Gosh, it just seems like yesterday we were at the funeral in Kansas and now it's nearly Christmas. Time really flies...Thanksgiving came and went, it was tough without Mom here. Dad had several invitations to eat with friends and neighbors in Las Vegas so he decided to stay up there. I was expecting (perhaps) a surprise visit from Johnny, but instead he went to Los Angeles to meet with a couple of potential Talent Agents who might be able to get him some more television or movie work. So I was ready to spend the day with Cowboy Jack and we had planned to make a turkey roast and just stay home. Around noon, my wonderful neighbor, Valerie, rang the doorbell and informed me that 'Dinner is in an hour and a half' - and I just about lost my mind. I was standing there unshowered, green goo on my face, my hair unwashed, and nothing to contribute to a holiday meal!! (I guess she asked me about a month earlier and I didn't hear her or something - ha). So I rushed upstairs and got ready and made a quick pumpkin pie and went over and had a wonderful dinner with all the trimmings with their great family. It was a nice Thanksgiving for someone missing their Mom.
Now Christmas is upon us and I am really missing her.
Blaine is moving in with Dad this month, she's up to her ass in dry goods trying to pack herself out of that mobile home up in Camino, CA. Poor thing is paying perfect strangers to come over and help her pack. And Dad is calling me every few days, frustrated with moving furniture around on her behalf. I guess she's bringing THREE beds!! Can't get a good night's sleep in any of them so she trades off all night...
And I'm in the midst of preparing to go back to work in January, at long last. It's been so long since I had a job, I hope I remember how to do it!
I've been busy these last few weeks making things, two ponchos, two afghans, several nice neckwarmers, some wonderful pillows, and now I'm working on some dining room chair pad covers and a couple of lamps. It feels good to be crafty for a change.
Hope all of you are enjoying the Holiday Season and remembering to be good to one another!
Love -
Belinda
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