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This is the most wonderful craziest time of the year.
Of course, it's wonderful, too, which is why we have so many thankful things.
#2 Son continues his schedule with going to the store he manages in NOLA each Saturday so we can carpool, i'm very thankful to not have to rent a car each week most of the time.
While down there last week, Cousin J brought some other cousins to visit us. Please remember on this blog, Grandma and Grandpa are actually my parents and my children's grandparents. So these relatives, my grandfather (Grandpa's dad) was their father's uncle, which is supposed to make us second cousins.
I'm thankful to meet them as i know nothing about my extended family on that side, although if i ever get to retire i want to research it.
This past Sunday was the Christmas Cantata, which meant Ms. A would be singing at both the 9am and 11am services. We decided i would go get Becca up as usual, take her and Mr. Cal for a walk, then we would skip the 9am and go at 11. I'm thankful it worked out well, sometimes special needs people do not take well to changes in routine, but she was perfectly okay to stay home and play Candyland. She's probably thankful she skunked me 3 times (yes, she beats me at every game, even Candyland).
That evening, we met at the church again for Pilgrimage and this time we sat in the balcony, which gave us a different view of the performance. We were thankful it went well, then my Sweetie and i went home to drive around and see the luminaries in our neighborhood (a short drive, we were getting a bit tired).
Monday was P-day (Phone-day). My phone broke months ago, i've been using a very cheap spare on which we have a different phone number and it didn't have all my contacts, and i have no clue how many calls, texts, or anything else i've missed, all while different repair places tried to figure out how to retrieve anything off of my old phone.
I'm thankful #2 Son got a new phone when he and Daughter-in-Law switched plans so he gave me his one-year-old phone (that's still new to me!), and i took it to the repair shop for my appointment.
I was most thankful they managed to get everything from my old phone! All my photos, contacts and notes, so the important stuff. It's wonderful having it all back again and on a newer phone.
Sweetie's passenger rear tire was needing air every few days (sound like a familiar saga here? it is) and he took it to Kevin and Lenny's. Because we buy our tires there, repairs are free, so it's fixed and we're thankful.
As usual, i was able to take care of our little Annie a couple of times this week. Next week, it won't work out so well, we've all got a different schedule, so this week i savored the time.
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| Somebody has been scarfing down avocado at a rapid rate, and wants more, please. |
#2 Son and Daughter-in-Law have told us they are cooking the Christmas dinner! I'm thankful they want to take charge, and they want to cook, not buy the pre-made dishes, so we're going to let them. I'm thankful to not need to do it all myself as i have the last few years.
The Christmas cards finally got done and mailed, and i'm very thankful.
All the Christmas stuff is ordered, thankfully, except more cookies for Grandma. She is a sugar addict, but she's 85 and homebound, let her eat what she wants, right?
My back has been a bit grumbly lately, especially after Ms. G and moving all the birdseed, but i'm thankful it seems to be settling.
Ms. V does not have exercise class again until after the New Year, so i'm thankful she was up by 10:30 so i didn't have to work too late.
On the way home from Ms. V's place, i got a call from my Sweetie telling me The Big Boss wanted the two of us to go out to dinner on him as a Christmas treat. I'm thankful for a delightful meal we wouldn't normally enjoy, plus leftovers, and thankful The Big Boss tends to be generous this time of year.
The best part of the week was the Friday evening shift at the shelter. It was wild. People everywhere, asking about cats, asking about kittens, and adoptions all over the place. At least five cats went home just in the few hours i'm there in the afternoon! We're so thankful for adopters and thankful to be busy.
A fun story, one man who came in said, "I asked my wife if I could have a cat for Christmas and she said, 'Yes,' so I got on Google, it sent me to Petfinders, and now I've found my cat!" He was so excited, he had just asked early in the afternoon and had his cat by 5pm. I've never seen a big, strong guy like him actually giggle with excitement.
Please write up your own list and link up to Ten Things of Thankful, where Clark and his co-hosts always have a warm welcome waiting.
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Today is:
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Day -- marking the debut of the song, think of 50 ways to stay with the one you love, and do one!
