Baby Steps Back To Normal

Well, the cooking and baking was completed, the gifts wrapped and unwrapped, the guests flown back to their homes, and Muff is more than ready to get back to the everyday, mundane life I lead! We had a lovely visit with Hubby’s family – not too long a drive, all four siblings together again, sharing news and memories, a delicious meal, and plenty of laughter. Then back to the Philly airport to pick up my sister (and let the games begin!) and home. Friday brought above-mentioned relative into her true competitive mode – visit Mom (whom she hasn’t seen in a year) and look for areas which are “my fault,” brag to those there about her “wonderful life,” and become some fictitious entity that I’ve never seen. Muff swallows the bile and moves on. I made an artisan pizza for dinner and she asked about my recipe with her nose in the air [prediction: she’ll make it and claim it as hers! She’s already done that many times!] Saturday meant preparing dishes to take with us on Sunday. I suppose she meant well in trying to help, but I need my space, and I really can get through my chores without that much assistance! Evening Mass (more comments,) comfort food (homemade vegetable soup and sammies) late supper (more remarks) and Hubby watching his team win but lose a playoff berth (lots of derisive sneers.) Sounds like fun, eh? Christmas was fun with my daughter and my little guy, but her hubby’s family is too much for me, and I was overwhelmed with all 14 of them! Had to listen to more bragging and know-it-all speeches from my sister again, and I finally made it through the last two days without a homicide. Now, I’m back to my slow-paced world, and I’m loving it.
I’m still trying to catch up on everyone’s blogs – it’s taking forever!
Peace,
Muff