It started on Thanksgiving: The question of if we really need to spend time with family on the holidays.

At the same time, one of my closest friends was driving with her husband and kiddo to spend time with friends in another state. The problem was that her kiddo was not too happy about it. He was so upset that he bemoaned having to spend time with people he doesn’t really even know

I was feeling very fortunate to be spending time not only with my immediate family, but with extended family for the first time since we moved 3000 miles across the country from our family! (To follow that story check out my “Moving and Changing” blogs.