LONGEST I HAVE EVER GONE WITHOUT BLOGGING!!!!

 Holy Cannoli!!!!  Time to post!!! Starting Jan. 2021 I am endeavouring to post twice a week.  I might talk a wee tad more about Covid.  I have tried to not do that over this last year but when I am an old lady, an oldER lady and am reading back over my mundane life, I might want to remember more about this amazing life event.  But be prepared, I will not be very nice in general about people in general.  Humans in general really suck generally.  I am generally NOT impressed with our general society's behaviour and their incredible self centredness.  Of course it goes without saying that a large part of humanity is pretty good, but I am kind of shocked how awful so many are.

We had a lovely warm amazing Xmas this year.  I know it sucked not having family but I truly believe that Xmas is as wonderful or awful as you choose it to be.  If you had a horrible one, well, other than people that are all by themselves, or people that recently lost loved ones, you can only look at yourselves for that sorry state.

Christmas Eve was lovely.  We each picked music to share (I finally had to get the boys to stop play Elvis's Xmas album, much as I love Elvis, it was getting to be a little dirgey). We had delicious appies.  There is just something magical about spinach dip!  I think it's the onion soup base mix Knorr uses in their vegetable soup mix.  If you ever find that the store is out of it, which does happen around holiday time, just sub in onion soup mix.  We opened one present each and left the rest for xmas morning.  It really was wonderful!

The next day no one was up until early afternoon.  We opened presents, ate left over spinach dip for breakfast/lunch and lazed around.  I stuffed the turkey and Peter peeled the sweet potatoes, and Monte played gopher for me.  Dinner was delicious! I think I have some pics I will post later.

I think a lot of people traveled even though we have been ordered not to.  The neighbours on both sides of us were away for the duration.  And a lot of people we know were getting together with family.  It just seems like people do what they want no matter what.  It's sure not fair to all of us that don't do that.  The covid numbers were coming down...lets see how it is now that xmas is over.

I got a call from my doctor.  (shovel list).  I have to go get my lab work done and go in and see her first week in January.  My Xmas present from Monte this year are two vaccinations for shingles and pneumonia.  A great present!  And he is really happy to be getting them for me!  I got him a little chief smoker (a very self serving gift) and a ukulele.  Peter got loaded with a batch of new books.  

Now the turkey is boiling in the soup pot, about to make a batch of garbage soup.  Peter doesn't eat meat, so I am going to make tuna patties with the left over potatoes.  They are so good.  I remember mom or dad making potato patties with left over  mashed potatoes.  Soooo good.

Well its time to go make dinner.  I promise to not be so long before the next post.  I have a tendency to forget what's happened if I wait too long.  Something horribly major could have happened and I would forget.   Take care people, stay safe  and noodle if you can.  And I can add that with our awesome new perfect face masks that Myles made us it sure makes it easier and safer.  TTYL

HAPPY BOYS!

HAPPY ME!  MY AWESOME NIECE SENT ME A CANDY CANE FULL OF FIREBALL!!!!!

PETER PLAYING SANTA'S ELF

APRIL GAVE HIM SLIPPERS, FIRST PAIR HE HAS EVER HAD.  SHE FOUND SIZE 16!!!!

APRIL GAVE HIM PJ'S AND MYLES MADE THE MASK

DINNER!!!

DESSERT....BANOFFEE