'Shindig'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Happy Kprinkle!
Ah. We have finished up the big family unwrapping of presents. Now the cousins are visiting the other side of their family, I've done some cursory clean up, and Frances is napping. This brief bit of relaxation may be the best part of Christmas.
The kids are drowning in gifts. I kept thinking "cute!" and "oy vey!"
My BiL is making the Christmas turkey from a recipe of Alton Brown's that involved brining and cooking it briefly at 500. I'm sure it will be delicious, but he's also set off the fire alarm three times. The third time my father woke up from his nap, and called me in to tell me where the fire extinguishers were.
Then he went back to sleep.
Merriest of kprinkles!
And great news, Tommy!
yay for steroids! and yay for setting off the smoke alarm
No turkey here because I don't want to have to cook one. There will be ham and there will be salmon.
and happy merry kprinkle!
Happy Merry Krinkle Newton's Birthday!
And Yay on the steroids for Tommyrot!
And happy over use of exclaimation points day!!!!
Tommy, it's like a Kprinkle Miracle!
I just saw Brokeback Mountain. ::sigh::
Happy Hannukah and Merry Kprinkle!
Xmas is done for the year. Manic tearing of presents and ritual sacrifice with pie, done. Now is the turkey turpor, loosening of the belts, and playing with new toys.
And napping. Always napping.
We went to the retirement community's Christmas/Holiday dinner, which was very nice. The people who run this place do a very astute job of figuring out how to bring people together -- over food, and good food at that. So an elderly person is much less likely to go without human interaction for more than half a day, and there are plenty more opportunities to be social and pursue hobbies and crafts. Also, there is a member-run library at each center, and a consignment shop, a beauty shop, bank and so on.
For the evening, my mom borrowed a cat from her friend, in order for a) the cat to get a treat and b) to give my mom something to fuss over, so that she's a little more distracted from going into a funk over I've Sold My Only House And Now I Am Homeless At Christmas. Getting some help in getting the apartment properly set up is also helping, on my part....