Another depressing Christmas eve...

[Medusa]

The holidays can be depressing for me, truly. My mother died on Dec. 7 and the following year my sister died on Xmas eve. This year my little Pidgie Pie died just a few days before Xmas. My solution is to have as many friends as possible to my house for a good meal and love and laughter. We share a cup of kindness and it's a healing balm to the soul. It's also my gift to them b/c I find it tedious and unfulfilling to give gifts that they probably don't need or want and that they'll eventually regift anyhow. If it isn't in the budget to pay for it all, my friends kick in by bringing a covered dish b/c the important thing is the friendship. We can either indulge our depression or take control and have a memorable holiday. Maybe give it a whirl next year, Donna. Merry Christmas.

[davidpizzica]

Donna, if the weather (or your car!) isn't too bad next year, C'mon over to Concordia! I don't think you could be depressed when you see me!

[Kirsten]

I'm really sorry, Donna, and I can totally relate to that! My Christmas also tends to be depressing (like our Christmas dinner tonight, for which my mother prepared the meal my sister wanted to eat, only to learn that my sister and her husband are now most likely going to spend the evening with her hubby's mother).

At least Christmas Eve was better than expected since my sister was more talkative as she used to be on such occasions. However, my BIL barely spoke a word, as usual.

Kirsten

[catnapper]

Donna, I'm sorry you're having a depressing time this year. You know if you were cloesr, you would be welcome here! Then you'd go screaming back to Connecticut with a migraine after the chaos here!

[pomtzu]

Sometimes you just have to take those lemons and make lemonade. Here's hoping there's a way for you to do that in the future.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a brighter New Year.

[moosmom]

Ellie,

If I had lemons, I'd make whiskey sours. The hell with the lemonade. I think what bothered me the most was everytime I tried to have a conversation with someone, it's interrupted as if I wasn't even there.

I'll have fun at my friend Susie's house. She's like a sister to me. I'll also be glad when this whole thing is over.

[Catty1]

Did you wish your sponsor a Merry Christmas?

A little prezzie is on its way to you...I ordered the same for me too!

At a recent meeting, a number of people talked about how they can get stinkin' thinkin' thoughts that will lead right back to the bottle. That would mean a NOT so happy Christmas.

HUGS!