tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738048378012755564.post5858080738671447751..comments2024-03-06T03:23:51.904-08:00Comments on Surviving Middle-Aged Widowhood: Unkind FallWidow in the Middlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01598249263166943162noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738048378012755564.post-25433484941179093582009-10-16T12:52:38.797-07:002009-10-16T12:52:38.797-07:00Gosh, that is a horrible week for you! How have y...Gosh, that is a horrible week for you! How have you been getting through it since your husband's death?<br /><br />I love your comment about "playing along" and buying a pumpkin. A nicer way of saying, "Going through the motions."Widow in the Middlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01598249263166943162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738048378012755564.post-12921691246340932892009-10-15T20:56:19.100-07:002009-10-15T20:56:19.100-07:00I'm right there with you. I used to LOVE the h...I'm right there with you. I used to LOVE the holidays and looked forward to them with zest. I would decorate for Christmas before or on Thanksgiving. Then my world changed. My husband died on 11/21, 2 days before Thanksgiving. I had decorated the house inside and out for Christmas even earlier than the norm because the boys were coming and he wanted to wow them. My birthday is 11/26 and my stepson's is 11/28. Somehow all the joy that used to go into that time of year is gone. My husband's birthday is 9/16 so It's like the fall doldrums take over then and don't end until Jan 1st. I try really hard to go through the motions for the kids but my heart just isn't in it. Of course, I never let them know that. If I could I'd end summer and start winter on the first of the year, skipping fall altogether. Somehow, I don't think the pumpkin vendors would like that idea. So I'll go buy a pumpkin this weekend and play along :)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08967278323581039367noreply@blogger.com