kraftdinner
|
posted on December 25, 2005 06:15:41 PM
It's over! (For me anyway.) 
|
cblev65252
|
posted on December 25, 2005 07:05:22 PM
I agree, KD! We went to my daughter's yesterday for a family gathering and my mother's today for another family gathering. There are far too many of us to fit in one house - around 30. We really should rent a party room! It just ends up as mass confusion!
Cheryl
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
|
mingotree
|
posted on December 25, 2005 07:19:25 PM
Just shakin' my head at you two
Should we take a poll on who had a really bad day because a clerk didn't wish them Merry Christmas ?
Nothing like a good argument to get over all this Christmas "cheer".
|
mingotree
|
posted on December 25, 2005 07:39:51 PM
I had a great day but broke some rules:
""Never eat more than you can lift.""
Miss Piggy
""My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.""
Orson Welles (1915 - 1985)
|
profe51
|
posted on December 25, 2005 08:34:35 PM
The party is still going strong here. I've escaped to the barn for a cigar, a whiskey and some peace and quiet. Big ride and cookout in the morning, then they'll all go home except for the girls, who'll be here two more weeks. They want to help with vaccinations and hoof trimming on 125 sheep, the cattle, horses and goats, god bless them.
____________________________________________
Habla siempre que debas y calla siempre que puedas....
|
profe51
|
posted on December 25, 2005 08:36:03 PM
Meant to add, December 26th is the only day of the year when it's a full effing YEAR till Christmas!!
____________________________________________
Habla siempre que debas y calla siempre que puedas....
|
kraftdinner
|
posted on December 25, 2005 08:41:11 PM
Cheryl, did everyone get along this year? No fist fights? 
Mingo, if you've lifted a few bales of hay, I'd say you can lift 60 lbs. So, if I do the math...
|
mingotree
|
posted on December 25, 2005 08:48:01 PM
I'm not trying to make you feel bad, profe, but it's been thirty years since my last effing Christmas.
Yes, that's right , I've been FREE for thirty years!!!
Oh, it's hard at first...your family just doesn't understand.
Your friends try to lure you back with , "Hey, just ONE wreath...what harm can just one do????""
People say, "but what will you do without it?"
I just smile, fill my glass, put my feet up and keep reading, while they rush around like monkeys with the zoo on fire.
[ edited by mingotree on Dec 25, 2005 08:49 PM ]
|
mingotree
|
posted on December 25, 2005 08:51:57 PM
Kraft, it would've been fine if I had eaten a bale of HAY
But I made a new rule,"Don't eat anything unless it has sugar and fat in it"
....tomorrow I start my hay diet.
|
maggiemuggins
|
posted on December 25, 2005 08:54:07 PM
It's over for me too, but I have a birthday celebration before the New Year, so don't put away the cake yet. LOL
Hubby made it home for Christmas but had to fly out again tonight.
Santa was so good to me, I must have been a very good girl this year!
If I see one more rum ball I think I'll puke.
Time to call it a night.. Maggie
|
mingotree
|
posted on December 25, 2005 08:55:31 PM
It's a night !
|
mingotree
|
posted on December 25, 2005 08:56:16 PM
[ edited by mingotree on Dec 25, 2005 08:57 PM ]
|
maggiemuggins
|
posted on December 25, 2005 08:58:26 PM
Smarty pants.. say goodnight Gracie..
|
mingotree
|
posted on December 25, 2005 09:02:01 PM
Good night , Gracie! And before you go , give us the lurid details of how good Santa was !!!
|
cblev65252
|
posted on December 26, 2005 05:49:03 AM
KD
Everyone got along. My mother is getting worse so we're not sure what next Christmas will be like. We made an extra effort to get along. She had a small emotional breakdown a few days ago and had to be hospitalized for a day. She had forgotten that she bought Christmas presents and was worried about that when we got there Christmas day. We're taking it one day at a time.
Cheryl
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
|
NearTheSea
|
posted on December 26, 2005 07:18:19 AM
Hey Kraft! I love Christmas, but the relatives are gone now, and I have the house back
Cheryl! I am so sorry to hear about your mom. I think? you said that she had alzheimers?
Is there new medications out that helps any?
Anyway! a Belated Merry Christmas!
And I have some pics, damn! Lily was too adorable! (but have to get them on the computer first, and in another thread)
|
colin
|
posted on December 26, 2005 07:25:59 AM
We had a great day.
Not the usual crowd because Debbie's on Chemo and we didn't want to mingle with the family in fear of colds and viruses.
We were only a phone call away from everyone (less then an 1/8 of a mile from the closest).
We gave thanks for all the good things and for the strength to fight the bad things.
This was the first year we surprised each other with our gifts. That made Deb happy.
Amen,
Reverend Colin
http://www.reverendcolin.com
|
NearTheSea
|
posted on December 26, 2005 07:33:10 AM
Colin, is Debbie your wife? I am really sorry to hear that she is on chemo! But glad you guys had a good Christmas!
I know about trying to surprise others! My kids (add 1 new son in law) were surprised, and happy with what they got!
|
kraftdinner
|
posted on December 26, 2005 12:32:26 PM
Cheryl, your poor mom. It must be very scary for her but at least she has a wonderful family to support her. My thoughts and prayers are always there for your family, Cheryl.
Colin, who's Debbie? I wish the very best for her and her chemo. Even though you can be a pill at times, I bet she feels blessed with you there to take care of her.
P.S. No need to respond, but Charles, my FIL, passed away yesterday, so I know what you're all feeling. I love all you guys.
|
mingotree
|
posted on December 26, 2005 12:50:49 PM
My condolences to you and yours, Kraft.
|
colin
|
posted on December 26, 2005 04:13:15 PM
Debbie’s my wife and she's doing fine. Had a Mastectomy in October and is going through the chemo part now. Prognosis is excellent so we have a lot to be thankful for.
"Even though you can be a pill at times, I bet she feels blessed with you there to take care of her."
I'm much worse in person. The word Tyrannical comes to mine, but what's she going to do? She's made the same mistake my first two wives made.
Amen,
Reverend Colin
http://www.reverendcolin.com
|
cblev65252
|
posted on December 26, 2005 04:20:21 PM
KD
I'm saddened to hear about your FIL! Ken lost his mother on Christmas day in 1998 (our first Christmas together) so I know how tough it is to lose someone so close to you and how much tougher it is to lose them on a day like Christmas. There are plenty of hugs coming your way!
Colin - So glad to hear your wife's prognosis is good. I wish her well.
Cheryl
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
|
fenix03
|
posted on December 26, 2005 05:46:20 PM
I'm glad the day is over just because it means we are that much closer to getting the move done. Minor celebration, just a couple gifts, no decoration (long ago packed) and a great dinner. Of course we continued the family tradition of having a blow up (Of course I am going to yell impatiently at you. You moved the container I was pouring the left over gravy into WHILE I was pouring it.). At the end of the day, I'm just glad everyone is healthy.
Sorry to hear about your dad KD.
Glad to hear your wife is doing well Colin.
Hope your moms illness progresses slowly Cheryl!!
~~~ • ~~~ • ~~~ • ~~~ • ~~~
Never ask what sort if computer a guy drives. If he's a Mac user, he'll tell you. If he's not, why embarrass him? - Tom Clancy
|
