Comments on: 19: Home for the holidays http://musicandcats.com/2006/12/19-home-for-the-holidays/ "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." --Albert Schweitzer Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:08:30 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: William http://musicandcats.com/2006/12/19-home-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-10318 William Mon, 25 Dec 2006 03:39:39 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=558#comment-10318 A child placed? That IS news! I'm glad I've been checking in occasionally so that I found out. How wonderful! I think I spent Christmas of 1998 in my own home. I'm not sure because that was a year of much turmoil. My father had died only ten days earlier. Until 1994, I'd spent every Christmas with my parents. After my mother's death in the spring of 1995, my father and I would spend Christmas with other family, a brother in LA, my sister in Chicago, etc. If Tiffany and I should have Children, we're looking forward to spending a Christmas or two in our own home, rather than being nomads. I'm looking forward to seeing Tiffany tomorrow for the first time in ten days. Our dog Hannah had a ruptured cervical disk, and Tiffany cut short our holiday plans to try to get Hannah stable on steroids. Failing that, and facing Hannah's increasing pain and loss of mobility, she decided to let Hannah go last Sunday. This has been a very bittersweet Christmas for my lovely young bride. Best wishes to you and Paul, your folks, sister, and extended family. William A child placed? That IS news! I’m glad I’ve been checking in occasionally so that I found out. How wonderful!

I think I spent Christmas of 1998 in my own home. I’m not sure because that was a year of much turmoil. My father had died only ten days earlier. Until 1994, I’d spent every Christmas with my parents. After my mother’s death in the spring of 1995, my father and I would spend Christmas with other family, a brother in LA, my sister in Chicago, etc. If Tiffany and I should have Children, we’re looking forward to spending a Christmas or two in our own home, rather than being nomads.

I’m looking forward to seeing Tiffany tomorrow for the first time in ten days. Our dog Hannah had a ruptured cervical disk, and Tiffany cut short our holiday plans to try to get Hannah stable on steroids. Failing that, and facing Hannah’s increasing pain and loss of mobility, she decided to let Hannah go last Sunday. This has been a very bittersweet Christmas for my lovely young bride.

Best wishes to you and Paul, your folks, sister, and extended family.

William

]]> By: joanna http://musicandcats.com/2006/12/19-home-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-10240 joanna Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:09:12 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=558#comment-10240 A new child! Time for new traditions! Change is bittersweet, isn't it? A new child! Time for new traditions! Change is bittersweet, isn’t it?

]]> By: Isabella http://musicandcats.com/2006/12/19-home-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-10225 Isabella Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:06:35 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=558#comment-10225 A child placed!??! How exciting! Am thinking good thoughts your way. You're right, your Seattle home does have to learn to be home during the holidays, and it will. If there's one thing I've learned from having a child, it's how adaptable we are, how quickly habits are formed or lost. But also I think, ultimately, home is wherever you are during the holidays. (Personally, I need some snow with my Christmas though.) A child placed!??! How exciting! Am thinking good thoughts your way.

You’re right, your Seattle home does have to learn to be home during the holidays, and it will. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from having a child, it’s how adaptable we are, how quickly habits are formed or lost. But also I think, ultimately, home is wherever you are during the holidays.

(Personally, I need some snow with my Christmas though.)

]]> By: srp http://musicandcats.com/2006/12/19-home-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-10222 srp Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:56:47 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=558#comment-10222 How exciting to anticipate a new family member! What a wonderful time to make new memories and traditions as well as incorporating the old into the new. Keep us posted! Have a wonderful holiday! How exciting to anticipate a new family member! What a wonderful time to make new memories and traditions as well as incorporating the old into the new. Keep us posted! Have a wonderful holiday!

]]> By: lindy http://musicandcats.com/2006/12/19-home-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-10204 lindy Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:40:56 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=558#comment-10204 I am off to Cleveland tomorrow- for the first time spending Christmas at my daughter's place, instead of having Vera and Steve come to me. I'm delighted to be going- to my surprise, it doesn't feel weird at all..more like the easy, unburdened feeling of a college student going home to help the actual adults celebrate the holiday. I never would have believed it, being a great one for holidays, home, and traditions of celebrating..but the lessening of responsibility for me is almost euphoric. I felt that way after reluctantly selling my much loved house, too. It was unexpectedly freeing not to deal with the homeowner responsibilities I'd been handling alone since my husband's death. All these different times, or stages, or whatever they are turn out to have their own excellent -often unexpected features. You are going to have such a fine time making your Seattle Christmases your own...and you are obviously going to be very, very good at it. I am off to Cleveland tomorrow- for the first time spending Christmas at my daughter’s place, instead of having Vera and Steve come to me. I’m delighted to be going- to my surprise, it doesn’t feel weird at all..more like the easy, unburdened feeling of a college student going home to help the actual adults celebrate the holiday.
I never would have believed it, being a great one for holidays, home, and traditions of celebrating..but the lessening of responsibility for me is almost euphoric. I felt that way after reluctantly selling my much loved house, too. It was unexpectedly freeing not to deal with the homeowner responsibilities I’d been handling alone since my husband’s death.
All these different times, or stages, or whatever they are turn out to have their own excellent -often unexpected features.
You are going to have such a fine time making your Seattle Christmases your own…and you are obviously going to be very, very good at it.

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