And so it begins !

And so it begins !! No, no , nothing political ! Hubby is starting to work on the basement ! Two years, or is it three > since the basement has flooded. I'll get the living room back ! I'll be able to get some new furniture !! I'll be able to put up a Christmas Tree !  Maybe not this Christmas , but next year ? Hubby is getting old so he can only do a little at a time. This is very hard for him to do. He likes to go gangbusters but he has finally realized he can only do a little at a time so he doesn't ruin his back. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Yesterday I got my flu shot, did some grocery shopping and popped into Value Village. My arm was sore last night though. I don't remember it being that sore in former years. Today I went and got my hair cut and have made my Christmas cakes done. Well they're still in the oven for another 40 minutes. This is the first time I've soaked the dry fruit in Sherry and cherry bounce, I'll have to see if that increases their cooking time. I've sliced the beef with garlic, fresh ginger, and soy for a stir fry this evening. Just have to put the rice on, slice the onions and peppers and bowl the salad.

I've mended YGS's backpack, planned the birthday meal for Saturday and worked on the quilt. Fall break is over. Tonight I must get out a baby afghan for a teacher at work and a safety pin.


I wrote a member of an Internet group that I have known for 12 or more years. She is a black woman living in Stockton California. She has not been vocal on FB, but I realized that from the posts she had liked, she was certainly not a DT supporter. so I wrote telling her how I felt, how the world felt with snippets of conversations ED had with others at the conference. There was silence for a couple of days so I thought that maybe I had misjudged ! She w rote me back saying that my letter had made her cry. She is frightened, her 8 year old daughter had wakened the next morning and when she heard who had won, she started to cry, saying ' He's going to kill us ! "  For all those that say they are not racist, but voted for DT , THIS is what they did !  The only pleasure I get is how there is a 'knife fight' or Game of Thrones going on with the transition team.

Last night we picked ED up at the airport. We park in a subway parking lot so we don't have to pay for parking which is absolutely atrocious. She is exhausted from the flight- from Lison to Munich to Toronto to Edmonton. But she was back to work this morning although she came home to sleep this afternoon.

Saturday we will celebrate ES's birthday with the whole family. I'll bake a ham with all the usual sides. On the 25th we'll celebrate YGS's start of his new life. It'll be 3 years since he was abandoned by his mother. He hasn't heard a word from her since. and that has been good.

Now I'll sit and enjoy a cup of tea and check on the dark Christmas fruit cake.