I think that it is time to find friends to spend the holidays with because my family is not cutting it. Every year I tell my mom - you need to get the tradtitions you want carried on started now.
When were little - we went to our Grandma's house on Christmas eve, all the aunts and uncles would buy for the kids and the grown-ups would draw names. We had a big potluck and it was so much fun spending the evening with cousins.
2003 both my Grandpa's died and all family traditions ceased.
Here is what Maggie's First Christmas Consisted of:
Christmas Eve we went and got take out Pizza at Round Table - because Maggie couldn't go to any family functions due to her vomiting and diarrhea. Came home, ate dinner went to bed.
Christmas Day - woke up at 7:45am, got dressed woke up Grandma and Grandpa to open presents. We were done around 9:00am. Called the dr and went in to get checked out (due to her being sick for almost a week.) Came home had coffee cake, Grandma and Grandpa went and took naps. Around 2pm we woke them up because we could and the day was sucking big time. I fell asleep around 3pm. Woke up around 5pm. Had cream of wheat for dinner. What a disappointment.
There was really no excitement, nothing special except for Maggie.
So - time to find friends and make plans with them at Christmas time - I believe it takes a village to raise a child just hoping that our village will help me out. :(
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