Happy Holidays!!!
I am having such a wonderful day. Jana did a really good job with my tat yesterday. I don’t have a pic of it yet, and that’s okay. I know it’s there. Feels good to get a wonderful memory commemorated.
We had a wonderful visit. On a day that is normally crappy for me, with the three deathversaries of my kids that happened in December, 23rd, 22nd, and the 10th- the second, third, and eighth, I got to spend an awesome afternoon with Jana and her daughter.
It was amazing. Two whole games of Go Fish. She did not, however, want to learn how to play “52 card pick up in your face.” I got to see her line work and hear about her newest plans to become an art teacher. Massive ticklefests. Giggles. Poor Sky couldn’t breathe by the time I was done. Love that little girl! What a spectacular heartshine she has.
For a holiday I used to dread, since our uncle had rightly sent us a card a few years back: The front has a picture of a largish family, dressed in the seventies, and the caption reads: “Christmas with the family.” Inside, it reads, “Adjust your meds appropriately.” I love the sarcasm of that, especially with how true that was. So hits my funny bone. But this year? None of it.
Hang on a minute. Phone’s ringing…
Right now, I am on the phone and my sister is discussing a prank with me. One to play on a friend. AWESOME! She hasn’t plotted one of these with me in almost forever. I can’t think of a BETTER Christmas present.
Heh. Recon snowmen. We threw out the first couple of ideas. Friend is going to work shortly. LOLOLOL….
Love it.
My cats have been bouncing around ever since I woke up this morning. Wrestling matches on the bed, three games of Zoom up the stairs, and one of them pretended that the Christmas Tree attacked him and began chirping all over the place.
Tomorrow, we’ll do the holiday like when we were kids. Pajamas. Cartoons. French toast. Sure beats the heck out of our other family tradition of extremely fancy dress and stuffing 30+ people into a small house.
Board games all day. I have a half a duck for dinner, and almost eight pounds of potatoes that will all be mashed up. (I can see Shepard’s Pie in the near future. The very near future.) Acorn squash, corn, peas, parsnip strings, cinnamoned squash seeds, popcorn.
I went to the store today. Had to. I miscounted the cat food and there would wind up being a mutiny here if I didn’t rectify that. But I am glad I did. I met a very nice police officer doing his duty in the parking lot. Brave man. Very pleasant to talk with.
Even though the store was chaotic, and I had originally no plans to visit the Realm of No Return, I ran into an acquaintance of ours who’s stepson, a marine, was able to come home for the holiday. She got sent to pick up extra supplies, due to the football game going on. But her smile was so bright and happy that her step-son was home, and the visit with her new extended family. What a gorgeous smile across her face.
My heart is full. Laughter. Love. Fun. Practical jokes. Looking forward to games with my sister and our annual viewing of Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas and the cats winding up with maple syrup on at least one tail. Such simple pleasures in life and it doesn’t get any better than that.