Daring December

[paulywogg]

AF day haha

[Lavande]

Good evening friends,

It's been a long but successful day I think.
Granddaughter is here & she is so excited for Christmas. She told me she wants to be on Santa's Great list!

Dill, I am so sorry to hear about your son. Please know that we will be thinking of you & your family. I already know that you are doing the best you can do & that's all anyone can ask. Please continue to take care of yourself too :hug:

Star, I have rather complicated meal plans for the next few days due to my weird family situation. Bottom line is Christmas Eve I am serving up our typical ethnic fare (perogies, kielbasa, ham) & Christmas day I am roasting a fresh turkey to serve along with leftover perogies, etc. Basically I am bending over backwards to try to make everyone happy on separate days....geez. It is what it is I guess.
I personally love trying out new recipes - yes, we can read & follow instructions just fine. Good luck
I'll see you on FB!

Cyn, sorry about the violent dream. With everything going on in the world I guess we'll all be having more of them. I hope your day shaped up well for you.

Pauly, is it really true that the Vegas PD doesn't respond to calls? That's not great, geez
I think I would be lodging some serious complaints if I was a resident. I hope you stay safe.

Liz, working all day?
I'm so glad I am retired, oh yeah!

Wishing everyone a peaceful night!
Lav

[Snoopy56]

Happy Christmas Eve,

Dill, I guess we cross posted and I did not see your post, so sorry to hear your son relapsed, what a difficult time for all involved. Please take care of yourself and know we are here for you, through thick and thin. Very thankful your grandkids have you and your hubby, God Bless. Sending you light and love.

Lav, we have to try and please everyone too, it is a little exhausting, but oh well, we both have time off and can work as a team to get things done and remember to enjoy too. Made Tiramasu last night, it involved two people and various stages, so fun to make. Today I am making a new meatball recipe, scalloped potatoes and green beans, to just reheat tomorrow. You sound good, let's keep that Christmas spirit going!

Pauly, I would love to be your FB friend, I'll pm you so we can start the process. Hope things are going well for your with your Christmas plans and AFness.

Cyn, hope your bad dream blew away and your time with clients was productive. I wish I could remember my dreams but right now, nothing. I guess it will happen when it is supposed to, I guess. Take care and have a great day.

Lizann, hope you have a good day, take care.

AF Christmas Eve wishes to all.

[dill]

Hello all, you sound good! I'm just hanging in by a thread with all the adjustments and changes going on at the moment...Grandkids are with us full time and for I don't know how long and it is really messing with my time. My son is here with us too while waiting to get in to treatment. So, it's a full house and a bit overwhelming! But, all the Christmas gifts are bought and mostly wrapped and ready. We will have Christmas no matter what!

Cyn, sorry about your violent dream! I know how unsettling that is, even though we know it was just a dream.

Pauly, what an awful story about your client! You see those stories on the news but it is so different when you actually know the people the people involved and see the ruin. So sad.

Lav, thanks for sharing your menu. It made me decide to make perogies for dinner tonight!

Star, I hope once things get settled around here that I will be able to get back to listening to my book! I haven't had the time with all that's been going on.

Hi Liz, hope all is well with you.

Thank you all for your support. It means a lot.

Let's all have a peaceful and AF Christmas Eve.

[treegirl]

Good Christmas Eve morning to you all!

Dill, what a situation - it sounds like you are taking it all in with good grace, Brava to you. I hope that you will be sure to take good care of yourself in all of this - hard, I know, but you gotta do it! Best of luck to you, and I'm sending you lots of Light.

Pauly - so sorry to here your story, dear me. Well, you never know... maybe it will turn around those lives, we can hope for the best. I hope you have a wonderful time with Louie and family today!

Star - you sound like you have everything in hand! Good for you. Your tiramisu sounds awesome. Enjoy your little guy this holiday - nothing like little ones to make it gay.

Liz - sorry you have to work today -- I am working too, but from home today. I have worked many a holiday time, Xmas and New Years... I'm glad to be able to stay at home today. Enjoy popping the cork on that sparkling cider! My dear neighbor just got the same news from her son and DIL yesterday - she is ecstatic.

Lav - I hear you about making all the different foods! But your menu sounds awesome. I'm doing pasta tonight, and roast chicken and veggies tomorrow. Finito. So glad the kids will be with you, enjoy! PS all - you will see me on Lav's FB; feel free to contact me too if you want to.

Wishing all a safe, AF, centered and grateful day. Remember to breathe!!!

[Lizann]

Merry Christmas Eve everyone!

