Christmas - Subdued but Pleasant
Last night when I was trying to think of how to describe Christmas this year, "subdued" was the word that kept coming to mind. I didn't decorate, didn't send out cards, did no baking - and didn't miss it. I'm pretty sure I'll want to do all that again next year, but this year I never did get in the spirit of things. Actually, it seems a lot of
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I'm sorry to hear about your great nephew. I have friends who lost a daughter on almost exactly the same date about six years ago - and everywhere they looked there were reminders of birth and babies, of course. They have a gorgeously bright, funny, friendly, four year old daughter now, who doesn't replace the lost baby - but has eased the pain. But Christmas is still a sad reminder for them.
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