It took a wagonload of patience and understanding to get Dennis to take his nap today. He threw a screaming and kicking tantrum, got back up and came downstairs, and cried that he just wanted to go home. I wanted to stay and enjoy the family, so I made him nap at Gran's today. After the screaming didn't work, he wailed pitifully for 10 minutes and finally admitted that he just really missed his cousins (who had just left). He wailed "why can't they just stay here?". (I remember feeling that way when Michael left for Utah years ago!). I had to rub Dennis' back and play soothing music and snuggle til he fell asleep. He called me from his phone when he woke up, and we returned from shopping to spend time with him.
Today Dennis and I decorated Gran's and Pop's Christmas tree, and we sat around by the fire and chatted with everyone for hours. What a special holiday this one has been, especially watching the three children enjoying each other so much! There were more antics today before they left, and I was amused when I caught Dennis and Mirella each holding onto an end of one of those old exercise bands made of two metal handles with springs stretched between them. They were moving it back and forth, and I heard them talking about "sawing a tree". And Dennis liked it when Caedmon came to snuggle on the couch with him as they watched PBS.
Today we have so much to be thankful for! Dennis reports that he is thankful for "the TV that I watch and the houses that I visit".
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