Good afternoon. I'm still two days behind in reading but I did read about everyone's Christmas Day. I was in such a whirlwind of activities, I don't know when I'll get my days of the week straight again! I spent Sat., Mon., and Tue. nights at my daughter's. Sunday night at my oldest son's. Church with daughter on Sunday morning--candlelight service. Meal and gifts at her father-in-law's on Monday. Same thing at her mother-in-law's on Tuesday. Overnight Sunday at son's. His 2 girls are still old enough to do Santa the next morning (but at the stage where they and parents know but nobody says it). A fun thing there on Christmas Even night, after the kids were in bed, my son asked me what is my favorite Christmas movie. I said, "The Shop Around the Corner," which of course he and his wife had never heard of. I told him they probably wouldn't enjoy it and didn't need to watch it on my account but he insisted. Turned out they both did enjoy it.
More going when my daughter and son-in-law brought me home on Wed. and stayed until Friday. I had cleaned out my refrigerator before leaving so there was nothing to eat here. We stopped and ate before we got here (another long story but I'll spare you that one). Then we made two trips to town to eat over the next day or so. I hadn't expected them to stay, even overnight, let alone two, but I was so glad they did. It helped ease me from the abruptness of going from extreme activity around other people to being totally isolated with no deadlines or anything that I must do. Also, they fixed a few things for me, such as my tv with the messed up aspect ratio (wide squatty picture), which had happened on Thanksgiving, and an issue with my new trail camera, and a broken meter on my small elliptical stepper. Well the stepper meter can't be fixed but my daughter got online and tried to order a new one and they are no longer available. But at least I now know.
Wishing all of you good days ahead for the coming year. I'll do some more reading as I can. I've spent the morning cooking so now I have dishes to wash and more clothes, etc. to wash.
Poirot, the holiday can't end too soon for me but if I had a job I wouldn't feel the same about it. Your son has a time getting there and getting things accomplished, between his own home responsibilities and the weather. Seems the home responsibilities thing is true of all the younger people. I'm glad you get (or got) to see him anyway.
