Holiday prep

A good weekend with Shannon and the kids has just passed.  Just completed drinking my first cup of coffee.  It's an ugly day out there with rain and a bit of fog.  We have put up a few Christmas decorations and Marie constructed a gingerbread house last evening on our kitchen table.  Removed the beard for a while.  Just seemed like a good idea after I messed it up with an ill fated trim.  One of the few things men can control about their appearance is the growth or absence of facial hair.  I am done with it for this cycle.  Wrinkled chin appears more prominent, but I don't care. 

Katey came over yesterday hangry for food.  I provided some snacks first and a plate of pasta to follow.  Her mood improved.  She is really easy to please in this regard.  It doesn't have to be gourmet only filling.  

The Lions lost yesterday for only the second time this season.  Dan Campbell blames himself as always.  Quite frankly, with all the injuries on the defensive side,  the team did quite well running up the score in the last quarter of the game.  Judy will not watch because she claims her viewing causes bad luck.  I view the scores in real time on my phone.  The outcome was a disappointment but I am not disheartened.

My cooking children have decided that we will have baked ziti and sausages and meatballs for our holiday meal.  Sounds right up my alley.  With the two kitchens, it should be easy to accomplish. There is a holiday party this week at New Gateways, Shannons program.  I am making some sort of salad dish.  These folks put on a great event for the season complete with a DJ and a visit from Santa.  They are truly remarkable.  It hit me recently that of my 49 years with Judy, Shannon has been with us for 36.

I am fully numbed over the incoming administration and have wisely stopped monitoring.  

Streamed the last Blue Bloods last night.  We always loved the show and its characters.  But it was time to complete it.

thats is

all for now