Season comes and goes

[BeHappy2]

I very well remember when my house would be full of family and friends and the ole Turkey cooking smelled so good.
Those seem to be the good ole days of the Holiday Season.

Now i'm in a new sense of living. I don't plan ahead, never know what the next day has in mind for me. Fibro pain wears me down.
I missed those Holidays last year and that's okay, some family came to my door and they saw for themselves i was not well.

So here we are again with another Holiday season, they come and go.
Of course i'm invited to our Family Season gathering, if i'm not there i will call to say i need to pass will catch up with all another time.

Does this seem familiar to many here.
Has a Fibro day been so rough on you , to where you had to cancel attending your Holiday family gathering?

Live Life Well
BeHappy2

[Misha5332]

My only 2 grandkids are in London. I had tried to plan going over with the days off. But as the time came closer, the thought of it was stressing me so bad, I canceled. Maybe during Christmas, we'll see. My 2 other sons are coming home now for Thanksgiving, but it is going to be what I feel up to. They would be fine with hot dogs. I feel so bad for those of you with little ones. I don't know how you do it. I feel guilty all the time that I can't do more.

[Glojer]

Last year I said I wasn't doing Thanksgiving, and the married child was ok with that because our second grandchild was due early Nov., DIL mother was going to be there and there was an expected diagnosis after the birth of MS for our DIL. So of course I was going to do something simple for my brother and daughter and hubby and me. What was I thinking. Baby was beautiful, no MS for daughter in law and I wound up having about twelve people for Thanksgiving, including DIL mother and a foreign exchange student my brother was teaching english to. It was wonderful and fabulous and I was so worn out.

Fast forward to this year. I am not doing Thanksgiving. So brothers cancer is back and he is getting treatment, his roommate (a fabulous cook) broke his leg in 3 places and our son is going to England on a business trip the week of Thanksgiving so DIL will be alone with the children with no time to do anything. Everyone looks at me......oh no I say......well ok if everyone brings something. I will only do the Turkey and gravy. Ok everyone agrees, that is great. The pie people can't make it, so I will be doing pies also ok no problem I can handle that. Son is not leaving until after Thanksgiving so we can now go to their house. Yeah, no setting up no dishes clean up at my house.

I am standing my ground, I just can't do all of that anymore. I am still able to attend family dinners and I will bring whatever I need to, but oh I can't take the prep and work anymore, it just kills me.

Glojer
ps. I'm not sure I answered your question.......giggle!