Best Of

I received my digital picture frame yesterday. It is large, but I like it. I have a slide show going with photos on a flash drive. I don't know why I waited so long to buy a new one when the old one stopped working.

I have two prescriptions to pick up at the Sam's Club pharmacy. I know it will be a mad house, and I'll probably have to park a long distance from the entrance. The walk will be good for me.

Even with a minimum of holiday fuss, I will still be glad when Christmas is over, and life will return to normal.

DH skipped golf this morning because it would surely be cart path only. We had quite a bit of rain the last two days. He will bake his oatmeal chocolate chip cookies today. We'll take some to my sister and her dh on Christmas day.

It's 64 degrees and the sun is shining. Happy Tuesday to everyone.

Good morning. My PCA was ready to send me to the ER, yesterday. My blood pressure was so low. I think it is a combination of hypothyroidism and mourning the loss of my happy place. It took a while, but I think he understands. My BP is normal this morning. I like the little tree pictures. My tree hangs on the wall. When I get to NC next week, I will have another Christmas. I have a Christmas lunch at Outback with my social group, today. I am ready to go for my morning walk.

I love the small trees that Taco and Teka posted. They are just the right touch of Christmas.

Petite - I would be very sad to have the forest of trees taken down. I realize we have a shortage of housing in some areas but we desperately need trees for our environment.

Betrayal - I hope your sleep and your back improve soon. It sounds really miserable.

Cindy - I enjoy hearing about your life - active as always. I doubt I could have kept my mouth shut with the uneducated person talking about renaming the JFK Center for Performing Arts.

We arrived home around 9pm last night. We had a great time - just the right mix of sightseeing and relaxing. The laundry is done and everything is put away. I’ve made a grocery list so DH can go shopping tomorrow. I’ll need to go to the butcher. I picked up some throat congestion last week and am having coughing fits at times, mostly in the morning when I wake up. Cold-ez is helping. I’m also quite tired.

We typically have e a very low key holiday with just the three of us. I’ll talk with both my brothers this week but per usual we will not be seeing them. We will be celebrating with DH’s family on Saturday. It’s not my favorite thing to do but I don’t want to deprive DH of time with his family. We are all getting older so one never knows how many more times we can gather. Although we’ve been married for 45 years I’ve never felt comfortable with his family. His older sister and older brother and their spouses were all educators and had kids around the same time so they have lots in common and I’ve always felt excluded. It didn’t help when I was diagnosed with BC in 2020 just before Christmas and DH’s older sister told me that cancer was just an inconvenience. After that I didn’t go to any family get togethers until late 2023. So I’ll go on Saturday, keep my mouth shut and try to be a good sport.

Wishing all a good week.

I understand about your not enjoying your tree, Betrayal. My surgery was Dec. 23, 2016. I do like the little one DD sends however. It's just enough and I can do the house decorating I do in under 30 minutes. I tried posting a picture of the tree one night and will try again.

No cooking for us this year. Eight of us are having dinner at our favorite Italian restaurant Christmas Eve, Maureen is cooking Christmas Day and our friends are joining us at our country club on New Year's Eve. We won't even see in the east coast New Year but they always have a nice party. This year they are having a casino night and dueling pianos. My sister plays - somewhat of an understatement - so I will enjoy that. I haven't done cookies since my mom died. That had become a lovely tradition after we moved here in '97. In the end, she couldn't do much but sample but it was a special time.

Loved the ice skating Christmas show. Folks of all ages and talent participate and it's just fun. Really got me in the holiday mood. I love seeing the little tots in their fancy costumes. I kept thinking what mayhem there must be back stage but they do a great job.

Don't remember who asked, but no snow here. Sometimes we can see some snowcapped mountains in the distance but Phoenix really is a flat dessert. A few years we have had a freeze about now but not this year. Tomorrow it will be about 50 when Ken walks the dogs but up to 65 or so by the time I golf at 10:30.

Our club hosts a large golf tournament for teens between Christmas and New Year's and I hope the weather stays nice for them and for me. I'm on the "deliver lunches for the officials" crew. One year it rained the whole week.

Happy Holidays, everyone.

The 1st day of winter.

The shortest day of the year.

My poor balance now keeps me from climbing up and/or reaching up while X-mas decorating.