[Mari]

Hi, Kay,

Yikes, the therapist will be gentler next time I hope.

Really cute that little Matthew wore the new shirt.

I hope that you got your grocery shopping done.

Hubby is doing most of the grocery shopping now -- I would rather stay home.
He's gotten used to my needs. Sometimes he checks in with me ahead of time. And sometimes I ask specifically for something
--- we eat different foods but there is some overlap.

Do you do a Christmas thing?


Hubby and I do not bother most years except to remember to stay away from the grocery stores on Christmas Eve and make sure we shopped so that
we end up with our stuff on a day (Christmas) that everything is closed.

Only yesterday (Thursday) he wrapped up going out to work.
I finished on Tuesday but I have much work from home during this holiday.
So both of us are home for now and doing computer work.

Take good care.


M

[OhKay]

Because my list was so long, I went to the cheaper, crazier grocery store yesterday to save money. I got there right before 9am, and It was busy, but not too bad. They had a nice selection of smaller hams, and I got exactly what I wanted. I will not go near a supermarket this close to Christmas unless I absolutely have to.

Then I went to PetSmart to buy a big bucket of cat litter because the boxes need to be changed. For once, I actually ASKED FOR HELP to put it into the cart and into my car because there was no way I could have done it myself.

I'm really glad I've already gotten all my errands out of the way because it's snowing out, and the roads are really bad. I'm in for the day, and I want to get to some of the cleaning I've been neglecting because I've been so busy. I won't be going crazy tho. I will be happy if I can clean the floors in the kitchen and living room and get to the sink and toilet. I'm going to try taking another Diclofenac and hope it helps my pain so the cleaning isn't as hard on me.

I'm expecting Corey's hat today, but it's coming USPS, and they deliver late here. Corey will probably already be home when it comes. I don't know if I should just give it to him, or tell him I'm going to wrap it first. I won't get a nap unless I can get comfortable on the couch, so I don't miss the buzzer if the mailman comes.

On Christmas Eve, we will be going to my in-laws. My SIL will be there, and maybe her boyfriend, who we've never met before. Corey's step father's cousins (who we hardly know) will be coming for the first time as well. So, it was a little hard to pick out a couple of presents. Every year for dinner, my stepfather-in-law puts out finger sandwiches and meatballs he swears he makes himself, and they're terrible lol.

Corey and I haven't put up a Christmas tree in years because out 3 cats are terrible. You would never know it was Christmas here. I DVR the classic Christmas movies, which are mostly cartoons, and try to make him watch them on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and all he does is b**** about it! We'll have a quiet dinner here on Christmas Day.

Neither one of us is particularly religious, and I guess we just observe some of the more secular aspects of Christmas now.

My sister still hasn't called or texted to let me know that the package arrived, or to thank me. And neither she nor my BIL has let me know that the cards with the gift certificates arrived.

[Mari]

Kay,

Hubby will not watch the Christmas cartoons/shows with me but he did not grow up watching
them anyway.

A few nights ago, I caught most of The Sounded Music and ended up crying at the end -- never happened before.

Are you done with shopping?

You certainly got a lot done.
I hope his hat arrived.


M

[OhKay]

Oh, I love The Sound of Music!!!

Yesterday all I did was some dusting, and I swept and swiftered (Wet Jet) all the hard floors. You wouldn't believe how much cat hair is in this place... it's like we have tumbleweeds, so it took me forever.
Corey came home early, so he was here to wait for the mailman while I took a nap, but the package was just stuffed in our mailbox.

For once I won a 50/50 bet, and bought the right hat! Unfortunately, it was too big tho. So, I ordered him one in a smaller size, and I'll just pop the one I'm returning in a mailbox today when I go out. The new one is supposed to arrive tomorrow!

As far as I know (lol), all of my holiday shopping is DONE.

I have to make cookies today, and would like to do some more cleaning. If I can get to the bathroom, I'll be happy.


