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| Our daughter took the family to Lion King last Sunday as our Christmas gift. It was FABULOUS! Thank you, Carly! |
Weather: It has rained and rained here in our state this past week with so much flooding, rivers jumping their banks, bridges going out, traffic a snarl. The news reported that some areas got over 16 inches of rain during the days-long storm. Things were fine at our house, though we did have a pond spring up in our back yard overnight.
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| The spontaneous pond in our backyard. It is drained now. |
Christmas shopping with our grandsons: Don and I took our grandsons shopping to a nearby town which has a cute downtown with small shops. We gave them $20 each and asked them to pick out gifts for their parents. The youngest wanted to buy everything he saw, including eyeball candies. In the end they were proud of their choices and delighted to wrap up gifts that will be a surprise for their parents. Afterwards we drove home via the back way and noticed a new play structure was finally open. It was mobbed with kids and their parents. Everyone must have wanted out of their houses after a week of rain.
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| Brothers and grandpa. Yes, Ian is underdressed. Grandpa's wearing a puffy coat and Ian is wearing shorts. |
Weight loss: I've lost a few pounds, nothing to get excited about, but the weird thing is now my wedding ring doesn't fit anymore. Leave it to me to go on a diet and lose weight in my hands. (Me, rolling eyes!)
TV Watching: Due to the weather Don and I have been watching more than our usual amount of TV. We watched all five of the National Parks episodes this past week and so did Bingley, our dog. (Now we're watching The Thursday Murder Club, but Bingley is noring next to me. He can't be bothered. No animals.)
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| Bingley watching the episode of the National Parks on Yellowstone. |
The Best 60 books of 2025: I did a roundup of 59 lists of Best Books of the year and determined the titles which percolated to the top most often. Check out my list here.
Books and Reading: Not much to report here. I've been listening to a LONG audiobook, The Rose Field by Pullman, and I'm working on a book club selection, The Stars Are Fire by Shreve. I've only finished two books so far this month. TWO! We'll Prescribe You a Cat and The Poet Warrior. After my reading frenzy in November it feels odd to be stuck barely reading.
Blogging:
My favorite new Christmas songs (new to me). You can listen to them on my Christmas Spotify list. They are the first ten songs on the list. I hope you enjoy them, too.
- "Glow" by Kelly Clarkson and Chris Stapleton
- "Holiday Party" by Dan + Shay
- "Merry Christmas" by Ed Sheeran and Elton John
- "Under the Tree" by Ed Sheeran
- "Santa's Coming for Us" by Sia
- "Winter Song" by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Cynthia Erivo
- " The King Emmanuel" by Nathan Pacheco
- "Coming Home This Christmas" by the Jonas Brothers
- "Wonderful Christmastime" by Straight No Chaser and Paul McCartney
- "When You Believe" by Pentatonix and Maren Morris
May you find joy and peace this holiday season.
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