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{December 25, 2015} Merry Christmas!!

Are home made gifts the best or what!!

I promised to share what I got from Baby A and here it is! The two canvases are made by him, red swirls with A’s underneath and…Mistle-toes! Do you love it! You know I do!

And in front…coffee filter butterflies made by Miss A!! You know I am just eating this stuff up!

Today started too early, but Christmas starts early with little kids! I was still at JT’s house and for the 13 month old, we started at 7am! There were slides and brooms and princesses and…and…

DT made breakfast, yum, A Christmas Story was on, the beginning of the 24 hour run, then we put on Its a Wonderful Life, eventually I took a shower and headed to my other favorite family to spend christmas with them. SDL, Miss A, SDL’s sister DL, her parents, also known as Momom and Popop.

We opened presents, talked, laughed, cooked, opened presents, talked, laughed, cooked and eventually sat down to eat.

It was fun opening presents, every family has their own traditions. In this family, Santa fills the stockings and everyone wonders just how Santa knew! Then we open the “regular” gifts and everyone knows who they are from. Lots of laughter and fun!

Dinner was grand…there was turkey, stuffing, veggies, sweet potato, mashed potato, rolls, salad, oh my! Full bellies.

Then sitting and chatting for a long time. Clean up, talking, eventually dessert, more talking and then all of a sudden, it’s 11pm! Time flies!

So, I have done my Christmas traditions, so far. Christmas Eve with JT’s family and Christmas Day with SDL’s, my life is complete. I love these families dearly and I can’t imagine anywhere else I would rather be at this time and I’ll be back every year, as long as they’ll have me!

To you and yours, if you celebrate…Happy and Merry Christmas!!!

{December 24, 2015} ‘Twas the night before Christmas…

Happy Christmas Eve to one and all!

Today is Christmas Eve and I got to continue a fabulous tradition, spending it with crazy friends.

I started my day seeing my grandson, Baby A. What am I going to call him? I can’t keep calling him Baby A! He’s two and a half! I’ll think of something soon. I drove out to see him and his mom, KAB, had a fabulous time and forgot to take a picture of what he made me, pure awesomeness! I will take a picture tomorrow and post it, promise!

After a fabulous visit, I headed back to JT’s house, picked him up, we went to the store and picked up stuff I could eat for dinner, then back to his place.

People started arriving, including ST, who joined us because JT’s family graciously extended an invitation. I told him how great JT’s family is and ST experienced it.

This year was a slightly different crowd, since some of the usual suspects weren’t there. Some of the same faces, some new, but as always, warm, fun, entertaining and amusing, loud, boisterous and fabulous. What more could you want.

For those of you celebrating…Happy Christmas eve!!! I hope you are with the ones you want to be with and having a fabulous time!

{December 22, 2015} A first concert!

Tonight was my first foray into the world of grade school concerts…from the “parent” side.

EJS decided at the start of the school year that she wanted to play an instrument. Her decision was an interesting choice, the cello! It’s almost bigger than her!

When she was making the decision, I told her, after I told her parents of course, that I wanted to be her patron. Try explaining what a patron of the arts is to an eight year old!

She really likes The cello and tonight we got to witness the results of all the practicing and rehearsals.

We started with the beginner strings, this included EJS’ group, cello, violons, violas. These were the third graders. Then it was the advanced strings, fourth and fifth grade. Next was the wind instruments, beginner, then advanced. The winds include clarinet, which GES and I both played, flute, trombone. Then orchestra.

The beginner strings started with the traditional beginner piece, ‘Hot Cross Buns’, of course, then there was Martian Cross Buns, huh?

I have to say, the beginner strings were better than we expected, fair thinking for a beginner concert.

Along with being very proud family members we, GES, ACS and I realized we are now in the parental group that must attend and sit through not only their own child/family member’s performance, but the entire school’s performances! Oh my!

A realization came to mind, how lucky we were as kids! Our parents did it for us and smiled the biggest smiles they could.

I looked at GES during one of the other group’s performances and said “Does this mean we need to call daddy and thank him?” Yes it does!

To our dad and mom, who sat through our concerts and to all those parents who sat through their child’s concerts, no matter how good or bad, we send a big collective “THANK YOU!!” You are now up for sainthood!

{December 17, 2015} Star Wars…The Force Awakens

Go.

Solo

Skywalker

Leia

Chewbacca

R2-D2

C3 PO

Millennium Falcon

New heros, new villians, new droids [very cute, by the way], new creatures, new storm troopers, new light saber fight, new battles of good and evil. There was some good humor, nods and references to the originals.

I think that about covers it…without giving anything away.

Let me know what you think!

{December 14, 2015} Geek alert!!!

Geeking out tonight!!

I finally got my Samsung Gear S2 watch tonight!

