Overwhelmed.

When I feel distraught or overwhelmed, I seem to have two speeds.

Get after it with vengeance.

Or to put it more simply, shut down and stick my head in the sand.

Lately I have found myself behaving like the latter.

Between issues coming up with home maintenance repairs etc, and the upcoming holidays I have found myself submerged in responsibilities.

Overburdened.

Not to forget to mention the normal day to day "Mom" stuff.

Making dinners, picking up after everyone, endless loads of laundry.

I just want to run away.

So I guess it is fitting that I am doing just that tomorrow.

I am taking the kids out of town, and starting our own new tradition for Thanksgiving.

One that was actually started by my parents, who I have found myself missing more than ever lately.

The holidays can prove to be a really tough time to be without family.

And while I am not alone, I do miss the comfort of having my parents around.

This marks the second Thanksgiving I will celebrate without either of them.

But I hope that going back to a place my parents and I loved so fondly, a love which now my children share, will allow a piece of them to be with us.

I surely hope so.

To those traveling tomorrow and Thursday, be safe.

And to anyone else reading this, a gentle reminder that we all have things to be thankful for, even if we can't see them right this moment.

Gobble Gobble.

Xoxo,

C.