Heidi and I made cookies today. I was there to provide a little guidance because Heidi is so sure she can't cook or bake. She made a delicious batch of chocolate chips with macadamia nuts cookies. It was so good the five of us devoured all 6 dozen!
We'll maybe remember the cookies for the extra pounds we put on. More than that, though, was Heidi and I got to spend some time together that wasn't doctor related. I enjoyed being with her this afternoon.
My recent bonding experiences have all been pretty positive.
The other night I watched Christmas Vacation with Billy.
Last Tuesday, I went with Linda on one of her OB/GYN appointments and I heard the baby's heart beating. I enjoyed Linda's company very much.
I know that there will be more opportunities with Michelle and Kristin.
TB and I still find new ways to bond. This morning, I realized that I couldn't be any more happy than I am right now.
Bad things will still happen but there are plenty of good memories like these for me to hold on to.
well, here we go... christmas, hanukkah & kwanzaa cards are flying through the mail, lights are going up, candles in people's windows, trees are seen being transported atop station wagons, stores are bustling with people and sales are popping up all over. so, how are YOU doing?
1. if you celebrate, do you put up lights outside your home/apartment? if you don't celebrate, do you like seeing christmas lights or not?
I love Christmas lights! Some of our neighbors have some really beautiful displays up. Others are just ?busy?. The lights are pretty but there?s just too much stuff crowded in the yards. TB and I would put up Christmas lights if we had an outdoor outlet. We don?t want to run an extension cords out one of our windows so what we?ll do is, when TB is better, put an outlet in the front yard.
2. do you send holiday cards out? if not, do you usually get holiday cards?
I send and receive Christmas cards every year.
3. if you get holiday cards, do you display them ... or are you scroogey and give them a charitable glance and then trash them?
A little of both, I would say. On Long Island, we?d tape our cards to the wall. I would rather spare our walls and display them another way. I?ve still got every card I?ve received so far.
4. oh, those holiday movies ... my favourite holiday flick is 'a christmas carol.' i make a list of the days/times/channels that each version comes on so that i won't miss one (my favourite version is the 1984 george c. scott ... i miss him!). my second favourite is 'rudolph.' do you have a favourite holiday flick? frosty? the grinch? or do you just not get into holiday movies?
I love holiday movies! My favorite Christmas movie of all time is It?s A Wonderful Life and it?s about a good man ? someone I?d consider a real Christian ? who gets into a serious jam and learns two things. One is that his life is important (and so are our lives, for each of us) and the other is that the kindness you show others will come back to you in sometimes the most surprising way!
5. i'm in florida, and if i want to see snow, i generally have to drive about 10 hours north to see anything exciting. tell us about your holiday weather around the end of december. will you have a white christmas/hanukkah/kwanzaa this year?
I think we have a 50-50 chance of having a white Christmas. We got a dusting of snow on Christmas day last year and it was enough to make it white!
6. my daughter's favourite holiday song goes: 'christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat! please put a penny in the old man's hat. if you haven't got a penny, a halfpenny will do. if you haven't got a halfpenny, then God bless you!' my favourite is 'gabriel's message' by sting. do you have any traditional/non-traditional holiday songs that are your favourite?
I have more than one favorite. One is ?White Christmas? by Bing Crosby. I love ?Christmas Canon? by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. I love the funny songs, ?Dominick the Donkey? and ?Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer?. I also love ?We Wish You A Merry Christmas? ? the Peter, Paul & Mary version.
7. my eldest child hates the holiday song, "God rest ye, merry gentlemen." i can't stand "away in a manger." is there a holiday song that makes your ears bleed when you hear it?
The sad ones ? like ?Blue Christmas? or ?Please Come Home for Christmas?.
8. children are getting out of school. people are taking time off of work. hanukkah and christmas are just a few days apart this year. what are YOUR plans for the holiday season this year? anything exciting?
For me, the best Christmas vacations are spent at home with my loved ones and family. That?s exciting for me, not so very to other people though.
Posted by Cassie at December 13, 2003 10:40 PM