ONE DAY AT A TIME

Christmas this week.  Happy Birthday LORD JESUS.  He can give a new beginning to all. Health to your bones, and new meaning to life.  Open one's eyes to what really matters and new understanding to the things of God.  Hallelujah.  Hallelujah.  Peace.  Rest.  Direction and counsel.  

OKAY.  Here I sit and type.  FIGURING MY DAY AND WEEK.  A beautiful day to get out and get a few errands ran and walk.  Sun shinny day today with light blue skies and no wind. Wind will blow in tomorrow.  From what I understand, some parts of the country are suppose to receive snow this week.  I wish it were true here in my corner of the world.  I'd love to look out and see fluffy snowflakes floating to the ground.  Perhaps in the new year this wish will be fulfilled.  Perhaps.

This is the week of Christmas.  Planning a large meal for just my HONEY and myself.  Turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes with turkey gravy, green bean casserole with cranberry salad. Relish tray of pickles, olives, a peach and sliced candied beet.  Iced Tea and coffee.  Water. Candles and music.  Read the scriptures about Christ's birth.  

I'll go to the store tomorrow for what I need.  Turkey is in the freezer which will be pulled out later today to thaw in the fridge.  I like using baking bags for turkey.  Best check to see if I have some. 

Hubby will turn 66 on Thursday so I want to make a cake!  66.  Let that soak in.  66.  I'll take some time to think about this.  I've known him since he was 18.  We began dating just as he turned 19.  Christmas movie and New Years together.  Meeting his family.  Awe, the memories. We went bowling and saw a movie.  We sure liked each other and couldn't get enough of one another.  Time well spent.  By Valentine's Day it was I love you.  I was living in a dorm by this time where I drank cream soda and ate Heath bars.  Fish sticks, soup and Pepsi.  Not exactly nutritious.  Drinking water was not pushed.  Exercising wasn't so much either.  We wore blue jeans and flannel tops.  Rode bikes and took walks.  Held hands.  Studied together and waited for SPRING to come.  Flowers and talks.  Hugs and took walks.  Twas a time to get excited just being together.  We have known each other for 47 years.  Deep breath.  47.  Heavens that's a lifetime. When his voice is as familiar to me as air.  

Make shopping list.

GROCERY LIST:

cake mix

✔️eggs and oil

✔️German chocolate frosting

✔️turkey

baking bag

dressing

turkey gravy mix

potatoes

green beans

onion rings

mushroom soup

celery soup

celery

✔️olives

✔️pickles

✔️peaches

cranberry jello

✔️apple

✔️nuts 

✔️coffee

✔️creamer

✔️tea

✔️water

This week I'll make Christmas candy and a birthday cake.  We will celebrate my dear Husband's 66th birthday and Christmas.  I hope to hit a few after Christmas sales to purchase more green garland for outdoors decorations, battery operated candles and giant jingle bells.  Maybe a few more large plastic ornaments for hanging in the trees.  

If I can swing it, next year I will purchase large yard deers.  A family of deers.  Pappa deer, Momma deer and little Baby deer.  Start a fund and be paying in to it each month so in November, I will purchase a family.  Also, I'd like to purchase gift cards through out the year so come December it isn't such a chunk of change taken out in December.  These would be nice for birthday gifts as well.  $2 bills for the grands.

In the 2021 forecast.  Plans.

1) Deer account

2) Gift cards

3) $2 bills    

Next week before New Year's, I will deliberately stay in slow mo and begin the new year.  Looking over the new calendar.  Praying for those who mailed us Christmas cards on new year's day.  The month of January will be dedicated to putting Christmas decor away, deep cleaning the bathrooms and preparing birthday cards for the year.  Taking inventory of household items.  Looking over the wardrobe to see what needs purchased for the new year.  Housecoats and slippers.   Underwear.  Coats.  Jackets.  Preparing for SPRING!  Valentines cards and candy.  Thoughts about what projects we'll work on during 2021.

One day at a time.  

The door bell just went off.  Hubby says, "There's Santa!"  

Opening the door to a large box on the porch, he picks it up and carries it to the living room where I sit and tells me to close my eyes. I did for a split second and he sees me looking at him.  I don't have my glasses on anyways and cannot see very well.  A blurry sight.

I ask him, "What is it?"  He tells me that I have to wait until Christmas and I say oh come on. IT's a BOSE radio/CD player!  I have waited over 20 years for one since I have wanted one since we lived in Tulsa!  Out of the box it comes and sits beside the tele.  He hooked it up and turned it on. Let there be music!!!  Oh LORD!  Thank you, Honey.  The sound is like being at a actual concert. I'd love to attend some operas, ballets and concerts before I pass on to the last frontier.  

With covid, I will be staying HOME and doing what I do at HOME.  One day at a time.  Let there be MUSIC each day inside this HOME.  

Seasons Blessings and here's to a new year that will be full of beautiful experiences and healthy beginnings.

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