I officially learned yesterday that Robert won't be able to be here for Thanksgiving. Once we found out his training was moving forward and that he would be over 1200 miles away, we were pretty sure that would be the case. I'll be honest though, the fact that the holiday will be spent without all of my kids sitting with me at the table gives me pause. I've always known this was a probability, but yesterday, the confirmation made it very, very real. We are still hopeful that my in-laws will come for the holiday, as we don't want them spending the first holiday without my brother-in-law alone. The logistics of it are challenging, and there is a possibility we will just go there, but it is't what we're planning. Perhaps "planning" is overstating it though, because Andrew and his mother haven't really discussed it.
And then comes Christmas. This holiday is really up in the air. At this point, Robert is hoping to be here for a couple of days, although we aren't exactly sure when. We know all of the family is going to want to see him, which would mean getting his parents back here again, but since we don't know when, we don't know what to plan, and there is both my mom's and dad's sides we also need to plan. For someone who likes to be a planner, this is stressful, but I know it will all work out. As I say about so many things, "Just because it has always been done that way, isn't a reason to keep doing it that way." This is part of having our kids grow up!
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