changed sheets, hung new calanders. took a lot of naps. watched some interesting telly.

Kevin is making supper. I planned on a quiet NYE at home, but his friend is going to see band at new bar in P-town. so.....................y'all know how I love the bar and a buncha buncha drunks. yippee ky aye motherfucker.

consulted with Dr about acid reflux. going to try an Rx and schedule a scope.

she also froze the moles on my back rubbing. I made it 12 minutes hooping today. mostly slept a rainy foggy day away. I do think I am feeling better. haven't puked in days. of course I'm not losing any weight. (insert eye roll here.) losing interest in my phone game I was so obsessed with. also in a Basement Barbie lull. have to find a spot for the new one I made. maybe I can squish her into the cabinet. carefully. found 2 movies and a you tube trailer on movies shot at Goldfield Hotel. so, got to see a bit more of the inside. fascinating.

had all the kids, all the grands, Mom, and David for a Dailey Family Christmas. Mel was sick and didn't come.

I was spacier than usual today, maybe over medicated with the DayQuil and Execedrin Migraine, but drinking a couple of glasses of wine evened it all out. the kids seemed to like their snakes and slippers. gave them all Legos, books, a cool blank notebook, and Christmas pens, glasses, and beads. and a huge candy cane. and gift cards for $20 so they could pick their own cool thing they want. they did the snow ball fight, played in the rooms, all seemed pretty harmonious, poor Izzy was tired and had a couple of mild meltdowns. all in all, a very good day. I am quite pleased with my cow Christmas pocket sweater. didn't lose my phone all day! did a kids table. and brought in the gift trunk instead of making a bazillion trips to the garage, plus it gave everyone somewhere to put their gifts. Kevin and Brayden and Katie were 152% helpful today. they set up, they cleaned up. KJ helped drag table and chairs in and out.

now the cycle of birthdays and eventually Christmas starts all over again for 2025....

Katie and Brayden rolled into town today.

Brayden swept floors. Katie wrapped the remaining gifts and helped me bake gingerbread. I feel better, but all help is appreciated.

Zerelda spent the night last night.

she found some toy handcuffs and arrested me. a lot. she investigated The Creepy Corner. she declared it The Best Day Ever. she is such a sweet girl. doesn't expect a lot, and grateful for everything she gets.

roused myself up to clean bathrooms, changed Katie's sheets, and even went all extra shop vaccing steps to basement. they were beyond disgusting. I am ashamed of myself sometimes. wow.

KJ and fam came over to watch the Chiefs game.

Ann, Z, Iz, and I made gingerbread cookies. have finally decided that I really am tired of puking and feeling like I'm choking on something, so will call dr. and go back in to check on acid reflux again. I don't like being proactive, but I don't like feeling like this, either. I made it 4 minutes hooping yesterday before I got sick. that's it. for the entire week.

still lethargic and lazy.

need to clean this house for family xmas this weekend. in the old days, the kids just lived here so no need to try to impress them with a clean house....Katie sent us a link to watch the Church Christmas play she and Bray were in live. that was cool. Kevin took an early out today.

feeling better.

hibernating the days away. forgot to put new tag on truck plate. Kevin caught it today at HyVee. oops. forgot how to pay the insurance bill. finally remembered. tucked the kids xmas $$$ into tiny stockings. put lil' chimps in the battlefield trees. fed KJ's dog on the wrong day AND locked him out of his house. I'm hitting 'em out of the park, folks. had a lengthy dream about Kevin COMMITTING me. but he DID put me in a historical Civil War Hospital and there WAS a re-enactment going on out my window. used his Hy-Vee gift card and weekend 20% discount to score $250 for $53. finally got a day and time for Dailey Family Christmas.

my Christmas gift from Tracy arrived today. gifts, that is. each more sweet and adorable than the next.

I need to clean off my creepy corner couch and decoratively pile all my cryptid stuffies on it!

finished my Christmas voodoo doll and I am obsessed! she turned out cute. glued together and painted the suitcase for a Basement Barbie. need to bling it out when paint is really really dry. made another Snowball Fight Box. took truck to Willis for oil change. made appt. for my oil change next week. read some. True Crimed. chair napped. a LOT. a wonderful day.

we had a wonderful time last week.

we went to Ian's Christmas Orchestra Concert Tuesday night, to Millie's Preschool Christmas Concert Wednesday morning, had lunch at Lamberts on our way to Branson, checked into our hotel, and caught our first show. We ate at Longhorn and Cheddars. did some Christmas shopping. did 3 shows AND a murder mystery dinner, which I totally sucked at. for sure. went to the aquarium. Celebrity Car Museum. Fantastic Caverns. we also went for our first helicopter ride and saw the Christmas lights. I did a lot of princess passenger car napping. my cold had come back with a vengenance, so I was a snotty coughing hacking mess. probably not a lot of fun to hang out with.

KJ has 3 games this week, so on Grandma duty 3 school pick ups. took Z shopping for her teachers Christmas gift. took KJ's car in to get a tire fixed and oil change. my car needs an oil change as well (oops.) mailed Tracy's Christmas gift today. I really thought I had more stuff ordered, but maybe I didn't? waited super late to mail, anyway.

Mel and Dave had an early Xmas today.

they surprised me with a Bigfoot birthday cake. it was adorable...especially the blood trail and eye balls coming out back of tent. KJ & fam came over to watch the Chiefs somehow win another game. lots of birthday wishes on Facebook. Koren's girls called me from the bathtub to sing me happy birthday, Zerelda sang me happy birthday via video, then called to tell me happy birthday, too. I don't feel 60. and yet I am. old now seems to be 112.

Ann & Izzy had dr appts. today, so another trip to Walmart.

more ornaments for their tree. Christmas footie jammies and a hoodie for Iz, a Christmas sweater for Zerelda.

Rip and I had a busy day.

a groom. picked up dry cleaning. browsing at DG and DT. licensed truck. picked up Z from school. took her home and we cleaned off the table, swept the floor, took out trash, and put up the Christmas tree so now their home is merry and bright. that tree could use some more ornaments, need to take them back to Walmart to pick up some more.

Crikeys! it's December! Kevin got upstairs humidifier going.

and decided we'll buy a new dehumidifier for downstairs since filter won't come out....

I got on amazon to order filters and realized Tracy needs Xmas gifts! so found a couple things I think she'll like. think I might have ordered her something but not sure.....Ian is 11 today.

we watched the Chiefs Hallmark Christmas movie.

I found it as cheesy as every other Christmas Hallmark movie. Kevin loves the damn things. they made Ed Begley Jr. cry and that just upset me. nope.