The 400mg dose of gabapentin I'm taking had been getting sedating and I had been able to sleep in for a while, but I've been getting up really early again no matter when I go to bed. My OCD isn't as bad either. Those are signs of an elevated mood, so I will have to keep an eye on things, and try to redirect myself if I start to think about things that could be triggering. If I become hypo/mania, I can bump my dose of gabapentin up to 600mg over the holidays if I need to.

[OhKay]

So much for going out yesterday... It snowed early in the day, then turned to rain/freezing rain, and the roads were terrible.

My MIL pulled a switch-a-roo and we'll be going over to their place tomorrow instead of today. She's done s*** like this in the past, so I'm kinda ****** off. But at least I got to do some cleaning yesterday because I wasn't in a rush to make the cookies, and I get to watch the Pats game today...
Unfortunately, we'll be getting 3-5" of snow overnight and another 3-5" tomorrow, and we're not exactly excited about driving over there tomorrow.

It's supposed to get up to 35 degrees today and will be mostly sunny. The roads will be clear by the time I go out to get my prescription.

We're having ham for dinner tonight. It will be very easy vs. roasting a turkey.

I'm starting to get some racing thoughts now, so I'm probably a little hypo. I don't think it warrants medication yet tho.

[Mari]

Originally Posted by OhKay

So much for going out yesterday... It snowed early in the day, then turned to rain/freezing rain, and the roads were terrible.

My MIL pulled a switch-a-roo and we'll be going over to their place tomorrow instead of today. She's done s*** like this in the past, so I'm kinda ****** off. But at least I got to do some cleaning yesterday because I wasn't in a rush to make the cookies, and I get to watch the Pats game today...
Unfortunately, we'll be getting 3-5" of snow overnight and another 3-5" tomorrow, and we're not exactly excited about driving over there tomorrow.

It's supposed to get up to 35 degrees today and will be mostly sunny. The roads will be clear by the time I go out to get my prescription.

We're having ham for dinner tonight. It will be very easy vs. roasting a turkey.

I'm starting to get some racing thoughts now, so I'm probably a little hypo. I don't think it warrants medication yet tho.

You live in a place with pharmacies open on Christmas?

So cool. We do not have that here.
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I just called to see if the so called "24 hour" drug store was open ---recording said CLOSED.

Even if the store itself were to open during the day for a few hours, I doubt that
the pharmacy itself would be open.
I've heard talk of a pharmacist shortage because the pay is low around here but I would not know that for sure unless I talked to someone in the field/business.

M

[Mari]

Kay,

I hope that things go well tomorrow.

Have a good Christmas.


M

[mymorgy]

have a wonderful xmas and I hope you bought your kitties some treats!
love
bobby

[OhKay]

Christmas is cancelled!!! At least the get together at the in-laws is. It's postponed until New Year's Day because of today's weather... mixed feelings about that.

I didn't make any cookies yesterday. Corey and I don't need to be eating a bunch of cookies two weeks in a row lol. I'll make them next weekend.
I only watched the first half of the Pats game, so I missed their big comeback. I just really needed a nap. I'm glad I took one because I wouldn't have been able to pull off dinner otherwise.

Dinner came out great, but the whole ordeal was exhausting. I'm glad that I forced myself to clean up last night because it was nice to wake up this morning without any dirty dishes in the sink. There's so much leftover ham it's ridiculous.

It doesn't feel like Christmas AT ALL. NOT AT ALL. Corey's home for a long weekend, but it may as well be Columbus Day. I really don't have high expectations as far as the holidays go anymore, but I just feel a VOID.


I picked my prescription up at CVS on Christmas Eve morning. The one near my old apartment is open 24 hours, including the pharmacy, but not the one near my new place. I'm sure they closed early yesterday and are closed today (Christmas Day).

I didn't buy the kitties anything for Christmas. We have plenty of Greenies in the freezer, and they already have a ton of toys all over the place. Rocky and Buddy got their Christmas ham tho. Dottie won't eat any people food or treats of any kind... only cat food for some reason, but any kind of cat food I put in the bowl.

[mymorgy]

we don't seem to get the patriots in nyc. I don't know why. what a disappointment. Pudge started eating wet food only recently and she is close to ten.