Highs and Lows

Some things going on lately:

MIL was found to have a small spot on her lung. She had surgery today, came through well, and is not on a ventilator. They believe they got it all, and think it is stage 1. She may come home Sunday.

Dh and I weren't there, as he had dialysis today, and is always drained after. The hospital that has the cancer clinic is 1.5 hours away in Savannah. Drake is also sick with sniffles, sore throat, and cough. So there was no way he could be in the hospital. Being sick, and no one to leave him with, Dh elected to stay home and be posted by our niece/mil's granddaughter. We will go visit Saturday, when I'm off work again, and D is better, we hope.

Got my kitchen/baking/food tree up.
It's actually in the dining room, which is open to the kitchen. Cupcakes, ice cream cones, gingerbread, hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, bbq grills, teapots, ect are dripping from every branch. It is an obsession, although a cheap one. I get my ornaments at Ollies, Walmart, thrift stores, and rarely pay more than $1 for each. A garland of 'sugared' balls loops all around. It is adorable.

Got all my Nativities up, most of Santas/Snowmen.
Got our live tree today. Dh insisted. It was drizzly off and on, but we got a great specimen. 7.5', from a local tree farm. Drake loved the chickens, goats, rabbits, and pig the farm offered to view. He didn't play on the playground, but did ride out on the tree wagon, lol. We spent an hour there, when half the time would have done. They are sweet people, and we love supporting them each year.

All that said, next year we are likely to go back to artificial. Dh just isn't able to life and pull on the tree to get it inside and up. It wears him out. Drake and I did all the decorating tonight on the tree, but Dh did help with lights. He may put some up high tomorrow, after a rest.

Work Christmas party is the 16th. Taking sausage balls, same as last year, but they were a hit. No sauce, but they have enough cheese in them to not need any. Half the bisquick, you taste the sausage better *any recipe, really, just half the flour mix.

Most of shopping is done. Drake will get some money to use after Christmas, once we get paid right before Christmas. He is getting 2 video games, clothes, new Minecraft comforter, Minecraft Steve plush, card game, a couple of movies he liked the past year. Dh gets a band saw, fish pictures he liked for a blank wall in the hallway, clothes. Me? Cookbooks, bread maker, Nutcrackers (love these at Christmas for decorating), boots.

We missed the local parade *Drake sick*, didn't go to the live Nativity *same*, and prob won't make it to Okefenokee for the light show either. Kind of blah, but money is tighter this year, work, tiredness, ect. Eh, life.

I hope your Christmas is wonderful, and your New Year full of God's blessings!