Mal ,'War Stories'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
~ma of the appropriate flavor to all whose holidays are suboptimal.
I myself am home even earlier than I expected for 4 (and change, today has about half a day left in it) glorious days with no responsibilities that are not self-imposed. I hardly know where to start. Curl up and read by the fire? Wash some dishes? Eggnog and recorded TV? It's all good.
In my family's tradition, I'm sick. I had to leave work yesterday in the afternoon because of a headache and a fever. Today, the fever seems to get worse then subside and my throat feels sore. So, no going to my brother's tomorrow. Bah humbug!
Health and travel ~ma to all that needs them!
Three weeks ago, I sent mr. flea an email with multiple ideas for Christmas presents (mostly stocking stuffers) for me. It included stores and exact directions/name brands/etc. - all stores within walking distance of our house.
At 4:35pm Christmas Eve, he sat down at his computer, wrote some things on a piece of paper, and left to go run the important food-related errand (beef stock!) and "get some other stuff."
My husband, ladies and gentlemen. At least he's learned to take direction? And he does have an entire hour and a half to spare.
I am leaving work in a few minutes to go home and be Holiday-ish. Movie Day tomorrow and then a long weekend hanging out with our friend Ed, who is visiting from NYC for the week.
Happy Christmas everyone!
Hooray for having money to help retile the bathroom!
That is one aesthetic for sure.
Oh Mr Flea. Not good. Not good.
Happy Christmas Billytea and all the antipodeans!
I'm settled in at the house in Monterey, just came back from a nice hilly hike with my sister, two excellent sandwiches at Ike's, and a $200 stop at TJs for groceries. (We are feeding 14 people for 3 days, so this is not actually that excessive.) We still need to get some salmon and shrimp, and some fresh bread.
Waiting on my nieces & BIL to arrive, and then I might send them out to get the fish while I hop in the hot tub before the little kids come back.
Oh, and then I will make a dairy-free apple cake. NOM.
We started our lazy LoTRs marathon yesterday. CJ still doesn't have a gift for KCD and he is on his own for figuring that out. K-Bug is trying to find a way to share time with KCD, but he isn't welcome here and she doesn't feel comfortable going there. Oy, family drama.
I'm one week off the med that we suspected as increasing my depression/anxiety and so far so good. I have been dealing with a cold and sleep ing a bunch so it is hard to tell if everything has been righted.
Gah, KCD just wrote K-Bug asking why she isn't comfortable going there.
Flea, one Christmas my brother drank paint thinner and sealed his eyes shut. I don't remember how they fixed it, but I bet my parents do. Another one I had a bladder infection, but mostly I remember we went to ET for the third time. Everyone has a turn at ruining Christmas, but most of the time the good stuff is what you remember.