December 26th, 2011
The gift
Four years ago things began to turn bad.
Two years ago things had progressed to really, really bad.
The economy had nailed us.
My husband and I have been self employed all of our adult lives……. a hairdresser and a custom cabinetmaker
And………. as the economy fell so did we. Hard.
Christmas was approaching in 2009 and I refused to let myself even ponder how we would provide gifts for our 3 boys.
They knew that money was tight…..something I wish they had no knowledge of…………….
They weren’t expecting much. …