The Ps are gone....

They left about half an hour ago. I watched them go with a mixture of sadness and relief....
I am very sad because I realized that my parents are getting old and they may not be able to travel much anymore.
I am relieved because I have a TON of things to do and I was not getting any of it done. They didn't stop me but I felt guilty doing mundane things while they were here and so everything is piling up. Laundry, dust, bills, shredding, Christmas tasks, dirt in the carpet, sweeping, etc. It was also abnormally cold and very windy here the whole time they visited so it really limited our time we could spend outside. We watched a ton of GSN and old Law and Order reruns......We did have a good visit with no arguing and disagreements, mainly because my darling hubby kept his mouth closed about things that irritated him. I give HUGE kudos for this...........
So, I miss them now and know that I am not going home for Christmas so I won't see them again for a while.... No, Momster, no Christmas joy for us this year unless I win the lottery...or airfares plummet to all time lows.......

My parents are here...and a Thanksgiving update.

My parents came in last night. They were in Chicago visiting my brother and family and came this way to see us. My mom is not well but the docs said to just go while they wait for test results to come back. This could be as long as 8 weeks. Like my mom said, "I'll be dead or cured by then." So they are here and I hope this visit goes well because, lets face it, they are getting older. My dad is 71 now and my mom is getting ready to turn 69. I don't know how much longer they will be traveling around the country. Their friends of at least 35 years might also come in from Arizona to see them while they are here, also.
Thanksgiving was a disappointment for me this year. We decided to not cook for just the 3 of us. So instead, we went to the local resort hotel for their buffet. Items missing included turkey/brown gravy, corn, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie, whipped cream and ice cream. How is this a proper Thanksgiving? For the amount we paid, I think there should have been all of the above....Afterwards, we went hiking and took some spectacular pictures but I have to download them and I haven't gotten to that yet....That evening, we invited some people over for dessert and that wasn't bad but overall, a let down...
This was the first holiday weekend in 3 years where the hubby was not on standy-by, alert, standby for alert or completely away from home. He was wondering why I was so affectionate this weekend, besides the fact that he is handsome, and I think it was because I was relaxed and not resentful of his job!!!! Men sometimes don't see the underlying reasons to things........
BTW, I didn't get the job at the hospital...........I didn't particularly want the job but I didn't like not being selected, KWIM?