Although it’s the first there is already something traditional-feeling about a pre-Christmas Smoker girls’ weekend in Victoria. Our youngest son came over to Dad-sit last weekend so I could join the girls and what a gift of a time we had together! I could rest easy knowing Brendan was keeping an eye on his Dad while they cooked and played PlayStation football and watched movies together.
Meanwhile, we girls shopped, ate sushi and Pad Thai, knitted and crocheted, sat curbside and took in the Santa Claus Parade and had a quiet, restful time together. I hope to make this outing a tradition so as to strengthen the female ties an what once was a mostly male family. There’s nothing quite like girl time and these girls are some of the most delightful I know. Even Brie got in on the act. Next year we will have another wee one to consider and if it’s a boy, I think he should be allowed to crash the weekend. Just this once.
