And a Lovely Time Was Had By All

We had a perfectly perfect Thanksgiving, which means the traditional aggravation was there as well, although in minimum amount, so I guess that was okay. We had no pre-holiday angst from my sister this year, although she did tell me when we arrived that she had had a meltdown earlier in the afternoon due to being overwhelmed by it all. She neglected to mention, though -- she told me today -- that when she melted, she went to lie down and her kids took over everything, so it was all fine. Yeah. Coulda mentioned that to me last night. But hey, no harm, no foul.

Anyway, while we are the table, I became aware of what it is that I so love about this holiday. It was when I realized that everyone at the table was laughing. Which is what we do, pretty much, from start to finish. So it was an excellent Thanksgiving. Yes, I missed my parents, and I suppose I always will, because it always kind of centered around them, rather than a my family/your family thing. But that's okay, too. I only hope that someday one of the kids lives in a house with a really big dining room, because I'm pretty sure that they all want to keep doing this together forever, too.

And today I did nothing at all, except make a quick trip to the CVS this morning. I am still feeling pretty crappy, between the stomach and the various feet and back troubles. I have all kinds of doctors' appointments coming up in the next couple of weeks, so I suppose I'll be able to get these things addressed at some point.

And ... it seems like Christmas shopping can't be put off much longer than this. I'm still hoping to do lots of it online, but they're saying something about Monday being the best day for that, so I guess I'll get my shopping cart filled up over the weekend and make the buy on Monday, for whatever reason. That and a short trip to the Gap should do most of it, I hope.

There's nothing on TV today except a Spongebob marathon, which would not be my first choice, but since there's nothing else, K can have it on. I do enjoy watching her watch it, because it makes her laugh, and I love her laugh. It hasn't changed in going on 24 years, and it always makes me laugh too. However, I now have sponge for brains.

WATCHING SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS :: ENTRY #1631