The sun has been out the last few days and the snow is finally melting in some areas of our yard. The driveway is mostly clear now, but the front and back yards still have 2 to 3 feet of snow being stubborn about leaving. Kind of like guests that stay long past their welcome!
I sent an email to a long lost friend once who I hadn't seen since high school and all I really wanted to do was find out if she was still alive and kick'n. And she was and she came to visit......for a week!! It was a wonderful visit, got to find out all about her life and what she had been doing and all the friends we used to have. But I still had to go to work and cook dinner when I got home and the visit was totally un-expected and although I loved having her here, I was glad when she finally moved on.
Family is different....after all they are FAMILY and you love them, you know all about them and they help around the house and they are YOURS. They can stay as long as they like.
But long lost friends? After awhile, they aren't anymore.
Kinda like winter. It's ok when it first arrives. It's pretty, it makes everything look so beautiful and clean and white.
After awhile it is amazing how much there is of it and how much fun the kids have with it. Sledding and skiing and skating and throwing it.
And then it's a bother. All the shoveling, and plowing. And the heating bill goes sky high, and you have to wear boots and gloves and heavy coats.
And then you slip and fall and sink in up to your knees and the dog tracks it all in all over the place.....and so does your sweet hubby!
AND IT JUST NEEDS TO GO HOME.....wherever that is!
2 comments:
Oh, how I know what you mean!!! How long ago was this? Mine was last summer......Here's hoping it won't happen often!!! FAMILY......Come on down...or up....or over....♥
Amen! although, then I have to try to keep the lawn green, or at least as green as it can get under my care. :) sigh...
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