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Pinga said:
cookie baking well in hand.

No-bakes
5 batches of coconut snowballs -- two batches going to church
3 batches of McIntosh Toffee drop
3 batches of haystacks

Baking
3 batches of molasses cookies
next - 3 batches of shortbread

appetizers
1 batch of guacamole

Plus
lots of laughs
co-operation
fun cooking
recoveries
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Is the guac for the short term or do you freeze it?

I wish I could get helpers for my holiday cooking - in addition to Chemguy.
 
Guacamole was an appetizer for folks before dinner

Husband, youngest son, oldest son and partner and granddaughter and my sister.


Ended up only doing 2 batches of shortbread and 1 batch of chocolate macaroons
 
@ChemGal , by making 3 batches, everybody got a batch. We also were able to split the best and the ones with character from each recipe.

Was fun. We kept going with the three of us baking
 
Character is an attribute ... only on the face like :) an opposing synonym of what's deeper!

Antonio's nominalism ... thus bits and cookies in technology ... smiling simile or a monkey with stimulation to get out of the trees ... thus the fall! They were designed aboriginally as hangerson!

Some may even stick to your bell AE ... as unknown bits of word memes ...

Knowledge is unmanly ... ask any powerful M'N those μη dune in Greeks hades ... by Freudian slips ... people with plumes? AEmonsteroid ...
 
My sister just left a delightful few days of visiting while baking, shopping and cooking.

I wonder if our time together is better as she is far away. When she comes we have focused time.
 
It seemed to me that too much sister time could get difficult. My sister would visit for six weeks at a time. Glad you two enjoyed your shorter visit.
 
I often get the sense that sisters tend to be closer than brothers. My bros and I are happy to see each other a few times a year and leave it at that. Christmas will be our first family get-together since my nephew got married in June and I'm good with that. Admittedly, we are all rather different people and don't have a lot of overlap in our interests, so maybe we are an odd case. I know Mrs. M is a lot closer with both of her siblings (1 brother, 1 sister). even with them halfway around the world.
 
Tis individualism versus different aspects of living in de pits ... Dantes extension of edifices!

Tis the devil to some of the repaired to fixation ...about the central voids and vacuous realms ...
 
The weather and my mood a both a bit gloomy. I took on an unexpected task this weekend: writing a graveside service for my mother-in-law. Short version: They had the funeral last month while Mrs. M was still home but had not buried her yet. Now they are arranging the burial and the pastor and associate pastor of m-i-l's church are both unavailable. But the family still wants a graveside service and will just get a family member or two to lead it. Except ... no one else in her immediate family is Christian or know anything about how to put together a Christian service. While I am also not a Christian, I did grow up in a Christian church and prepared/led services in that church so Mrs. M suggested I could prepare a service that they could use. Of course, she will have to translate everything. At least she has a Chinese Bible so can get the Bible readings from there once I give her the references. Saves her trying to translate those herself.

Upside: I'm reading a lot of Bible verses on the subject of death, resurrection, etc. today. A lot of it is familiar, of course, but gives me a chance to reacquaint with them and maybe ruminate on them a bit.
 
Well, that simplifies things. BibleGateway has half a dozen Chinese Bibles in both Simplified and Traditional script (mainland uses Simplified, Hong Kong and Taiwan use Traditional).
 
Mendalla said:
I often get the sense that sisters tend to be closer than brothers. My bros and I are happy to see each other a few times a year and leave it at that. Christmas will be our first family get-together since my nephew got married in June and I'm good with that. Admittedly, we are all rather different people and don't have a lot of overlap in our interests, so maybe we are an odd case. I know Mrs. M is a lot closer with both of her siblings (1 brother, 1 sister). even with them halfway around the world.
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I think the babies makes a big difference. My sister and I never used to get together quite as much. When she was on maternity leave, especially with a newborn she really enjoyed my visits.
 
