I have been extremely slack with posting lately. Don't worry, you haven't missed much. I've been working and making jewelry and babysitting and trying to stay well. Daddy has bronchitis and Mommy Dearest has an upper respiratory infection. I fear that I'm coming down with a deadly combination. Stuffy head, sore throat, lots of snot, coughing, sneezing...awesomeness.
We celebrated the BFFAE's birthday on Friday. I did my best to orchestrate a get together, but a big chunk of people couldn't make it. It was lots of fun. Two of our best friends from high school days came (M.Elmo an Vron). We had about 12 in all. Of the 12, four of us wore argyle sweaters. We. Are. Old. After a very long dinner, we went to another bar to listen to a live band.
Saturday, my family trekked down to Alabama for Christmas with Daddy's side of the family. It was a slightly smaller gathering than normal...only 19 people. We have moved away from giving gifts, so it was just an afternoon of food, games, and conversation.
Sunday, we had Christmas with Mommy Dearest's side of the family. We had a huge spread for lunch. You'd have thought it was Thanksgiving all over again! There were about 27 people there. Since Mommy Dearest is the baby of 9, there are 19 years difference in age between her and her her oldest sister. My Aunt Joan (the oldest) passed away in January of 2008. She has 2 sons, one of which has a daughter a few years older than me. That being said, the other has a daughter that is 10 years old and her name is Skylar. Skylar desperately wanted to learn how to play the piano/keyboard, but had never had a single music lesson. I took it upon myself to Google some Christmas songs to teach her. Bear in mind, I have not touched a piano since I quit lessons in the 7th grade. I "relearned" how to read sheet music so that I could teach her some basic Christmas songs. I numbered her fingers, and wrote down a string of numbers for her to play. That was much easier than trying to teach her how to read music. She successfully learned "Jingle Bells" and "Deck the Halls." Sweet kid.
I have way too much to do and literally no time in which to do it. I haven't wrapped a single gift, and I'm still waiting for some to arrive via UPS. Nothing like waiting until the last minute...
Daddy is having knee and ankle surgery on Thursday. Yes, that would be December 23, two days before Christmas. Thanks. I will be spending my Christmas vacation playing nurse, all while trying to relax and not catch "the crud." I wonder how successful I will be...
The BFFAE and Mr. S flew out this morning, bound for Mexico for the holidays. Bon Voyage!
A special thanks to S.E.Dubs for bringing me coffee and a muffin this morning. That's probably the only reason I am still (barely) awake.
I'll post pictures and more stories later. Right now, I'm trying extremely hard to not fall asleep on my keyboard. Eyelids...heavy...
Snuggles,
A
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