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December 28, 2005
Catch-up
So, I really have been rather busy/productive the last few weeks but I really can't quite tell you all I've done. Hhhmmm...it probably has more to do with the renovations and Christmas preparations than you really want to know so I'll spare you the gory details.
Our Christmas celebration started the weekend before Christmas when Demian, Lori Maura and Kieran came up to visit. We ate food, exchanged presents, went to Al's (they still haven't changed the french fry grease and I nearly slipped out of bed from the residue.) Maura and I played with buttons. I got out the can of buttons that had been my mother's, the very same can I had opened and played with when I was little. We strung some on string and I showed her how to make whirlie-gigs....we'll do it again someday.
We made the trip to Montpelier to visit Granny/Great Granny Morna. Kieran was manning one end of the table, politely eating his bowl of grapes when the discussion turned to how Granny Morna was his Daddy's Grandma and his Pop Pop's Mommy.
Granny Morna: So, Kieran, that makes you a Great Grandson...
Kieran: Thanks......( a man of a few but pertinent words. snort)
Leo worked feverishly the week before Christmas so we could have the fireplace operational for the duration. We had the living room returned to a livable state again by Friday evening when Lisa and David arrived from Maine. Christmas Eve they spent dinner with Morna in Montpelier while we fetched Morgan and Nora from the airport ( on time) and enjoyed our usual lobster stew meal. Hhhmm, I must say, it WAS a mighty tasty batch this year. Christmas morning I actually slept in (for me) until 7am maybe even 7:30. At least I really didn't have to stomp around waking others up as I have had to do in the past. Lisa had bought us all matching nightclothes as I had described in my ideal Christmas scenario, so that was a hoot. Of course I have no pictures of us gathered around the fireplace IN our matching jammies but we know we did. For the second year in a row, I ordered up a batch of Kinder eggs for our stockings....
Lisa is shown here trying to hatch hers........Kinderguins I guess. Anyway you can see her nightgown and the pant leg of the PJs she got for the guys in the photo too. We looked stylin'.
Everyone up and left me Monday....Morgan and Nora few out at 6am, Lisa and David left by 10am and Greg was off to Nowhere, NY by 1pm. Hrumph...I survived. Leo returned Tuesday Morning...I've been catching up on paperwork, avoiding germs from the neighbors, roasting coffee beans so we don't have to do major roastings all in a day or two and finally bloggin' a little. Oh yeah..and maybe a little Sudoku ... I'm still addicted and have even managed to inflict my addiction on others. aaahhh....what are friends for.
Oh...and I've got to tell you...even if you aren't a Neil Diamond fan, his new CD 12 songs is great.
Have a fine day all.......
Posted by frani at December 28, 2005 11:27 AM
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