Anyone who knows me knows I LA LA LA LOVE my smartwatch. I have had it for about four years, I’m on my second, the first I dropped on a driveway after about 3 years, so sad, so I had to get another.

The technology is great, it’s just slowing down a bit, I’m sorry to say, part of the reason I had a fitbit as well. And if you know me, you know I want the latest and greatest. I got a Samsung Galaxy Note 5, then I see the watch…ooh…

I researched and since they’re both Samsung, they connect. The other watch, Motorola, was great when I had a Motorola phone, connected easily.

This thing is magical! Apps, phone, fitness tracker, emails, music, video, you name it! It even comes with a charging stand!!! And yes, I already downloaded some apps including the winter watch face!

I’m in geek heaven! Sigh.

{December 13, 2015} Movie nostalgia

I want to watch them all!!

This has happened before. Wow, it sounds like a problem!

I was making a spreadsheet of the movies on my portable hard drive, after moving them around and I got nostalgic for them. I wanted to watch them all..and all at once!

War Games, The Expendables, RED, Star Wars, The Philadelphia Story, Holiday, Born Yesterday [birth versions], the list goes on and on.

I so love movies! I used to want to make movie trailers for a living, I suppose part of me still does. I suppose I could, who knows.

For now, I’ll just watch them all and sigh and enjoy myself. That sounds good to me, right?

{December 12, 2015} A Fabulous Friend Christmas Party

So much fun!

Tonight we went to a Christmas party hosted by PSM’s good friends A&KM.

The party was called for 4pm and we got there a little after, but before other folks, so it was nice to have some time one on one with A&K before everyone else arrived.

The cool thing is that I knew almost everyone that was there and there was even one person who thought we had met because she had seen so many pictures of me on Facebook that PSM has posted, kinda cool. And I made some new friends.

It’s great to see how many people care about PSM, they’ve all known each other for years, most of them having been in various ski houses together at one time or another.

They wanted to hear about our trip and all about Hawaii, even planning trips out there! Which is all PSM wants, his friends and family to visit, that will make him happier than anything. Wink wink.

We laughed, ate, drank, repeat. PSM even brought palinka, it was a hit with some and some agreed with me!

What a nice feeling, to be with friends, enjoying each other’s company, being goofy and having a great time, what more could you want?

Thanks A&K for including me in the festivities, I had a blast! Ready for next time!

{December 8, 2015} I heard it! Let the Christmas season begin!

I think I’ve told you before, but I’ll tell you again.

Bruce Springsteen’s version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town is my favorite Christmas song and to me it symbolizes the start of the season.

I never feel settled in the season until I do and once I hear it, I always sigh and then declare, to myself of course and anyone with range, “I’ve heard it, let the holiday begin”.

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{December 6, 2015} Happy Chanukah

Tonight is the first night of chanukah and I was lucky to spend it with family.

PSM and I flew back from Hawaii today, we’ll, yesterday and today, sorry about no post, I didn’t think about it until today! We left at 5pm yesterday and arrived on the mainland late morning. Anyway…

Tonight startes the beginning of the celebration of Chanukah, also known as the Festival of Lights. For those of you not in the know, the Festival of Lights celebrates the miracle of what happened so long ago.

When the temple was destroyed and the Jews went in to clean things up, they found enough oil to light the lamps for one night, but a miracle occurred and it lasted eight nights. That is why we celebrate for eight nights.

Things that are special to the holiday are things like potato pancakes or potato latkes, they are fried in oil, which is what makes them special. We might also serve donuts, fried in oil, maybe filled with sweet jellies.

We play games like dreidel and sing songs. It’s so much fun as a kid and to play and see through the eyes of a child.

Each night, we light candles on the menorah, one more each day until the eighth night, the menorah is aglow with warmth and hope and love.

Tonight, I was with GES and family. The only thing missing was the rest of the family. Before dad left last week they celebrated chanukah together so they could enjoy the celebration together.

The menorah I lit when I got back to my apartment was one I picked up after we got back from our big trip. Doesn’t it scream Antoni Gaudi!

On the last night, I’ll post a picture in full glow.

Happy Chanukah!

{December 4, 2015} I rode in a tractor!

Today I got to be a kid!

Did you have Tonka Trucks when you were a kid? Did you ever dream of actually riding in one of those vehicles? Was one of them a tractor?

I did! Yes! Yes!

And guess what! I got to do that today!!

Today, I was invited to go with PSM and his co-workers to visit the farms he’s going to be working with in Hawaii. We visited the main site, the farm where his office will be, already had his name on the door, cool, huh?

We got a tour of the facility with some of the workings of what they do there. Then we took a drive to the next farm and what they do, both farms had major equipment. Somehow…someone said I might want to ride in a tractor and they said ok! Next farm!

We went to the North Shore to the third farm on Oahu, saw some cool stuff and then…I got to ride in a tractor, how cool was that!! Big kid time!

What fun thing is next?

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