CHRISTMAS /THE DAY AFTER

THE HOLIDAY WENT SMOOTH..THE FAMILY ALL SHOWED WITH SMILES AND LAUGHTER..I WAS SO PROUD..THE HOUSE WAS DECORATED BEAUTIFUL..I WORKED HARD ON IT..STAYED UP FOR HOURS..THE PLACE HAS FOOD ENOUGH TO FILL A RESTAURANT..WE COULD OF SENT SOME TO A HOMELESS SHELTER..I WAS VERY HAPPY..THE OCCASION WAS FOR MY MOM..SHE'S 97 AND WELL..SHE'S AILING..I SEE HOW SLOW SHE'S MOVING...BUT HER SPIRIT WAS LIFTED..HER HEART WAS SO FULLFILLED..EVERYONE WAS HAPPY..OVERJOYED..I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO BE A DAY TO REMEMBER...THE GIFTS WERE EXCHANGED...THE KIDS WERE PLAYING THEIR WII GAMES..SHOWING HOW MUCH THEY APPRCIATED EVERYTHING GIVEN...I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO JUST GET AWAY..I WAS KINDA NOT FEELING CHRISTMAS..DON'T KNOW WHY..BUT MY FRIEND WAS FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY..HE WAS KINDA MISSING HIS FAMILY IN HAITI..SO I TRY TO SHOW LOVE..WHERE HE FELT RIGHT AT HOME WITH MY FAMILY..WE SPENT A LOTTA TIME DOWNSTAIRS IN MY DEN..THE ROOM I CALLED BEDROOM..LOLOL..I TURN IT INTO A DEN WHEN COMPANY COMES OVER...THE YOUNG CROWD STAYED DOWNSTAIRS..THE MEN OF THE HOUSE WAS WATCHING BASKETBALL..MY FAVORITE SPORT...THEN CAME THE COCKTAILS..FOOD AND FUN..WE SANG SONGS..TOLD JOKES..TALK ABOUT OUR LOVE ONES WHO LEFT THIS WORLD..THEN MY MOM ASKED THAT WE ALL COME TOGETHER..IN THE DINING ROOM..WHERE SHE STARTED TO SAY PRAYERS FOR THE COMING OF THE NEW YEAR...PRAYED OVER THE MEALS..FOR OBAMA..THANKED GOD FOR MAKING IT THROUGH 2008..AFTER WHICH..IT WAS ON..THE HOUSE WENT CRAZY..MY SON TOLD JOKES..ASKED ME TO READ SOME OF MY POETRY..I READ ONE THAT TOUCHED MY HEART..THE FAMILY UNIT..SPOKE ON HOW WE MUST STICK TOGETHER..IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH..TIL DEATH DO WE PART..LIKE A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL..ALL AND ALL..IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL DAY...PEACE AND LOVE..HOPE ALL HAD A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY...SHEILA..CREATE