Baby steps. Well, not even baby steps. There was no way, and there is no way that I wouldn’t spend Christmas with the kids. Not even a consideration. Off to CA we went! We arrived on Saturday and pretty much went straight to our family Christmas party. Next day was all girl lunch at my sister’s house, next day was all day at Disneyland, dinner with friends, shopping, wrapping gifts, Christmas Day, birthday shopping, visiting my mom. Before I knew it, it was time to come home. Although I’m always happy to be reunited with my broken in, worn looking boots, I’m already looking forward to my next trip. I’d actually wear the boots there, but the little voice in my head is actually that of my daughter saying, “oh mother”!

My son and his family went to Michigan to spend Christmas with my daughter in law’s family so we…