to spend time with family. Perhaps Christmas is not the best time to do that, but any time of the year can be Christmas to a waiting parent or other loved ones.

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