Thanksgiving

I've been neglectful..........Summer was so much fun this year.  The campground has a new manager and she has made things right with the world.  We had so much fun this summer.  Campfires, great food, singing, and friends.  We got invited to "the site" one weekend....they have a tent set up for food and drinks, we all share whatever we have, plan dinners for Friday and Saturday nights. Cliff gets his guitar out, sometimes Dar and Bill are there with their Karoke machine, we sing, we talk, we enjoy the company and the fire.  We all help each other.  We were home for about 10 days in June and then a week in July, spent a week home in September before going to Maine with Pat and Gail and Jim's sister Jody, then home for a few days before going back to camp for the last couple weeks. 
Maine was so much fun, we went to Cadillac Mtn for the sunrise one morning, spent a day looking for sand dollars at my moms favorite beach--Back Beach,  walked some trails, watched the moon rise, ate lobster, has a fish and shrimp fry, shopped.....
Shannon spent a week with us in July camping.  She loves it and we love having her.  I have to say though she's 8 going on 28!!  And the things that come out of her--had us laughing each night.  One night Sammy gave her a big ole slobbery kiss, she took his little face between her hands looked him in the eye and said "Sammy you can't kiss me on the lips, it's not like we're in a relationship or anything!"  I thought we were going to fall out of our chairs laughing......She's such a joy to have around.  Wish we had this with Olive but that's not going to happen, Lauren has stopped Facebook so I don't even get to see pics of her anymore, she has no contact with us what so ever, makes me sad that this little girl will never know her other family.  Makes me appreciate Kristine so much more letting us have Shannon when we can. 
We are home for the winter, I need to get after the house since I neglected it all summer.  I dusted last weekend, today I finally found the dining room table again.  Still have to clean bedrooms and my computer desk area is a disaster!  I'm off this week and since I'm a little broke guess I'm cleaning instead of baking.
Work is.......better I suppose.  The EMR's are here, not working like they should but we are figuring them out.  I've lost a couple more special patients and looking like some more are coming. It never ends......I truly love my job and most of my patients but burning out,.  I need to hand it over to HIM and see what happens.  The days that are the worst turn into the best....Brian 23 with stage 4 lung cancer and mets already, his smile and then his mom thanking me for everything I did to make the transition from Sloan Kettering when we sent him there and now back to us, and Randy who is my age smiling and telling me I matter in all I do for him, John who always says I know you are doing the best you can to accomodate my wishes even when I can't. and of course Jack the husband of my dear late Mary with a big ole HUG for me everytime he sees me either at work or in the stores......They make me remember why I'm there.
I wasn't going to decorate for Christmas this year....broke, no spirit, kids too far away........but then this morning Kristine texted me asking if she and Shannon could come out the weekend before Christmas, so the decorations will go up.  She said she would ask Rob if he wanted to drive out with her since they are getting along again.  Not dating but at least getting along.
Thinking of my mom more and more.  I miss her soooo much especially at this time of year, she loved the holidays.  She baked for everyone, cookies, breads you name it she did it.  One of the local Catholic churches on Sundays send out over speakers the bells playing hymms.....the other day they were playing some of her favorites, I just sit on the back porch and listen cause I can hear her singing them at her piano at home or in church with the choir. 
Well I really need to find the 2 desks in this room and file and shred all that's on them.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.