Postby Elizabeth » Mon Dec 17, 2018 2:11 pm
Good morning everyone! It was an extremely busy weekend! Friday was a long dinner with friends I had not seen in a while. Saturday was cat clinic in our new set up, where we got an application for my foster Chelsea. Loki continues to be happy in his new foster house with canine rather than feline companions. By day two he was rubbing up on them. Briggs met Alfie, who will probably be coming to my house and, despite being in a high stress environment, they just looked at each other with mild curiosity. The clinic coordinator's car wouldn't start afterward and she was getting rather panicky. Her husband has recently begun dementia symptoms (may be temporary due to meds) and usually deals with such things. Fortunately, a jump start from Elizabeth's Own Roadside Rescue solved the problem.
DD16 and I made church Sunday, but she decided to return to the x's because her computer was acting up and I had to co-host an animal org volunteer party. Her finals are Wednesday, then she is off until January. We finally remembered to get the invitation to the post-Christmas dinner to her friend. I got the food and did the co-hosting of the party, then took myself out to eat. I needed a break! Then I found out the xBFF had a mutual friend from out of town over, but only for two nights. So, instead of being able to relax, I went there. It was beautifully free of the x and the other woman. Knowing I hate red wine, xBFF wanted to open a bottle of white just for me. Not a good idea, because unlike the others, I had to drive home! On realizing that the same thing would happen at her party next week, she suggested that since I live so close to them, I should get a ride with the x and the other woman! I channeled my best Aunt Inez and said, "They are not people I wish to see much of", as icily as possible. I did manage to refrain from adding "and suggestions like that are why I don't see as much of YOU as I used to!" It was going so well before that. Why can't she accept that I am not friends with them, never will be, and don't want to be? I deserve better friends that that.
Tonight is dance class, without any performance pressure. LOLs must get done, along with some Christmas crochet and houseguest clean up.
The old versions of the query did not have the info I needed at payroll. Bummer.
I suggest that Sunny leave bags of palm fronds right in front of the neighbor's front door with a note saying, "I found these things that belong to you."
Harriet should not worry about not having gift bags. They are boring and lazy. Wrapping is much more fun, even if you just use newspaper or copy paper!