First time off schedule

I have an organized way of completing my Christmas and New Year’s Day baking of pies, 35-60 ready and waiting just for New Year’s Day with five particular pies saved as gifts for our sons, daughter in law and grandson. I enjoy this so much and have been doing it yearly since we moved into our current home. 

This year I am off my schedule considerably but not for anything bad. One could say that I am having a blonde senior citizen moment but I will not go there.  I am smiling even now while writing. 

For the first time in my 42 years of being a mother I will not be sharing Christmas Day with any of our sons.  The oldest has a nasty cold, my youngest is celebrating in heaven and my son Jason, his wife and their 22 month old son (our only grandchild) will not be joining us either but for good reason.  His little family will be celebrating Christmas Day together, just the three of them together.  It is time for them to start establishing their own traditions and we are still thankful that they were here last year.  I certainly understand and do support their decision. They will be here Wednesday and through New Year’s Day which is truly wonderful. The real reason for the Christmas season is celebrated every day in our hearts anyway.

Yes, I am happy but my “mental” schedule of doing things is out of balance.  I will need to reset it before next year and I will.  If not then no desserts will be ready when needed or desired which would be travesty (of sorts). Until then I will happily spend my Christmas Day baking but only after the hubby and I enjoy our standard Christmas breakfast fare together but this time “alone” for the first time EVER on Christmas Day. I am smiling already at the new memory in the making. 

As an aside, where are my Christmas Betty Boop socks?  I have twice checked my collection of Betty Boop socks that are kept together in the middle of the bottom right hand side dresser drawer.  Alas, yet another reason to bake myself into the right frame of mind.  Yes, I am laughing.

Merry Christmas 2016 from my home to yours.