One Week Left!

Hello my friends! How are you holding up?  Do you realize there is one week left till Christmas??  Hopefully everyone is chill and ready and not stressed.  We are about half way through our shopping, sigh.  But I'm not worried because our kids are all adult and if we don't get it in time, we'll just get it after.  Most of them haven't even told me what they wanted yet... sigh.  Really???  We already took care of grandkids, so like I say, the stress is off.  Our last major party was last night (well, parties before Christmas - we have one after) and so now it's just enjoy the season and finish the shopping whenever we can squeeze it in.

How about you??  Hopefully you are able to relax and enjoy family and friends and doing things for others, sing carols and watch your favorite Christmas movie.  We watched The Man Who Invented Christmas last week, and it is soooo good.  It's now one of my favorites. 

We made candy on Sunday and the caramel didn't turn out quite as well as I'd hoped, but it still tastes good.  😊  If you need a candy fix, come visit!!!

I have to say, today has a singularly lack of exciting things to celebrate.  There's only 1 thing worth mentioning...  It's Answer the Phone like Buddy the Elf.  I was like what???  So I watched the clip and yes, it's worth a laugh.  I wasn't a big fan of the movie, but there were scenes that were fun.  What's your favorite movie?

I'm finding that as I get older I'm not as much a fan of the commercialized side of the season.  There's more of the meaning in Christmas than Holiday.  So, I don't enjoy the old movies that I used to.  I really like It's a Wonderful Life, and A Christmas Carol (especially with George C Scott), The Muppet Christmas Carol and Last Holiday.

The other thing I thought you'd get a laugh out of is for a food holiday...it's National Roast Suckling Pig day.  For those of us who routinely roast a pig...there ya go!  lol  NOT!  I think that's more of a Polynesian thing now.  They stick a whole pig in a pit and roast it all day...YUM!  But - since most of us don't have a fire pit with a big enough spit for a pig, we're stuck with just enjoying whatever else we love.

Whatever helps you enjoy the season, hope you are able to do it.  Have a great day!

Someone shared this on Facebook recently, and it was so much fun I thought I'd leave you with it...go have a pillow fight!!

Two weeks left!!

I can't believe it's only 2 weeks till Christmas!  Where does the time go??  Just last week I was lamenting that our extra week had slipped away without my getting anything done.  I mean...I just got the tree finished being decorated last night...does that tell you how holidays go at my house??  And that doesn't mean anything else has been decorated.  I thought that if I was home sick I could at least try and decorate - but no, I didn't feel like doing ANYTHING, so it didn't get done.  :(   sigh.  And I had a co-worker telling me last week that she takes hers down on Christmas day!!
Who does that???  (I mean, besides her, lol)  I told her I leave mine up sometimes through January.  When she found out how late I put it up, she understood.  sigh.

So...anyway, happy December.  There isn't much going on today - but felt like I needed a few bright words to cheer myself up.  And felt perhaps - you might want something to chuckle at as well.  So...I'm writing.  But, in looking around, there isn't much to be excited about...  In the food department The Nibble claims that today is Noodle Ring day.  UGH  not even worth elaborating, folks...sorry if you like it - but doesn't sound good to me right now.

Have you been following the Light of the World this year?  This week they're encouraging you to serve your community...  There is so much to do - I just don't know how we have time to do it all!!  We need to go help someone.  Anyone have suggestions??  :)

anyway... onto silliness.

International Mountain Day -  I don't know why there's a day for International Mountain day...but then, I don't understand why there are several days during the year for random stuff.  I think people get bored and decide there needs to be something to be excited about...and they happen to be excited about international mountains!  Well...personally, I love our mountains here.  I the the Wasatch Front is just awesome...too bad we hold in all the bad air though.  If people would stop moving here, it would help...but it's gorgeous, so what can I say?  😊  And to go along with that...here's that video from a decade ago about the funny city names in Utah...

of course listening to the music will make you want to take off to the beach, but can't help you there.

I don't know if I've shared this one with you - but it's one of the family favorites from Studio C.

Kaleidoscope Day - and it's Kaleidoscope day.  Who doesn't love these??  And you'll find that it's only kids that play with them...  sigh.  I think they're awesome.

So - anyway - hope you have a great rest of the day...

And try not to think about how there are only 14 days till Christmas....

And just for fun - one from David Archuleta and his new Christmas album...

Memories... 77 years ago, and home sick... ugh

so...  to start off with big things first... it's Pearl Harbor day.  Where were you 77 years ago??  Well, if you're like me, you weren't alive yet, lol.  But my father was.  I have no idea where he was, but I believe he was doing somekind of calvary training with his horse... wish I had the photo to share.

Anyway - Hopefully everyone remembers this day and commemorates it in some way.  I'm sure we'll watch one of the movies we have about it.  We haven't watched Tora Tora Tora in a while...  Hacksaw Ridge is about near the end...but it's good too...
I've been home sick for three days now.  I hate head colds, can I say that??  We're told to love our enemies...well, I don't have to love viruses, do I??

It's also lovely wintery snow outside, and Hanukkah.  I realize we aren't Jewish, but it is part of a Christian background - I mean, I'm sure Christ celebrated it.  So we have fun with the candles, and some times we'll even play dreidel. 

Hopefully you are all doing well, enjoying this wonderful Christmas season and spending time with family.  At least I've been able to watch A Christmas Carol...  :)
If you're wanting a celebration other than the season, it's also National Cotton Candy day.  Ugh...sugar and air on a stick...  :)  Sorry if you like it, I've never really liked the stuff.  There's no flavor...just sugar.  I like my calories to have flavor...  lol
Have a great day!