This Christmas was filled with cold rain and chilly wind outdoors, making the indoors extra cozy and warm. It was wonderful to be with my family, and this year I brought a digital recorder so I could sit and do some recorded one and one interviews with family members for a new book of family portraits I'm working on. It made for an emotional and interesting time, hearing perspectives and pulled up memories of the past. It made me happy, like I was spending time well, but it takes a lot out of you. I feel like a lot of the time, we just sit together in neutral comfort of each other's presence, and I wanted to go a little deeper, get some oral histories down while we are all assembled and have time on our hands. I got a few done, and I'm excited to listen to them again later and start piecing the portraits together, but sadly, I was too late to get one I was really looking forward to. Around 3:00 pm on Christmas Day, my grandpa Denny turned into a bee and flew away into the atmosphere. I am grateful that I got to see him and hug him on Thanksgiving, and terribly sad that was the last time. It is comforting that the whole family happened to be in the same place at the same time and we were able to simply be together. Oh family, you are something.
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