Ugh issues with 'old people' (including my parents in that). My Mom thinks she may have gotten a concussion in the last week, but didn't want to get it checked out. She asked my opinion and I did kind of agree there wasn't much of a point - but mostly because her symptoms were minimal and I know she wouldn't have followed orders to rest.
Just got a call today - she's in Winnipeg. My Grandma broke her hip. She is supposed to be on oxygen all the time, still getting used to that. She and my grandpa (who has major knee problems) went to a doctor's appointment, the bank, the pharmacy and then grocery shopping. It was right by the doors where she fell. You know - all of that on Black Friday :rolleyes:
My grandparents have been told they can get prescriptions delivered, groceries delivered or at least ordered (there are more than a few of us willing to do that for them, as they do not have the internet) and then my grandpa can pick them up without even needing to step out of the vehicle at the store. They probably shouldn't be in their home, but as far as I know they aren't even on a waiting list for anywhere, although they did visit a few places this summer.

Anyway my Mom has very little peripheral vision. She complains about it all the time - when shopping people coming up beside her, in restaurants waiters taking an order off to the side where she can't see them, etc. This contributed to her recent injury - concussion or not (she fell into tables at a curling rink but she wasn't on the ice). So for Christmas I've decided to get her a cane. She's not going to like it (and I will get her stuff she will appreciate too). Any tips on what to get specifically? I'm hoping a medical supply store will be helpful. I''m thinking just a short identification one. I'm not even sure if there is supposed to be certain criteria one should meet before getting one.

@Pinga or any of the OTs know much about these?
 
Ugh, I think I ran into this before - but back then I wouldn't have been as serious about actually getting her one, but at this point I feel like she's done enough things and complains enough where it is warranted. There are rules about who can carry a white cane in public. I would have no one of knowing if my mom meets this criteria. Looks like I will need help from my Dad on this and might need to wait until she has an eye appointment to get that defined by a doctor.
I would still appreciate tips on this, although it will just be something I randomly do, not related to Christmas.
 
ChemGal said:
Ugh issues with 'old people' (including my parents in that). My Mom thinks she may have gotten a concussion in the last week, but didn't want to get it checked out. She asked my opinion and I did kind of agree there wasn't much of a point - but mostly because her symptoms were minimal and I know she wouldn't have followed orders to rest.
Just got a call today - she's in Winnipeg. My Grandma broke her hip. She is supposed to be on oxygen all the time, still getting used to that. She and my grandpa (who has major knee problems) went to a doctor's appointment, the bank, the pharmacy and then grocery shopping. It was right by the doors where she fell. You know - all of that on Black Friday :rolleyes:
My grandparents have been told they can get prescriptions delivered, groceries delivered or at least ordered (there are more than a few of us willing to do that for them, as they do not have the internet) and then my grandpa can pick them up without even needing to step out of the vehicle at the store. They probably shouldn't be in their home, but as far as I know they aren't even on a waiting list for anywhere, although they did visit a few places this summer.

Anyway my Mom has very little peripheral vision. She complains about it all the time - when shopping people coming up beside her, in restaurants waiters taking an order off to the side where she can't see them, etc. This contributed to her recent injury - concussion or not (she fell into tables at a curling rink but she wasn't on the ice). So for Christmas I've decided to get her a cane. She's not going to like it (and I will get her stuff she will appreciate too). Any tips on what to get specifically? I'm hoping a medical supply store will be helpful. I''m thinking just a short identification one. I'm not even sure if there is supposed to be certain criteria one should meet before getting one.

@Pinga or any of the OTs know much about these?
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Do you mean a cane to helther with balance or a cane to identify her as visually impaired? The latter you get through CNIB, they have an amazing service with volunteers coming into your home, but it needs a doctors referral. Check out their website.
For walking aids one best be assessed by a physiotherapist, depending on how bad her balance is , she might be better off with a rollator.
Concussions can have significant impairment. You also have the risk of subdural hematoma with head injury, which might take a while to show.
 
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