I swear like a truck driver, too. I don't think swearing means someone has a negative outlook on life at all. The two things are totally unrelated.

I love how you try to use positive language and think positively in general. I think it's a good coping mechanism, too.
I try to be positive, but sometimes it requires a lot of redirection on my part.


I'm so glad that you got your parents' flight info sorted out. They must be there by now. I hope you have a Merry Christmas, and everything goes as smoothly as possible for you

Hi,

Parents are coming after Christmas for three nights in a nearby
hotel.

I had my mother tell me what foods she can eat --- it changes from year to year.

She started with what she cannot eat -- any baked goods that have soy/soy flour. . . .

I told her I only want to know what she CAN eat:

• fresh fruit and veggies I think
• plain no fat yogurt
• I asked if she can have nuts like pecans and she said yes.

Then she mentioned she was making a SOUP. I said hubby can make soup for her when she is here.

=-=-=-=-
I slept through a phone / computer appointment I had for work.
It was for 3:00 pm and I woke up near 4:00.
So I had to reschedule for next week. I am supposed
to be trained for 45 mins to teach some software.


For some reason I got involved in my father's history project on trains
near his part of the state. He needs some pictures that the museum
will make into a panel display.

I was on the phone a while tonight showing him what I could find just on
google images and even youtube.
Because it is a historical display, he needs the providence of the
photo -- when, where, exactly what train, . . .


A museum person will then do paperwork to get the rights to display the
pictures in the exhibit.

So I guess I did that this evening instead of twitter and t.v.

=-=-=-=

Hubby and I do not Christmas. It's not one of our things and I
am grateful for that.


M

Hi,

Parents are coming after Christmas for three nights in a nearby
hotel.

I had my mother tell me what foods she can eat --- it changes from year to year.

She started with what she cannot eat -- any baked goods that have soy/soy flour. . . .

I told her I only want to know what she CAN eat:

• fresh fruit and veggies I think
• plain no fat yogurt
• I asked if she can have nuts like pecans and she said yes.

Then she mentioned she was making a SOUP. I said hubby can make soup for her when she is here.

=-=-=-=-
I slept through a phone / computer appointment I had for work.
It was for 3:00 pm and I woke up near 4:00.
So I had to reschedule for next week. I am supposed
to be trained for 45 mins to teach some software.


For some reason I got involved in my father's history project on trains
near his part of the state. He needs some pictures that the museum
will make into a panel display.

I was on the phone a while tonight showing him what I could find just on
google images and even youtube.
Because it is a historical display, he needs the providence of the
photo -- when, where, exactly what train, . . .


A museum person will then do paperwork to get the rights to display the
pictures in the exhibit.

So I guess I did that this evening instead of twitter and t.v.

=-=-=-=

Hubby and I do not Christmas. It's not one of our things and I
am grateful for that.


M

Mari, I'm so sorry I forgot that you and your husband don't celebrate Christmas. That's not usually something I forget. I'm very sorry

It's really o.k.

Most people celebrate something this time of year.

Hubby comes from a non-Christian culture.
And growing up, my family only did Christmas as a religious holiday -- went to
to mass and came home for a meal.
For a few years, Dad and my brothers would cut down a tree in the woods
and we would decorate it with popcorn garlands and tinsel.
We had small presents like stocking stuffers and for each other we sometimes made presents.
And we did some Christmas caroling some years.

Since I am no longer religious, I do not celebrate Christmas.


M

Today, cleaning lady helped with all the papers that had piled up.

And we re-arranged the furniture in the living room, making it
easier to have conversations.


Hubby decided a few mins ago that he would wash/wax and vaccum
inside the cars tomorrow before my parents get here.


I hope that they have a safe easy flight.
After they check into their hotel, the four of us are expected to go out for
Italian food.

M

So Dad emailed me the time that was an hour later than the first time
he gave me earlier in the day!

First he said 2:30 on the phone.

Then he said 3:30 in the email.


It doesn't matter much because I am not driving, but I did ask for the itinerary a month ago.

They are coming here in a taxi-- could be 45 min or 60 min drive from airport.
Then they will want to go check in at the hotel.

Then we will go out to eat together. I'm guessing 6:30 for dinner.


M

thank God he told you. otherwise you would have been worrying

True. It's not like they would have used their cell phones when they
landed or while in the tax.


M

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Mari