WEEKLY HAPPENINGS FROM MONDAY, 12-23-24 TO SUNDAY, 12-29-24

Hello Everyone, here are our weekly goings on, with thanks to all family and friends who once again let me know how much they enjoy them, and to keep going, though it's a shorter one this week!

Monday, 12-23-24: I didn't get much done today. I woke up feeling very grotty and spent the rest of the day quietly. I had a bad headache and it was a PJ Day. I think I may have picked up a bug but Gregg was okay thankfully. I blogged a little and slept a lot (and I was fine by the next day).

I can’t believe it is going to be Christmas in a couple of days.

Gregg went out and picked up a big bag of ice-melt. It will be another chilly one tomorrow and promises to be icy.

Tuesday, 12-23-24: Cards arrived in our mailbox again. I am far behind. Invariably the card list gets smaller by the year, for obvious reasons at this age.  For me it is more of a challenge to get them written as my fingers don’t cooperate as well. I decided to only send out to people who send to us, unless they are at an age where it is very difficult for them and they still enjoy getting a card through the mail. Also, the price of stamps gets expensive by the year and again difficult when on a budget. There are electronic cards of course, which are very pretty and always welcome. I do need to update my card list. A few will be getting New Year cards. Next year, starting earlier!  

The day will be spent getting ready for tomorrow. 

It is icy out! Gregg put ice-melt on the drive and the path leading up to front door.  

Tomorrow the meal is relatively straightforward, so not a whole lot of pre-preparation. 

Can’t remember what we ate today.  I am writing this on the 26th. Playing catchup again.

We had son's company for several hours. Our daughter-in-law is a Cantor at her church and she sings her second mass at midnight. For her it is her job but it is also a labor of love. She has an incredible voice and her range is powerful. She can really reach those high notes. I always get emotional when I hear her. Music, especially the kind she sings, has that effect on me. She sounds like an angel!

Wednesday, 12-25-24 and Merry Christmas to all. 

I have already shared here what we did today and won't repeat.

Thursday, Boxing Day, 12-26-24: spent the whole day relaxing and eating leftovers, pottering and reading and generally being rather lazy.  

Friday, 12-27-24: a break from leftovers and around 2:00 p.m. we were ready to get out and decided to treat ourselves to a meal at The Silver Diner. Our waiter was delightful. It has been three years since my last visit, but father and son enjoy going every now and again. We both ordered the chicken pot pie and a cup of soup, the soup not needed but waiter asked if we would like to try, and we said yes please as we love soup and didn't realize how big that pot pie would be. I'm glad we tried it as we both enjoyed and said we would order this on its own next time. The pot pie was delicious but far too much. We didn't need anything for the rest of the day. Our first and last meal. 

I am still not that steady on my feet but held on to Gregg’s arm all the way. He managed to get a parking spot close to the entrance. Ten more days and I will have my first physiotherapy session. I am doing light exercises shown on several sheets of paper the orthopedic doctor gave me but would prefer being shown the proper way by a professional. How far I can stretch, that kind of thing, and I have a list of questions to ask.

It is our dear daughter-in-law’s birthday. Son took her out for a meal in Washington DC, and then on to The Kennedy Center for one of their performances. I will find out more when we see him on Sunday.  Here is a photo they took from inside the auditorium. There are several theaters in the building.

When we first got married we saw a performance of Swan Lake, an incredible memory. I saw Madame Butterfly and the Mikado with friends, different occasions. Gregg and I went to a Randy Newman performance. We haven’t been there in years, but I am very happy our son and daughter-in-law are enjoying it now. The next photo is somewhere in Washington DC. They love going to old bookstores and I love the look of that old building.  

Saturday, 12-28-24: It is already 5:11 p.m. and the last light is in the sky. No breakfast but we had a very nice leftover beef sandwich a short while ago. Neither of us are very hungry. Grazing will be the way to go for the rest of the day. Nothing exciting but a pleasant day nonetheless. Reading, pottering, more reading and more pottering, and talking in between, and away the goes the day.

Sunday, 12-29-24: Our son wasn’t able to visit this morning as he is nursing a sore throat at home. He sounded very poorly on the phone. 'Tis the season for coughs, colds, etc. Feel better soon son!

Gregg went to the supermarket and for breakfast he bought doughnuts, and a coffee for me. It was a lovely treat.

A late lunch. He surprised me with a very simple meal. Usually, he enjoys a little more pizzazz but today he said he fancied boiled potatoes, cabbage, and heated up a dish of baked beans. The only condiments were salt and pepper, and vinegar for the cabbage. Very plain! So nice to have such a simple meal after all the bells and whistles this past week. 

It is 63 degrees right now and no birds. We put the seed down they like too. What's going on birdies? Must be a spa day for them!  (One dove turned up later.)

This is where I end my week and my thanks to everyone who reads it. Have a great week!

(As blogging friends have asked in the past how I do these signatures and such, the art I used at the beginning and end of my post today, was requested from CoPilot. I also used Paint Shop Pro to put our Christmas photo in the frame on the top right of the photo. It is always fun to do. Besides saying my hobbies are blogging, photography and cooking, I also like tinkering on Paint Shop Pro, a program I was introduced years ago when I joined a stationery group online. This is going back to my first days on the Internet.)