[paulywogg]

Morning friends, Cyn,those early morning dreams are the worst when they're bad,I had one where Kell and her bf were high on drugs when I stopped by and I took louie and left,I had the creeps all day! Thank goodness it was just a dream, Lav,cops only do "high priority"calls,Kell had a guy in he shop shooting heroin in the bathroom, they found him on the floor with blood everywhere and a needle still sticking out of his arm,they told him to get out,he wouldn't, called the cops,the security guard called them nada! Finally security got him out of the shop,,,Vegas sucks,I'm sorry but it's true,there's some decent people here but it attracts a lot of riff-raff too,of course it would it was built on living the wild life I'm only here for work and I do love the weather, Dill,I hope you can find some peaceful time,I'm still sorry about your son,how long until he gets into treatment? Star,I will hafta look you up my menu is weird, tonight is hot wings,cheese and crackers, hot chocolate and cookies haha,it's what the kids wanted, I actually like Christmas eve more than Christmas day,the anticipation is fun,I'm gonna work half shift then Kell's gonna work the other half,wishing us all a happy Christmas eve

[paulywogg]

Star,I hope my pm went through

[Lavande]

Good evening everyone,

Christmas eve is almost over, we had fun
Granddaughter & her parents should be home by now. The food was good, you haven't seen anything until you've seen a 5 1/2 yr old making perogies, ha ha! She said 'this is easy', Lol

Star, sounds like you had fun with your dessert, yum!!!

Dill, I'm glad you are coping with the present situation as it is, thinking of you. Did you really get perogie fever too? Ha ha! I love them once or twice per year. Take a minute each day to stay in touch with us so we know you are OK :hug:

Cyn, I hope you are relaxing tonight. You certainly deserve the rest.

Pauly, I hope everyone enjoyed the meal of their choice - just so they all go home happy, right?

Hi Liz, I hope you had a good day!

I am tired, need to rest up for the second group of visitors tomorrow - son & grandsons.
Wishing everyone a peaceful night!

Lav

[dill]

Merry Christmas, one and all!

Lav, when I say I'm making perogies, I mean the frozen kind! LOL! Mrs. T's. I bought smoked sausage too. I love sautéed onions, sausage and perogies!

Cyn, Star, Pauly, Liz, greetings.

[Snoopy56]

Merry Christmas to all, sending you best wishes for a wonderful peaceful AF day!

Dill, check in when you can, we care alot and wish we could help. Just so thankful you are there for your grandkids, helping them to feel safe and cared for in a challenging time. Hope your son gets the treatment he needs quickly to move the entire process forward for all of you. I love the fact that despite all that is going on you have the presents wrapped and I'll bet a lovely dinner planned too! You're the best.

Lav, how fun making pierogies with your granddaugher, loved the pics. How fun to be FB friends, thanks. We had a lovely time at my daughter's, they invited friends with little boys and it was wild, my kind of wild!! It's funny, some had a drink (what?) or maybe two, and that was it. I stuck to the AF punch and of course an Arnold Palmer, so was good. Laughed really hard about alot going on and the good news is my daughter is having another boy at the end of spring, so a big announcement was made and we celebrated that too! Today, a smaller get together, and oh, the Tiramasu was a big hit.

Pauly, I friend requested you on FB, loved your menu for Christmas Eve, I think we should all have what we like, not all traditional food. Hope your AF journey is easy today. I was so grateful to be firm in my commitment and to wake up peaceful. I was thinking that waking up after a night of drinking is filled with the most horrible guilt and anxiety, and it is so wonderful to be free of that. Wishing you a lovely day.

Cyn, hope your Christmas Day is filled with light, love and peace. Do you have snow up there? It looked like it on the news.

Lizann, have a wonderful Christmas day!

Off to have my second cup of coffee. Merry Christmas!

[paulywogg]

Merry Christmas friends, stockings are stuffed, Turkey is in the oven... just waiting for everyone to wake up haha,just want to say I care about each of you dearly and thanks for the support all year round

[abcowboy]

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[treegirl]

Merry Christmas all! It sounds like everyone is doing their best to make a memorable Christmas...

We had a festive dinner last night, then o stayed up late wrapping and getting stockings ready. We had a great morning with opening small fun things, and now I'm off to get roast chicken and veggies in the oven.

Sending best wishes for a lovely Christmas Day, and please know how much I value your friendships throughout the year!!

[Lavande]

Merry Christmas friends,

We had a nice day here
Son & grandsons were here for a few hours & for dinner too.

Cyn, I made the corn casserole using all dairy free ingredients & it was a hit! Thanks for the recipe!
I hope your day was all wonderful!

On the one hand it has been odd not having my DIL here for the holidays BUT on the other hand there was no one being rude, (paying attention only to her phone) & not helping food prep or clean up. I am beginning to see the blessing in all this weirdness.

Dill, nothing wrong with Mrs T's!!!
We have always made them for Christmas, sometimes Easter but any other time of the year Mrs T's will do I hope you had a good day!

Star, Congrats on the new grandbaby to come, yay!
Just wait a few years & see how much noise two little boys can make. Sounds like you enjoyed your day too!

Pauly, I take it you enjoyed your fav foods today
Tomorrow we go back to green salads, ha ha!!

So my gift from YB was a Fitbit Alta. It's very nice but I think he needs it more than I do, LOL Then again he would never put up with a device telling him to get off his butt & go take a walk. I'll do my best to try to keep the Fitbit happy

Hello to Liz, hope your day was good!

Have a peaceful night everyone!
Lav