December 20- 26, 2020

 December 20- 26, 2020  

Hello Friends!

Merry Christmas all!  After so many days of migraines, I had three days this week pain-free! 

I was surprised to receive a Christmas gift from my mom in the mail this week; a little box of caramels!  She used to not send things very often, but the last few years she has and I’m embarrassed to say I really appreciate it.  It is such a treat when you feel loved by your parent, and such a blow when you don’t.

Mammogram: I had my mammogram this week.  I had been putting if off during the pandemic, but my doctor insisted I get it done and I had to.  I try so hard to keep any visits down to bare minimum – especially anything I can put off.  My results were good and I appreciated that news. 

Old Treadmill:

I’ve been dismantling our old treadmill as it is just sitting on our deck by our front door and looks a bit disgraceful; definitely not Christmassy either!  I got most of the bolts out on Tuesday.

Bank:

About a year or just over ago I opened a bank account with Dd so she would have a place to deposit her pizza shop paychecks and to build on her college fund that Dh and I had been saving for since her birth.  I had put all that college money in the account and told her not to touch that money and never thought to check on the money in all this time. She has dipped into our part and I will have to think about when would be a good time to remove what's left and how to proceed with this difficult situation. 

Christmas: Dh made Agadashi Tofu and Egg rolls for our Christmas lunch!  We had chicken nuggets, rice, broccoli, and wonderful fish sauce for dipping! Yum!  Our presents were humble as always, but we did get Dd a large screen laptop for ‘her studies.’  She seemed pleased with the gift.  This was the first year it really didn’t have that child at home, special magic, cookies for Santa type of feeling.  It was sad, to be honest.  She always had made cookies and put them on a plate in the living room for Santa and was excited with us.  This year we went to bed with her still out and then had to wait hours in the morning for her to wake up; such a change from the girl who used to start unwrapping at 3 am!!!  We invited her boyfriend to spend the morning with us and then they left after lunch to spend the rest of the day and night with his family.  From what I hear, they have a lot of fun and stay up late into the night; plus more siblings are present.

Felt Owls: On Saturday I started making felt owls to add to our collection of felted feathered friends on our Christmas tree….what fun!

Dd’s Progress: German: DuoLingo: 7 sessions = 1:10 hours

Biology: Apologia: 2 sessions: 1:00 hour

Physical Education: 5 sessions: 3: 15 hours

Reader: The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski