Hello and good morning! My daughter arrived late Wednesday night. Her flight was very delayed which gave her like 5 minutes to make her connecting flight. It was a real nail biter. Thank GOD she had a classmate on the plane who lives in Atlanta and was familiar with the airport because she needed to hop on the subway to get to next flight. That girl ran with her all the way. She got there with a minute to spare. The nice thing, last one on the plane = first bags off the plane. We got home at 1am after a run through a restaurant drive-thru.

Friday night we saw Hamilton!

Right Now:

Student ministry is breaking until January 9th so I have my Sunday mornings to lounge around and be lazy.

Tonight we have tickets to see The Band’s Visit. Closing night, and Emma really wanted to catch it while in town. Cancellation emails are on the rise with Omicron so I keep checking for updates.

This Week:

Tele-appointment with the urologist over the kidney stone debacle on Monday.

Tuesday, physical therapy for the knee.

Wednesday, shopping for whatever I will be cooking for Christmas dinner. The kids are pushing me to make a reservation somewhere but it’s always so crowded and it would be nice to just be together.

Reading:

Still reading this. Slowly.

Watching:

We watched Christmas Vacation and then nothing. My kids saw the new Spider Man and they highly recommend it.

I am on episode #3 of “And Just Like That” and it’s getting better. Slowly but the writing is a little lazy. I wanted more for those characters.

Grateful for:

• A nice warm house to cozy up in. It’s been so cold here.
• My time off. I do love this time of the year.

Have a wonderful Sunday and great week!

Hello! Hope you are enjoying a nice, relaxing Sunday. It’s starting to look like Christmas over here. The Girl arrives late Wednesday night. Cross your fingers and pray that she makes her connecting flight. My son doesn’t arrive until Christmas Eve but that will be here before we know it.

Right Now:

I am heading out to meet the students at church in a  little bit. I love this time of the year. So much excitement over finals, winter break, parties and the like. I am looking forward to the time off and spending as much of it as possible with the kids.

This Week:

As I said, The Girl arrives Wednesday.

Friday, we have tickets to Hamilton and thus begins my vacation through January 9th.

Reese’s Book Club has a pop-up bookstore at a local mall. I would like to visit it. I had planned to visit on Black Friday and then came to my senses. Ha! Maybe I can fit a trip in this week.

Reading:

My reading is still limping along. I am not nauseous from the meds anymore and my interest is beginning to return. I picked up Greenwich Park and I think it will work well for me right now.

Watching:

None of this is new but my Christmas movie watching has begun. Four Christmases and Die Hard can be checked off the list. Still to watch:

• The Family Stone
• Christmas Vacation
• Jingle all the Way
• Elf
• Deck the Halls
• Christmas with the Kranks
• Home Alone
• It’s a Wonderful Life
• A Christmas Story
• Love Actually
• Meet Me in St. Louis
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Um, there is a lot to watch.

Knee MRI Update:

• Torn meniscus
• Torn ACL
• A cyst
• Something wrong with my bone marrow in one spot.
• Doc to evaluate with me soon.

Grateful for:

• Cozy evenings by the Christmas tree. Me, my blanket, the pup and my book. I am so glad to be reading again.
• Thursday night service at church. I volunteer for most of Sunday so I am so glad that Thursday night services are back. It’s so peaceful and not that populated.

Have a wonderful Sunday and great week!