Been a little slow getting started posting this year. It’s always a busy time, and I really do not know what causes me to think that I can post every single day during this season.
This past weekend was especially busy. We celebrated my daughter’s 40th birthday. I cannot believe I have a 40 year old daughter. What’s more, I have a 42 year old son. Ah well, my ‘baby’ is only 36.
The birthday was very pleasant. I made a very, very special pair of one of a kind earrings which looked gorgeous on her and which she loved. Score one for Mom. I was just happy that I still had it in me to pull a good one out of the old bag-o-jewelry-tricks. In fact, I liked them so much that I had a brief moment in which I contemplated designing a whole new upscale line around that theme.
Though it was Susan’s birthday, she was upstaged by her 18 month old daughter, who was adorable as usual. Because I took care of the Papaya two days a week last year, from September through March, we have a very special relationship, and she loves her ‘Ge Ga’. She knows hundreds of words now, not that she pronounces all of them perfectly, but anyone can definitely understand her and she is not shy about expressing herself. One of the cutest new things is that when she accomplishes something she has been trying hard to do, she’ll look at you and very proudly exclaim, “I did it!”. I think she is very verbal for her age.
After that party, we went to the holiday party for the dealers at the antique mall where we sell stuff. We rented a space a couple of years ago, and we find it a great way to transfer some of our excess collectibles to new owners. Not to mention that it also gives us a perfect excuse to buy more junk, uh…valuable collectibles, to fill the spaces we empty out. It doesn’t hurt that we also like the mall owners and the other dealers a lot as well. What’s not to like? Everyone else has the same sickness we have, so we can share freely about our disease.
All that partying was just way more that we are used to, so exhaustion and the inclement weather, with the snow and ice, provided just the excuses for us to sleep in and stay home on Sunday. We puttered around most of the day doing some tidying up and some maintenance that we have neglected. Wasn’t exactly not working, but was very much more relaxing than going to the studio/office to continue the massive rearrangement we’ve started over there. In between chores we took a Larry David break to watch new episodes of “Curb Your Enthusiasm”. I love it, but it is so painful watching him screw up that I can’t do a marathon viewing, I have to do it in small doses.
Now, this week, we are just hoping to get caught up a little before the whole holiday rush begins in earnest. Since everyone is coming to our place on Christmas day this year, we have to prepare. That means more cleaning and rearranging, not to mention planning the dinner, decorating in some way, as well as shopping for gifts.
All in all, things are OK for us and for most members of my family this year, and we have no major health issues to distract us. All my children and their families are doing pretty well, and we all get along fine. I have the very best grand daughters in the world. How ever did I get so lucky? So, though I usually tend to be somewhat of a Grinch, I find, a little surprisingly, that I am actually looking forward to Christmas this year.