When You Hear, You're Gonna Get a Sentimental Feelin'!

[blessedw2]

quick hi to everyone

[CathyS]

Dh and I had a retro charcuterie board for lunch. There were pickles, pickled onions, three kinds of sliced meats, liverwurst and fancy crackers. We just didn't spread it all over a wooden board or make the deli meat into flowers.

Dh has a nice fire going, so I am going to spend time in the living room with him!

[Nancy]

I have not had pizza in a long time so I made one up and it's in the oven nearly done now.
Raining outside now.
I ignored the nudge to do the walk earlier.
I will wait and bundle up to see the lights later.

So glad I did floors earlier.
Got the mail and can back from the curb.

I have some festive music on now after a show that dealt with grief & loss this time of year.
The music is very helpful. More peeppy than the classical I had on the other day.

I did some writing earlier in my note books one for holiday stuff and the new one I have
started for winter too.

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

Got s2s and dh asked why I was rushing, was something on this morning? Nope, it's Christmas Eve and there's so much left undone!

Here's my afternoon update.

[ Done] S2S
[ Done] Make up nuts and bolts for dh
[ Done] In between that baking finish and print tonight's service (it was harder than I thought)
[ Done] package up nuts and bolts and lemon squares for ds who is coming at 4
[ Done ] bake more lemon squares
[ ] rearrange the tree. The grandchildren put 2/3 of the decorations on the bottom 1/3 of the tree. It is a bit out of balance.
[ Done ] keep up with email
[ Done ] watch the lovely snow flakes. It is now a sunny day.
[ Done] tidy the living room Dh vacuumed for me
[ ] do nails
[ ] meal plan and grocery list
[ ] grocery shopping
[ ] fake laminate the luggage tag for dgs8's present
[ ] wrap presents (that might be tomorrow morning's task.)
[ ] charitable contributions (started yesterday but not finished)

The lack of grocery shopping is worrying me. Especially no carrots. Must see what I'm supposed to bring to dd's tomorrow.

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

Nails drying. And dh is did the fake laminating.

That leaves:

[ ] meal plan and grocery list
[ ] grocery shopping
[ ] wrap presents (that might be tomorrow morning's task.)
[ ] charitable contributions (started yesterday but not finished)

I'll send dh for carrots and clementine oranges after ds leaves. Hopefully he'll be here soon.

[Harriet]

blessed, I'm sure you don't mean that your dmother is confusing you with siblings, but it did remind me that I could get my ddad's attention at times by reminding him "I'm your CHILD." That seemed to do a bit of a reset at times when I thought he might be forgetting that I held a special place as his dd. He would rethink what he'd been saying and be somewhat kinder, anyway.

Kathryn, you've done a remarkable number of small tasks.

I fussed over the little tree and fluffed and rearranged the 4 gifts still there. Tobias jumped up instantly, sensing he could cause trouble, so he fit into a photo well and I sent it to dd26. There is an electric cord for a blanket nearby and I'll wrap that around the presents for the night. Christmas gifts have become so easy since I learned that he can't abide crossing a cord to get to boxes and papers.

Glanced at little cards for maybe after-Christmas sending, but HRH doesn't like the idea and there are good reasons to let it go.

HRH had ordered Thai and this was the first meal in a long time that I actually said I should stop eating rather than I didn't feel like eating more. Tasty.

I listened to KMart music as long as I could stand, Ramblin', lol, then tried some Dean Martin Christmas. HRH teased me that the closest granddog had called and said it was bothering him.

Time for a short nap after such a good meal.

[lucylee]

Happy Birthday, Twins!!!

[Twins' Mom]

LOL at your mother, bw2. She is feisty!

I'm having a lovely day. I stamped and piddled some - made a Christmas card for dfriends we're seeing tonight, and a birthday card for dfriend we're seeing tomorrow night with 25 Dec birthday. Tomorrow I should make an anniversary card for another couple tomorrow night, who are celebrating an anniversary. Dd called and I was on the phone with her when birthday flowers were delivered from her and ds. And dh brought in an unexpected little birthday package with a birthday bracelet.

I'm going to nap with ddog now...I feel pampered.

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Okay it's later, dog walked, need to feed her and get ready to go...

[Nancy]

Watched some of a series After lunch.
We have walked needed an umbrella and toweled off ddoggo afterwards.
I had shoes that needed to be cleaned and the did 90% of it.
Wore my Santa had.
That sure changed my perspective just glad to be home back inside warm and dry.

Thinking I Might draw a bit in the winter journal take it to the basement for that
and watch the new TV.