We had a marvelous THANKSGIVING day. Daughter Melanie and husband Paul, my sister Charlotte and husband Glenn prepared all the food, brought to our house, and the six of us feasted. Earlier I prepared our Phlegar (my grand father’s tradition) breakfast – oyster stew for June and me. We put up a fellowship hall type table in the den so June could be part of the dinner. A little extra work but it was worth it. Also Paul and Melanie put up my big Christmas tree in the living room, and a cyber optic tree in the den. It is getting too much for me to lift and move these things. I am waiting for my yard man to clear and mulch the leaves, and then I will put up the outdoor Nativity scene. I am so tired. I want to quit my job as SANTA at River Ridge Mall but I suspect they are dependent upon me, and the schedule is more demanding now as we get closer to Christmas. The extra money helps. It is pathetic how parents and grand parents try to get a four month old to SMILE for their photo….as if the child understands.
My book about caregiving continues to sell good, and if you know someone dealing with dementia, it would make an excellent Christmas gift. It is easy to order online by clicking https://www.createspace.com/3699557 and choose ordinary postage. The company is quick in filling orders. The book is only $12.99 plus shipping.
June has continued to have good days. She sleeps good at night, and sleeps most mornings in her lift chair following bath and breakfast. Most afternoons she is awake, talking, singing.
Today is called “Black Friday” in America because it is the major shopping day of the year with tremendous sales that will boost merchants out of the “red” into the “black” economy. And I have to work as Santa from two to five o’clock in the afternoon. Hopefully by then the major shopping fever will have subsided. Have a blessed weekend, and may all be thankful for the blessings we do have.
