New York Nanny Center » reminiscing http://www.nynanny.com Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:25:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 Where did all the Christmas go? http://www.nynanny.com/family-2/where-did-all-the-christmas-go/ http://www.nynanny.com/family-2/where-did-all-the-christmas-go/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:18:15 +0000 Alison Gore http://www.luckylildarlings.com/?p=1176   Read more (...)]]> I’m sitting in the family room at the end of January in Christmas treeless room with all the decorations packed away. Just a few weeks ago the house was so lively with the family home. I miss seeing the revolving refrigerator door, hearing the 24 hour humming of the washer and dryer and waiting in the long line for the shower. Just weeks ago I’d get the phone calls saying how excited they were to come home or the countdown of days until they arrived. Then a few days before Christmas I’d watch the door open to one smiling face after another as they dragged their million suitcases inside for the holidays.

Just a few weeks ago my house was filled with Christmas decorations and lots of family. How the time flies!

They wanted that escape from their realities. What they needed was mom’s cooking, cookie baking, clothes washed, a clean bathroom, Christmas movies in the dvd player, and their clean beds to tuck into. What I didn’t mention at the beginning of my reflection was that it took me a few weeks to recuperate after everyone left. When the refrigerator stopped opening because it was empty, the washer stopped humming because it was leaking, and the shower line dwindled because the rod feel off the wall. That’s my reality. I love you guys.

-Mama Bell

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