Tis the day after Christmas
Dec. 26th, 2019 12:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vanillafluffyYesterday was pleasant. First thing I did was open the mailer that arrived from Hermit-- she sent me a leopard print cuff bracelet, in addition to a credit at Honeybaked Hams. Oh yay! I wore the cuff and anticipated the next Honeybaked BOGO. GK came and got me at 10:30 for brunch. (Belgian waffles and mega bacon, yum). I was braced for her to have included some of #2 son's chums, but such was not the case. They were all home with family. (What, they weren't raised by wolves?!)
We all reconvened back at Chez GK--Mr. GK drove his car with the boys) and started gifts with stockings. Had a laugh when mine included two Brita filters (which GK later explained she'd acquired BEFORE I snagged the box of five a while back). Also some pistachios, a utility tool from Ron Jon's Surf Shop, a knit cap and an iTunes gift card,--that made me very happy, since I was down to a 59-cent balance.
After that, we got down to gifts...mostly, that's stuff GK has acquired and addressed accordingly...I'm willing to bet Mr; GK hadn't seen any of it before it was unwrapped. She gave me a Penzey's gift card, which I appreciate even more than the iTunes card--I'd ordered from them on Black Friday, but it didn't go through, so I was resigned to paying out of pocket...and I go through A LOT of Penzey's spices--GK got me well and truly hooked on them.
That wasn't all--she got me a pair of binders with pretty covers, an unlined blank book--funny, I was just looking at blank books at Michaels the other night, a box of yummy almond shortbread cookies that remind me of the Norwegian butter cookies my mom baked every Christmas, and a mirrored sign that says "Cowgirl"...it kind of goes with the horsey decor in my office, though it's not something I'd've picked.
The gift that really made me squeal, though, was the two Pyrex bowls nestled together, in a pattern I didn't have. (I promptly went onto the Fb community Pyrex Passions and posted a pic with the caption, 'Santa brought me Pyrex!').I'd hoped that she was splitting hairs, and she was. When she got back from her trip to GA, she gave me a bowl that she got from her new half-sister and told me she didn't find any more Pyrex in GA. Then she gave me a piece of Glasbake at the ASFS Christmas party...well, it's not Pyrex. So I figured if she could differentiate like that, it might mean she found Pyrex in Florida--and she did! So funny that it had to travel 1900 miles to get to me!
They all played a card game while dinner was cooking. I was on my Nook, working my way through "Best Self" by Mike Bayer, which they've touted on Dr. Phil. I've had it on my Amazon wish list for months, and then on the 24th, it popped up on Book Bub for $2.99. Score!
Dinner was lamb with potatoes and green beans--yum!
Afterward, they were setting up a new computer--I'm still not sure whose--and while they did that, I got GK to set up her sewing machine so I could zig-zag a length of fabric for Swedish weaving. My own sewing machine is stuck in a corner of the living room, behind a portable wardrobe and a bunch of boxes, and heaven knows when I'll get it out. Soon, I hope, but I really wanted to get the fabric ready; I've rediscovered that having something crafty to do when the TV is going is a Good Thing--I'm less likely to nibble, for one thing.
GK ran me home as it was getting dark. I spent a quiet evening reading and noshing. Between a very strenuous Tuesday and Wednesday being somewhat intense, I was tired enough to be in bed with the lights out by midnight. I was tired enough that I actually slept for something like eight hours, which seldom happens these days.
Now, having breakfasted, I've got a load of laundry in (including the Huck cloth) and plan to keep going with a couple more loads today. FLH will be back tomorrow, and I'd like to get as much of the clothes dealt with then, since I won't be able to afford him again until after the 1st.
I hope you all had as nice a holiday as I did. Love to all!
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We all reconvened back at Chez GK--Mr. GK drove his car with the boys) and started gifts with stockings. Had a laugh when mine included two Brita filters (which GK later explained she'd acquired BEFORE I snagged the box of five a while back). Also some pistachios, a utility tool from Ron Jon's Surf Shop, a knit cap and an iTunes gift card,--that made me very happy, since I was down to a 59-cent balance.
After that, we got down to gifts...mostly, that's stuff GK has acquired and addressed accordingly...I'm willing to bet Mr; GK hadn't seen any of it before it was unwrapped. She gave me a Penzey's gift card, which I appreciate even more than the iTunes card--I'd ordered from them on Black Friday, but it didn't go through, so I was resigned to paying out of pocket...and I go through A LOT of Penzey's spices--GK got me well and truly hooked on them.
That wasn't all--she got me a pair of binders with pretty covers, an unlined blank book--funny, I was just looking at blank books at Michaels the other night, a box of yummy almond shortbread cookies that remind me of the Norwegian butter cookies my mom baked every Christmas, and a mirrored sign that says "Cowgirl"...it kind of goes with the horsey decor in my office, though it's not something I'd've picked.
The gift that really made me squeal, though, was the two Pyrex bowls nestled together, in a pattern I didn't have. (I promptly went onto the Fb community Pyrex Passions and posted a pic with the caption, 'Santa brought me Pyrex!').I'd hoped that she was splitting hairs, and she was. When she got back from her trip to GA, she gave me a bowl that she got from her new half-sister and told me she didn't find any more Pyrex in GA. Then she gave me a piece of Glasbake at the ASFS Christmas party...well, it's not Pyrex. So I figured if she could differentiate like that, it might mean she found Pyrex in Florida--and she did! So funny that it had to travel 1900 miles to get to me!
They all played a card game while dinner was cooking. I was on my Nook, working my way through "Best Self" by Mike Bayer, which they've touted on Dr. Phil. I've had it on my Amazon wish list for months, and then on the 24th, it popped up on Book Bub for $2.99. Score!
Dinner was lamb with potatoes and green beans--yum!
Afterward, they were setting up a new computer--I'm still not sure whose--and while they did that, I got GK to set up her sewing machine so I could zig-zag a length of fabric for Swedish weaving. My own sewing machine is stuck in a corner of the living room, behind a portable wardrobe and a bunch of boxes, and heaven knows when I'll get it out. Soon, I hope, but I really wanted to get the fabric ready; I've rediscovered that having something crafty to do when the TV is going is a Good Thing--I'm less likely to nibble, for one thing.
GK ran me home as it was getting dark. I spent a quiet evening reading and noshing. Between a very strenuous Tuesday and Wednesday being somewhat intense, I was tired enough to be in bed with the lights out by midnight. I was tired enough that I actually slept for something like eight hours, which seldom happens these days.
Now, having breakfasted, I've got a load of laundry in (including the Huck cloth) and plan to keep going with a couple more loads today. FLH will be back tomorrow, and I'd like to get as much of the clothes dealt with then, since I won't be able to afford him again until after the 1st.
I hope you all had as nice a holiday as I did. Love to all!
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