There's a certain inertia that's pretty hard to overcome.
My mom, after her house was wiped out by the tornado, decided she was going to take the insurance money and rebuild right there. Nevermind the fact there wasn't a tree left on the lot or that most of her friends have either passed on or moved on, and that it made no economic sense, she was going to stay right there.
It's not easy, cartera, and I hope things both work for the best and as painlessly as possible for all of you.
Changes are never easy. My husband's aunt ran a working ranch for decades. It was finally too much for her and she just moved in with her daughter. Lots of memories. Very hard to say goodbye. Hugs to your mom.
Thank you. That would be nice. It is no longer a working farm - at least not by our family. The acreage and the pasture are rented out, but there are still decisions that need to be made and my brother and I are too far away to help as much as is needed. She doesn't want to stay but doesn't want to leave either. It will not be easy.
That is sad, but I can't imagine being elderly and trying to keep up a farm. She needs a break. Perhaps next year your family can start a new Christmas tradition for the next 57 years.
Just spent Christmas with my family on the farm in Virginia. It was bittersweet because the farm is on the market so this may be the last one there. My mom can't handle the day to day any longer. I have spent every one of my 57 Christmases there.
Transfixed by the old holiday spirit, samurai... that, and the fact I couldn't think of a thing to get any of you. Cheap as sentiments are, it was the only thing that seemed appropriate.
Looked for something along the lines of Tiny Tim's "God bless us everyone" to drum up a few more nods but remembered hearing this today on XM and thought it fit:
