FAMILY GENEROSITY CREATES PREDICAMENT

Is Lon getting his blood pressure up? Sharon is worried he is going to tear up something!

I'm sure this post will fall on deaf ears, however, I think I need to get this situation out in the open before the Holiday Season arrives. I have almost waited too long. It is upon us.

If you have spent any time in an RV you are aware of the space issue. Imagine having all your worldly possessions in your RV and how much extra space you might have. In our fifth wheel we also have very little wall space. What we have is filled with family
                                                                                    pictures and other memorabilia. Just enough already, don't need more. You think your house is full wall to wall, check ours out. I'm sure you see some cute holiday figurines. Sorry, don't need any.
                     
If you haven't figured out where I'm going with this, let me spell it out in very plain English. WE really don't need ANYTHING for Christmas. I know some of you will call me "SCROOGE" and tell me about the spirit of giving and it is more blessed to give than to receive. Well, listen to the LON philosophy. We have NO PLACE for gifts and we want for nothing. We have everything we need and if we do need or want something, we go get it.                  

Okay, now for how we are going to handle this. We have discussed this and we want to send each of our son's family a monetary gift to be used as the family sees fit. It can be for a family gift, extra and more extravagant kids gifts, (all of you short change your kids) kids and parent's gifts, given to the troll under the bridge, or in whatever way the family decides. How does this sound so far guys??   We are the parents and this is our wish.

Now, for the hard part. If you have been listening, we want for nothing and need nothing. We are getting along better than we even imagined. In this lifestyle, there is little to need or want. What we want is not stuff or material things. What we want is for "YOU" to have what "YOU" want! The "YOU" meaning your whole family. You guys are still in the want and need stage of life. We have pretty much gotten past that because of the lifestyle we have chosen. What we need mostly is good health to keep on enjoying what we are doing. You might help with that by keeping us in your prayers.

You were all much too generous when we retired. Had we known that, we would have retired sooner. We still have lots of gift certificates and if this post seems like we are ungrateful, that is not the case. We have our "gift" in our retirement and lifestyle. We want you to splurge, spoil yourselves and your kids. Soon enough, you will be at our stage in life and you will understand our feelings. We love you all! Have the best holiday season ever and know that we are with you..........in your thoughts and hearts and in our thoughts and hearts. Knowing you are happy makes us happy and is the best gift you can give! Thanks for the gift!!


**RV Holiday Dilemma picture from Nov/Dec issue of Escapees magazine.