Ah, the weird week between Christmas and NYE, where I never know what to do with myself.
Working from home Thursday and Friday was really nice; at the same time I felt almost feral coming back into work. It sure was nice not having to be out in the weather though, not worrying about driving through it, what was happening at home with pipes, etc.
Christmas was nice and light for us. I was over early b/c Mom had forgotten cornflakes, so I stopped at the open grocery store to grab some. I actually discussed with her the texting issue. She expressed her annoyance with aunt P as well; Mom said that P had woken her up twice with a phone call when Mom didn't respond back fast enough via text. We kind of came up with a game plan between the two of us and I'm satisfied with it. So I feel better about that. My friend J and his brother R came over for Christmas dinner and I always enjoy both of them anyway. I think Mom was okay; cooking for all of us gave her something to do that kept her mind off Dad, I think. It was a hard Christmas for sure.
Mom got some great stuff off of my Amazon list. It was all practical, but it was also stuff I had marked as "This will make my life easier, buy when have extra funds to blow". I finally have a doorbell, a really neat docking station for all the electronic things to charge, and a great shoe organizer that I'm really happy with. I can actually put boots in it!! I had already given Mom her book early for reasons, and I know she enjoyed it.
I hope everyone had a great holiday and stayed warm and safe.
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