BPT Remembrance Day -- try to remember what breakfast was like BPT (before Pop-Tarts)
Cathode Ray Day -- the kinescope (cathode ray tube) was patented by Vladimir Zworykin on this day in 1938
Fete des Cafres -- Reunion (Abolition Day)
Go Caroling Day -- if you have the voice for it, enjoy
Icelandic Yuletide Lad of the Day, Bjugnakraekir -- Sausage-pilferer, who will steal any kind of sausage you don't manage to hide from him
International Human Solidarity Day -- UN
Louisiana Purchase Day -- US
Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day -- Macau
Mudd Day -- for Samuel Mudd, the doctor who accidentally treated a disguised John Wilkes Boothe after he assassinated Lincoln; don't hang your head in shame if your name is Mudd! Today is your day.
National Fried Shrimp Day
National Sangria Day (If you still aren't ready for Christmas, you might need it.)
Old St. Thomas' Eve -- St. Thomas, whose feast is now in July, was formerly on Dec. 21, and the evening before used for prognostication; related observance
Tammasmass E'en -- Orkney Islands, UK (from tonight until Yule, no work was undertaken or amusements enjoyed after sunset; all alemaking for the Yule celebrations had to be done by this day
Solstice Eve
St. Dominic of Silos' Day (Patron of captives, pregnant women, prisoners, and shepherds; against hydrophobia, insects, mad dogs, and rabies)
Try to Remember Where You Hid The Christmas Gifts Day -- it's getting close, and you don't want to have to go out at the last minute and buy more; sponsored by "Marlar in the Morning," QFL-101 Radio, Rockford, Illinois
Anniversary Today:
Donald Trump weds Marla Maples, 1993
Montgomery Bus Boycott ends, 1956
Birthdays Today:
Jonah Hill, 1983
David Cook, 1982
Billy Bragg, 1957
Jenny Agutter, 1952
Uri Geller, 1946
Peter Criss, 1945
William Julius Wilson, 1935
John Hillerman, 1932
David Levine, 1926
George Roy Hill, 1922
Irene Dunne, 1898
Susanne K. Langer, 1895
Robert Gordon Menzies, 1894
Hazel Virginia Hotchkiss Wightman, 1886
Wesley Branch Rickey, 1881
Harvey Firestone, 1868
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"The Sunshine Boys"(Play), 1972
"The Dating Game"(TV), 1965
It's a Wonderful Life(Film), 1946
Today in History:
Vespasian enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor, 69
Richard the Lionheart is captured in Vienna, 1192
Suleiman the Magnificent accepts the surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who are allowed to evacuate. They eventually settle on Malta and become known as the Knights of Malta, 1522
Peter the Great orders the Russian New Year changed from Sept 1 to Jan 1, 1699
The Louisiana Purchase is formally transferred from France to US for $27M, 1803
The international cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls, 1883
North America's longest railway, at 50,000km, the Canadian National Railways, is established, 1919
The first international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Quebec, 1928
The cathode-ray tube is patented by Russian immigrant Vladimir Zworykin, 1938
Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom, 1955
Djibouti and Vietnam join the United Nations, 1977
NeXT merges with Apple Computer, starting the path to Mac OS X, 1996
US District Court Judge John E. Jones III rules against mandating the teaching of "intelligent design" in his ruling of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, 2005
Queen Elizabeth II becomes the oldest ever monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria, who lived for 81 years, 7 months and 29 days, 2007
Intercontinental Exchange purchases the New York Stock Exchange, the largest in the world, for USD $8 billion, 2012
Great Britain agrees to help Syria destroy over 165 tons of chemical weapons; the stockpile includes substances that could be used to make highly toxic nerve agents, 2013
United States Space Force is founded, an armed forces branch dedicated to space warfare, 2019
The first Hong Kong legislative elections with only 'patriot' candidates has a low turnout of 30%, 2021
Multinational company 3M says it will stop making and using "forever chemicals", linked to health problems, 2022
Really good news about the carpool and the new used telephone. Your week is always busy. It's lovely to see Annie getting bigger by the minute.
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