Today is Christmas. There are few things in the world more thrilling than watching someone else open a gift that you’ve put time and thought into. Mine seemed to be received well – PJs and a new PJ top for Mom; a t-shirt and CT gift card for Dad; new watch, CD, and t-shirt for Creep… Money and a gag gift for Sis, and tons of stuff for the boys… The dinosaurs were very well received. I’m glad.
I got – a small new teapot with an infuser, two different types of travel mugs, a steamer, a blender, new glasses… My dad made each of us wooden bowls on his lathe, socks, Mom knitted me a pair of slipper-socks, the pillowcases I asked for, a couple of CDs, and my parents had a t-shirt made up for me at the place in town. It’s yellow, and it says, “My Parents Are Proud Of Me“. I cried a little when I opened it. Dad says I’m to wear it on Sundays. And Sis and the boys got me three different kinds of looseleaf tea. I got practically everything I asked for, and a wad of red and green bills, too. I’m so lucky.
The Ex texted me yesterday and asked if he could ask a weird question. I told him I was almost afraid to say yes. He wanted me to tell him what to get his new girlfriend for Christmas. Are you kidding me? Argh! But I gave him a few ideas, and generally acted helpful and nice, meanwhile wondering what, exactly, new girlfriend would think of his asking his ex-wife for ideas. lol. What a tool.
Oh well. Now everyone’s back sitting in front of the TV. Mom’s just finished making rum sauce so I can have Christmas pudding (like I need anything else to eat today, hmm?).
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I miss my friends today, too. Johnny and Chicago, and Entreri and Grammar, whom I haven’t heard from since yesterday morning when he told me the roads were bad… And a little bit of me even misses Dirty NJ, though I have to quell that. Pretty went to see Indigo today, and sounds like she had a good Christmas with her family, too.
Time to go beat one of the dogs to get off the couch and sit with the family. Ah, Christmas.
