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I am sitting drinking a cocktail and watching Home Alone with my son.

Table is set.
Ham and turkey are cooking
Casseroles ready to have topping added and go into oven

Company expected in next hour
 
I had a really pleasant and relaxing morning with the big guy this morning, watched Abba movie together to start. He made crepes, I made a fruit compote for them. Spent some time baking a lemon meringue pie and some mince tarts and constructing a tiramisu, then put together, with daughter's help, a proper Xmas dinner. Turkey, stuffing gravy sweet potato casserole (with sugared walnuts), brussels, mashed, crescent rolls, jellied fruit salad.
 
Making a large turkey three days ago has been a game changer. We had a turkey dinner first night with friends, turkey got sectioned into two containers, with gravy and stuffing "starters". There's been one pot of soup, will be another one, and there are still a few turkey pot pies to make and eat/freeze; pastry is available for them.
 
Christmas day was fine. Went to the hospital and had him set up in bed, then set up tv tray with decoration and turkey dinner from the cafeteria for her. She is still thinking he will be coming around, but the chances are slim. He at three bites that we had to feed him and drank two glasses over a time of 1.5 hrs- I kept asking him ever five minutes and since he forgets had a change to add another sip…
he clearly has enough from life and just wants to rest for good. I actually was afraid he dies while we were there..
we were sad leaving the hospital but she agreed to join the “ eggnog by the fireplace”- and the kitchen had set up trays with goodies and eggnog as a buffet and a small group of 10 got together. There was no staff, so I did the serving. No music, but then one man started singing and it turned out that one lady, who was 96, took over the piano and played Christmas carols and others chimed in. Overall pleasant and Helen was happy. Nice end to the day for her.
I moved on to my friend’s house and we had a blast with games, movie and food.
 
Good morning! Happy Day 2! Dinners and turkey and leftovers, joy of family and friends gathering in celebrations, all the other things that happen on Christmas Day is wonderful. Reading about the Christmas celebrations with undertones of sadness is difficult, but not nearly as much so as going through them in person. Yet joy was there to be found. Even in the mixed feelings and emotions of events, may we remember the joy, as well as the sadness. The Coffee Cart is up and running, to host our conversations and foster our community, as well as share in virtual hot drinks and leftover Christmas cookies. All is ready, come join in!

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Is there a sense of escapism at Christmas ... causing an incarnate vision of a way out condition by those that have had enough of the dirt we stand upon without reverence for the very support provided? Avarice demands that some believe they should control the entire item ... a type of freak-ism? Thus we scare our 'Z Elves! Mostly through irrational and emotional blasts ... all about not getting enough?

Anger Rules ... because we don't know how to spread "-ite"!

I suggested go split some wood and they wouldn't ... mad woodsmen? The Magi Forest thus got darker and denser ... Black Forest Cake ... by cosh ... some say Coquet demonstrations (Maria Antoinette)! Ant oin (Oye'n) B' with yah ... circle folks ... out there looking down ... but distorted because of the Ares Lens ...

The Theory of Everything! That's all and many deny it ... shut down of the mental eye ... an abstract! Some say like mind, soul and psyche of Ammon this is all imaginary, unreal, etc. as mind is dissocialized from matter ... then greatest of all stinking winds ... you can sense the wrote coming ... tis wort in the works! Bumps and grinds ...

Hidden within ... sacred Gnostic-K matter ... parts of thy's Kae? The beyond yah item ... paired back to back is Ж ... in Cyrillic a Zhe ... on either's ide ...

Messing with a Black Pool? Stay out of pious politics! With the great unknown things have to move ... or they bust as a bag of craþs! Crap eaux ... deep!

Merde; that which lies there after AHM mon is done gone ...

Alien wardrobe ...
 
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Good morning. We had a nice day yesterday. A quiet morning that involved a traditional breakfast, assembling dessert for dinner and watching a couple episodes of "The Sinner" on Netflix. We headed to my sister's in the afternoon. We almost needed scuba gear on the road. Lots of rain. We had way too much food. It was all delicious. Today we head up to visit my aunt and uncle and cousin(s)
 
Redbaron said:
Good morning! Happy Day 2! Dinners and turkey and leftovers, joy of family and friends gathering in celebrations, all the other things that happen on Christmas Day is wonderful. Reading about the Christmas celebrations with undertones of sadness is difficult, but not nearly as much so as going through them in person. Yet joy was there to be found. Even in the mixed feelings and emotions of events, may we remember the joy, as well as the sadness. The Coffee Cart is up and running, to host our conversations and foster our community, as well as share in virtual hot drinks and leftover Christmas cookies. All is ready, come join in!

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Was it a tough day for you @Redbaron ?
Sounds like it might have been
 
For me, no. But for some others I know, more problematic. Some mark their first holiday season after the passing of a close family member. Others spending their last Christmas with a family member with cancer, who may or may not be with them come New Year’s Day. (The individual is in palliative care; their Christmas gathering was in the hospital cafeteria to accommodate.) There may be joyful moments in both gatherings, yet the one who is missing, or the one who will be missing soon, will be on their minds.
 
Redbaron said:
For me, no. But for some others I know, more problematic. Some mark their first holiday season after the passing of a close family member. Others spending their last Christmas with a family member with cancer, who may or may not be with them come New Year’s Day. (The individual is in palliative care; their Christmas gathering was in the hospital cafeteria to accommodate.) There may be joyful moments in both gatherings, yet the one who is missing, or the one who will be missing soon, will be on their minds.
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This topic of people on the move to leave here is a much denied item ... as many people cannot accept bad NU's as born to them ... thus exorcised! There still appears an abyss in due time ... there's a rooster of things in that base! Bottom lion as laid out ...

Mortals do tend towards self consumption airy activity ... symbiotic? Thus we give ide up ...
 
Very thoughtful @Redbaron. Belated Merry Christmas all. Don't we all celebrate in such individual ways? Our big traditional dinner was on Christmas Eve Day...lots of fun and chaos. Ten for dinner, and we opened some presents. Off to son's for breakfast on Christmas morning, and then to daughter's across the river for Christmas supper. Other son comes home on Saturday for a few days. Mom has been joining in a few of our celebrations and seems to be enjoying them, although, of course, doesn't remember them shortly afterwards. Driving her home from our place on Sunday, she asked: "Where am I coming from?" But that's okay...we get to relive it again.
 
Nancy said:
Very thoughtful @Redbaron. Belated Merry Christmas all. Don't we all celebrate in such individual ways? Our big traditional dinner was on Christmas Eve Day...lots of fun and chaos. Ten for dinner, and we opened some presents. Off to son's for breakfast on Christmas morning, and then to daughter's across the river for Christmas supper. Other son comes home on Saturday for a few days. Mom has been joining in a few of our celebrations and seems to be enjoying them, although, of course, doesn't remember them shortly afterwards. Driving her home from our place on Sunday, she asked: "Where am I coming from?" But that's okay...we get to relive it again.
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Sounds like Finnegan's Wake ... when in the end the reader faced a beginning ... re initiation? Folk do not like the thought of doing it all over again ... a few move on to the next step into the well --- Jacobs dipping? Gabriel some say ...

It is all in the name ... nominalism!
 
We're almost home after a visit with my aunt and uncle and cousins. It was a great visit that included yet more food. Nephew heads home to AB tomorrow.

I'm curious if @Redbaron opened his secret Santa gift yet.
 
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