Holidays

The holidays are going to be tough this year.  That's a simple fact. Our first set of holidays without Sarah are going to bring quite a few sad memories.  We had already gotten through Sarah's birthday

We celebrated Thanksgiving at Sarah's brother's home near Shreveport.  The kids really enjoyed sharing time with the cousins and our dog enjoyed exploring their property.  I got to catch up with my in-laws and see how they were doing.  We got to trade stories and update each other on what we were up to.

In past years, Sarah took care of making the Christmas cards and getting them sent out.  This is one of the many things that I have to take over.  I got some decent pictures of the kids at the pumpkin patch which I had made into cards.  I'm not looking forward to writing the letter that traditionally accompanies the cards.

We have always spent "Black Friday" at home setting up the Christmas decorations.  This year we  drove home from Shreveport first thing and when we got home we unpacked and started setting up the decorations.  Patrick set up the tree and hung some ornaments (which I redid later that evening).  Me and Clint set up the lights for the front yard.  There was a moment when we were hanging up the kids stockings that Clint realized that we wouldn't be including Sarah's this year.  This is only one of the many moments of sadness that will be mixed in with the joy of the holidays this year.