Good morning and wishing all a quiet and relaxing day after Christmas!
I cannot complain about yesterday either, it was quiet, the kids ran in the am, and took a long walk with hubby in the afternoon, we all took naps after we had the Christmas lunch, and push the opening presents to last night; that was an awesome moment. Since we were a little strained financially I went for the cheaper stuff and got funny onesies for our son and his wife, my husband and me. Mom got some comfy pajamas, but the onesies plus a pair of "old fart" slippers for hubby were a riot! We had so much fun over these. Then we ended the day with a game of Canasta, reminding me of the old days, still in Romania, when so much of the big family was still alive. It was sweet and bitter remembering how many we've lost since, but enjoying the new family and the tradition being passed on to the newer generation.
All in all we had a great time, and great food, planning another similar today, unfortunately hubby has to work, but we will save some festivities for dinner when he will be back home.
In the mix of all that, I could not avoid reflecting to all the challenges our family faced this year, some of which will still spill in 2017. But with the love and support of each other we'll face them and conquer them all.
And yes, you guessed right: my quitting smoking was one of the most challenging one; but I had this group of family and friends coming to the rescue every time I needed it, and I am forever grateful for that.
The work of an Ex-smoker is never done, but the farthest in the process of recovery I get, the more knowledge and experience accumulate, the wiser and stronger I become to work on it, whatever tools are needed.
Dear EX, wherever you are in the process, please be grateful for the guidance, support, education, and comfort our mentors are handing out for free every hour of every day, holiday or not!
Thank you EX-family for getting me to 290 DOFs, health and joy to all of you!
Daniela
