12/25/2024 - Donuts & Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all.

Lil0, I wish the pastures surrounding me were full of those mice instead of the real ones.

It's in the 40s* this morning, very overcast and even wet outside, though I don't think it actually rained. Not too much wind so that's a plus. I've been up for a while. Feels like a nap is already taking over my body......
 
Nice temp for walking this morning. It's cloudy and in the 50s this afternoon. Unsure when I'll see
the sun again.

Lil0, what are the mice made out of? They're really cute.

I hope everyone is enjoying the day.
 
After a very quiet day yesterday, I stayed pretty busy today. I did Face Time with son and family while they opened presents in their camper near San Antonio this morning. That was fun.

This afternoon my niece and I filled up the cube cart and fed cows. That was fun too. I hadn't seen my cows in a while. Have a few new babies, so very cute!

Tomorrow my niece will take me somewhere to meet my daughter, who will take me to her house to spend the night. On Friday morning we will go to the memorial service in the Dallas area for my cousin, who passed away last week. Then my daughter will either bring me home or meet my niece again somewhere.

I need to start getting things together. Hope everyone has had a good day, a good Christmas.
 
Sure is hard to celebrate Christmas when you live alone.....having no family in town or even in close proximity doesn't help either. Did not bother me last year, don't know why it does this year....really been depressed, and even nothing on TV has helped. LOL My son called, and yaYYY, is planning on coming next week. He lives about 4 hrs. away. My others live thousands, down south.

What was weird here, was it seemed all the neighbors were gone elsewhere......being no lights on at their houses.Talk about feeling stranded. Ha.!
However, the one right next door was here, talked to her after a mixup with my mail landing in her box. She mentioned having a huge family gathering at her place on Friday, told her I'd move my car as far as I could (we share driveway, each having space for 2 cars) and so one of her guests could use the space on my portion.
 
Last year was a bad one for me. It was better today since my son came Mon and Tues. I walked this morning and tried having a
better attitude during day. I watched the Christmas Eve service early this morning. I saw two movies this afternoon.

Poirot, I hope your neighbor invites you do her gathering. It's too bad churches don't do things for members. That's what churches
are for. Members should be embarrassed that they aren't doing things for people living alone. I wish your family would visit you or
you could visit them. Did any of your other family members contact you today? It's too bad none of us live close to you because we
would have you come by.
 
Poirot, over the past seven years I've spent Christmas alone most of them. I know what you mean about some years feeling more lonely than others. And I sure do know what you mean about that "stranded" or isolated feeling. During the few days leading up to my husband's passing I stayed at the nursing home with him day and night. My daughter and my youngest son each came to visit at the nursing home, but not at the same time, and each one came out to my house and spent the night alone here. This year at Thanksgiving the subject came up and each one of them told of how it was a spooky feeling being here all alone at night because of how isolated it is. I have to admit, if you go outside here at night, the quietness and the darkness can feel eerie.
Anyway, I'm so glad your son is coming next week. Having something to look forward to sure helps to lift the spirits.
 
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