The Holidays are upon us!!

"Our company is here!!!", I here this often during this time of year, all the way through until after New Years, and I love it!! I myself have very little family left, I have a brother and my mother and Rick has his parents, so most of our company is friends. Although, our immediate family is growing, I now have a wonderful son-in-law and a precious grandson due in March! The term "Home Improvement" is generally used to mean improving a structure or a landscape and so on but this time of year I think of it in different terms. I see so many families with parent, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, children, all still living but because of some petty pride or self centered attitude, they don't speak, even at holidays. Now, I understand that in some instances it is completely necessary for safety or proper mental health, I'm not talking about this. I'm talking about adults acting like adults!! Rick and I miss our family members, especially this time of year and we are saddened when we hear about families who are not speaking due to adults not accepting their kids or family members not respecting each others choices......WHAT???? "Home Improvement" is needed not only ON our homes but IN our homes!! Lets love our kids, after all the are just kids even when there 20, and lets tolerate our mouthy aunt or know-it-all uncle, isn't this what the Holidays are all about? "Home Improvement"....if your family doesn't need it I bet you know a family that does, lets encourage peace and harmony the Holiday season and do some REAL " HOME IMPROVEMENTS"!!!! The Mrs.........