HAPPY NEW YEAR! (Over a week later....)
Here's my latest creation:
I got this little bowl in a set with a matching spreader (like for cheese or dip, I suppose). I knew I'd probably never use the set as it was intended. This morning while I was dozing I had the brilliant thought that maybe I could paint the little bowl and use it on the table on my side of the bed. The above picture is the nearly finished product. I'm putting several layers of glue over the paint to help seal it in.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
We have had a great Christmas! Last night we went to a Christmas Eve Lovefeast at my boss's church. Since she invited us especially I knew we really needed to go. Plus, who can say no to a free lovefeast bun? Mmmm. It was a very lovely service. My boss sang in the choir and they did a wonderful job. When we got home we each opened one present from each other. Jamie got the Futurama: Bender's Game DVD and I got a new pair of slippers.
This morning (or rather....early this afternoon because we didn't get up until after noon) I made Orange Cinnamon Rolls for breakfast and we opened presents. We had presents from the West Coast folks as well as our presents to each other. Today's haul included: 3 bags of coffee, tons of candy, gift cards to Eddie Bauer/Walmart/Starbucks, cash, Ironman on BluRay, slipper socks, I Heart My Geek tshirt, isotoner gloves, a violin shoulder rest, a Post-It note cube, a 4gb thumb drive, charger dock for Jamie's Zune, Playstation 3 remote, James May's Magnificent Machines book, Penny Arcade Bird's Are Weird comic book, tooth brushes, and a chocolate orange.
After presents we played Warhammer for a while together. On Sunday of this week we bought a new montior so we could set up a second computer for playing games together. While we played Warhammer, we put a London Broil in the oven to cook. Christmas dinner was very tasty. We had beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, collards (thanks Mema!!!), deviled eggs, parkerhouse rolls, and sparkling grape juice. For dessert we're eventually going to have some chocolate pie, but we're still stuffed at the moment.
It was a very good Christmas for just the two of us. We missed our families, but we hear they had a pretty good time without us.
We hope your Christmas was just as good as ours!
Update on Beth's sickly family: My dear Mema who is taking care of two sick people right now got her feet tangled up in her laptop cords the other day and fell flat on her chest on the living room's concrete floor. Mom said they thought Mema probably cracked a rib or two, but she won't go to the doctor. Mema had to putter through Christmas Eve preparations with a very sore abdominal area. Mom had her last Chemo treatment the day before Christmas Eve and had her last Nuelasta shot on Christmas Eve. Luckily, the side effects of the treatements usually take a day or two before they kick in, so she felt plenty well enough to help Mema in the kitchen, especially since Mema couldn't reach for things up high or down low or carry heavy stuff. Mom starts her radiation therapy on January 7. That treatment will be everyday, 5 days a week for 32 days.
Here's what it looks like right now where Jamie used to live:
Brrrrrrr!!!!
Added more holiday pictures to the Flickr album. Enjoy!
Happy Holidays from the Hylands!
I've uploaded a few pictures of our holiday decor to the Flickr album. I need to take a few more!
We've already gotten a bit of our Christmas. We exchanged presents when Mom, Mema, and Grandpa came up for Thanksgiving. So far our Christmas haul includes: drill bits, a box cutter, clothes, a heavy duty staple gun, a tripod for the camera, Yahtzee, Rummykub, playing cards and a playing card holder, new sheetmusic, scrapbook stuff, a new door mat, a nice pen, a neat radio/flashlight that can be cranked up for power, Santa burner covers, a Christmas bell, and a cutting board.
Then this past weekend, we went shopping for Jamie's grandma's gifts to put under our tree. We bought four new pillows, new sheets for our still new bed, pillow shams to match the new quilt for our new bed, a Playstation game for Jamie, new shoes and a new shirt for me, kitchen towels and washcloths, and a spacious camera bag for our camera and all its accessories.
Even with all the stuff we've already gotten, we still have a massive pile of presents under the tree!
I get two full weeks off of work starting next Monday! I haven't gotten that much time off during the holidays since I was in school! Awesome!!! (This isn't vacation time. This is free holiday time!!!) I have no idea what we'll do to while away the hours. I'm sure there will be much video gaming and even more lazying about.
At work tomorrow I'm looking forward to stuffing myself silly at our departmental Christmas lunch. I'm taking green bean casserole and a yummy cornbread casserole (is it tacky that I totally just spooned up a corner of the casserole for a taste and now there's a hole?!). On top of the food, I'll also be providing the musical entertainment with a co-worker who plays the guitar.
Merry Christmas!!!
I've been tagged!
Seven days till Thanksgiving and look what we woke up to this morning:
First snow of the season up here, though Mom said they had snow on Tuesday. Well pffffft on them. More snow pictures are in our Flickr album.
I've done all the Christmas shopping I was planning to do except for the gifts we'll ship out to people. Those gifts just have to be finished and mailed. There's a pile of lovely presents in one of the closets in our guest room (that now has a bed!).
I LOVE THE HOLIDAYS!!
They're alive!
My poor little mum that was chewed to pieces by a squirrel has survived to bloom again. YAY!
Oh, and we have photoshop again. :)
