Labor Day 2008
All’s quiet on the home front. I ran to the bank this morning then stopped in at the Salvation Army to browse. It was one of those days…not really in the mood but looking to find fall or Halloween decorations. They had very little.
No matter how many times I go there or St. Vincent’s DePaul I always search through the sleepwear and undies. Remembering how cold it was last winter I’ve been looking for a granny gown and found one today. I also found another silk nightshirt of which I’m wearing tonight. I think I’m addicted to silk nightshirts. And a new bra…didn’t need it but hey…get ‘em while I can. 
I discovered they had a whole “new” selection of VCR movies and I spent thirty minutes digging through them. Now my taste in movies doesn’t run to the norm. Nor is it normal for me to even watch movies. I’m not even sure why I bought any as my sister gave me maybe twenty movies over a year ago and I’ve maybe watched two of them. But then again, I didn’t pick those out…she did. I’m too embarrassed to tell you what I like but here’s a hint…Willow was one of them. One of my all time favorites is Jungle Book….”look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities, forget about your worry and your strife….” I gave that one and other animated movies to my great grandson. I may have to borrow them back this winter….
Anyhoo…back home I cleaned veggies from my sisters garden I brought home yesterday….OMG REAL TOMATOES!! And cantaloupe. Then dabbled around in the stories I’m writing for our newspaper…made a few changes here and there. Supper consisted of cooked cabbage and sausage and jello with fruit for desert.
The news tonight talked about the high volume of people going to the lakes with the perfect…and hot weather. Myself, I prefer holidays at home…I hate crowds. There are places I could go but home is where I like it. I still have one more story to write for the newspaper then a couple of days of editing…and waiting to hear from them on the word count limit.
I’ve discovered, for me, at my age holidays are just another day. To me they are a time when everyone else is busy with family and activities and I can run around all day in my nightshirt and feel pretty assured no one is gonna knock on my door to surprise me. My hair gets a fluff and makeup is iffy…iffy I happen to get around to it that is. Who knows, I may not even make my bed and crawl back into it before the days over for a quiet nap. 
Yanno, I spent a lifetime gearing up and working my fingers to the bone preparing for holidays. I told someone once that holidays are for men and kids….the women do the work and they do the enjoying. That person happened to be a man and he agreed with me! Will wonders never cease?!! 
Finances forced me into the situation of giving up passing out candy at Halloween…besides I’m rarely home on Trick or Treat night. I don’t do Thanksgiving dinner anymore, I handed it off to my daughters. I don’t buy Christmas presents anymore. We just do a simple meal and get together. My kids understand I can’t spend money foolishly anymore…it just isn’t in my budget. Besides, I think it’s all too commercialized anyway. I truly enjoy the Christmas spirit; the decorations, music and just the holiday spirit.
So Grandma sits back and watches the next generation does their thingy and basks in the decadent JOY of having done my part for years and now it’s their turn while I lazily sit back and just be Grandma.
No more juggling the budget, days of endless cooking and planning. No more up to my ears in wrapping presents which I’m absolutely no good at…just to watch all your hard work being ripped to shreds in a matter of minutes. Does this make me a scrooge? Nah…cause I’d still do it if I could.
Holidays are different when you’re alone. I think sometimes we just try to ignore them. Sometimes I do fine and other times it’s a case of just getting through them and coming out on the other side still smiling.
In either case, all’s quiet on the home front and the next couple of days I’ll struggle with boredom which may drive me to the Eagles for a few beers and conversation and who knows….a BWI….
Have a fun and safe holiday!
Softie
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