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Mid week. Hump day. We’ve almost made it to Santa’s birthday, when an angel comes down the chimney and passes judgement on the snacks provided, taking notes for next year. But first… a special weekend with friends… a bit of family time… and then 2023 shows up all shiny and hopeful. The cycle has faithfully renewed itself each year of my existence so I’m going to assume protocol will be followed once again and we’ll be here for it.
Christmas is a Zen affair in our household. No kiddos around to awe and impress, so after our first two extravagant holiday seasons together we’ve foregone the fuss, skipped the middleman, and celebrated in our hearts without need of trappings. TRANSLATION: We’re lazy heathens no longer full of piss and vinegar for every project. We do, however, have a beautiful poinsettia brought to us by friends which is performing a quite admirable solo gig. There are a few people who know to look out for us a little, and I love it so much because here’s the background: farm kids are trusted with responsibility and expected to sink or swim. Same with farm wives. After all that, when I met Kim I’d been looking after six older people… and then two… and then one. He showed up saying “You’re okay, I got you,” and for the first time in memory my personal safety and future didn’t hinge on my own brave efforts. It feels amazing to realize that someone stronger is taking care of the details. And in that vein, I’m grateful to the friends who “see” us and subtly prop us up as things change. That’s an art because WE ARE NOT GETTING OLD, DAMMIT! so it takes a soupçon of tact.
Current outlook encapsulated:
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So here’s to everyone who takes up the slack… all you real people we depend on in one way or another…
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In every season of life, I feel an urgency to know things, to understand how it all works, to relate my existence to something meaningful… and that’s why I write. My thanks to Caryn Mirriam Goldberg, a past Kansas Poet Laureate, for sharing this quote.
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Whatever the days between Halloween and the New Year mean to you, observe them consciously, absorbing their value, and make good memories.
Dec 16, 2022 @ 12:20:19
Love this, except I’m allergic to poinsettias so I will put up my 3 ft tree instead. Happy holidays to you both!! Much love 💕💖💕
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Dec 18, 2022 @ 16:11:02
Happy Holidays from us to you!!
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Dec 18, 2022 @ 16:40:12
Same to you guys! Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year sista! Love ya & miss ya!! Stay warm.. 💖
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