CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Valkyrie]

54 minutes ago, clochette said:

That sounds like a nice day you had Val. So how many horses did you get? 

We were hosting Christmas lunch. There was smoked salmon, seafood, good gras and ficelles picardes depending on the tastes. Then we had turkey, sauteed potatoes with grated cheese, green beans and mushrooms and for dessert a chocolate and a red fruits log. 

I got a red winter coat and a handbag from my parents, a big bag to store all my crochet and yarn stuff to carry around by my brother and money from the rest of the family. 

I also had a great surprise by my dad. He had signed the paperwork for a car for me. Remember the red manual car I was supposed to drive after the latest driving lessons I took this Autumn? Well it was a disaster. During the driving lessons I was okish cause I knew the instructor was there in case I'd messed up but alone... I'm was so stressed and almost had a panic attacking the 2x2 lanes road. I was scared to drive it without someone beside me to reassure and tell me what to do in case I'd messed up. So yeah my dad was not happy and disappointed. So the new deal is my brother is selling his old car, getting the red one we had bought for me and I'm getting a new automatic one: a Renault Captur. It's a SUV, bigger than my good old Clio, with lot of nice options (backwards alerts, speed regulator, touchscreen with GPS...). I'll have it on January 11th. Freedom I'm back!

Wow... I think I want to spend next Christmas in France!   I ended up getting three horses.  My BFF sent me one for Christmas, along with a really cute light up penguin ornament that sings "We Wish you a Merry Christmas"   Congrats on the car   Hopefully this will help build your confidence  

[Headstall]

4 hours ago, clochette said:

Christmas miracle! After over a week of hell and unsatisfying blood test results mom can have her shot of chimio this day! It was her Christmas wish.

Have a good day all! 

Awesome!    

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

So yesterday I got up early because the brand of model horses I collect always releases a Christmas day special run.  In the past, it's always been released pretty early.. like 8 am EST.  So I was up well before that, refreshing the browser and keeping an eye out because they tend to sell out fairly quickly.  Well it wasn't posted at 8.. or 9... or 10... so I finally decided I'd get ready and get all the ingredients for brekkie and my dinner side dish and head to my mom's and wait there.  They finally released it at 11:00, when we were exchanging presents lol My mom is very understanding of my hobby.  She told me not to come over until it was released so I didn't miss out.  I was able to purchase it, though   

So for brekkie I made a bacon and brie frittata.  It was good, but unfortunately the bottom got overcooked for my taste.  My mom really liked it though.  My mom got me a new 2 piece luggage set and an emergency car kit.  I got her two gift cards since she never tells me she wants anything.  Then we headed to my aunt's for dinner and had steak, broccoli, mashed potatoes, and I brought loaded cauliflower. I didn't have any potatoes.  For dessert my mom made chocolate pie and mixed berry pie.  I brought a low carb snickerdoodle for me.  So it was a nice day, but I was glad to get back to the quiet of my house.  And now I'm at work today.  Sigh.  I hope everyone had a great day yesterday. From what I've read, it sounds like it

Sounds wonderful. Mine was too... I ate too much, and I had cherry cheesecake my son's girlfriend made, but I regret nothing.    My grandkids made the day for me... and my oldest son just got a huge promotion.   Oh, and I got a Dewalt table saw...  

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

That sounds like a nice day you had Val. So how many horses did you get? 

We were hosting Christmas lunch. There was smoked salmon, seafood, fois gras and ficelles picardes depending on the tastes. Then we had turkey, sauteed potatoes with grated cheese, green beans and mushrooms and for dessert a chocolate and a red fruits log. 

I got a red winter coat and a handbag from my parents, a big bag to store all my crochet and yarn stuff to carry around by my brother and money from the rest of the family. 

I also had a great surprise by my dad. He had signed the paperwork for a car for me. Remember the red manual car I was supposed to drive after the latest driving lessons I took this Autumn? Well it was a disaster. During the driving lessons I was okish cause I knew the instructor was there in case I'd messed up but alone... I'm was so stressed and almost had a panic attacking the 2x2 lanes road. I was scared to drive it without someone beside me to reassure and tell me what to do in case I'd messed up. So yeah my dad was not happy and disappointed. So the new deal is my brother is selling his old car, getting the red one we had bought for me and I'm getting a new automatic one: a Renault Captur. It's a SUV, bigger than my good old Clio, with lot of nice options (backwards alerts, speed regulator, touchscreen with GPS...). I'll have it on January 11th. Freedom I'm back!

Score!  

[Headstall]

I heard from @LitLover on Christmas Day!  

[clochette]

12 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Sounds wonderful. Mine was too... I ate too much, and I had cherry cheesecake my son's girlfriend made, but I regret nothing.    My grandkids made the day for me... and my oldest son just got a huge promotion.   Oh, and I got a Dewalt table saw...  

Lovely! But no climbing on a pile of chairs to use that saw, huh

[clochette]

9 minutes ago, Headstall said:

I heard from @LitLover on Christmas Day!  

Oh great! How is she? 

[Valkyrie]

42 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Sounds wonderful. Mine was too... I ate too much, and I had cherry cheesecake my son's girlfriend made, but I regret nothing.    My grandkids made the day for me... and my oldest son just got a huge promotion.   Oh, and I got a Dewalt table saw...  

Sounds perfect to me  

[Valkyrie]

39 minutes ago, Headstall said:

I heard from @LitLover on Christmas Day!  

Awesome!  How's she doing?

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

Oh great! How is she? 

Good. It was just a quick exchange in the middle of a busy day.  

[Drew Espinosa]

13 hours ago, Timothy M. said:

Thanks, Drew. Your nephew's presentations sounds interesting, I wonder where he got his information. How old is he? Did he find out we celebrate on Christmas Eve, and we walk around the Christmas tree singing xmas themed songs, before opening parcels. And that our word for Christmas (JUL) has nothing to do with Christ, but is an older pagan word ? And that we have invented a special Xmas dessert 'risalamande' which includes one whole almond among lost of chopped ones, and you win a gift if you get the whole almond?

My nephew is 13. He did find out about Denmark celebrating on Christmas Eve, and some of the traditional foods served that day. And, one of the slides required by the teacher was how the country says Merry Christmas in their own language, so he found out how to say it in Danish, though he obviously butchered it, lol.

[Page Scrawler]

15 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

My nephew is 13. He did find out about Denmark celebrating on Christmas Eve, and some of the traditional foods served that day. And, one of the slides required by the teacher was how the country says Merry Christmas in their own language, so he found out how to say it in Danish, though he obviously butchered it, lol.

Hey, Drew.     Your nephew sounds like a dedicated student.   

[CassieQ]

Best thing about my holiday is that it's over.  

[Albert1434]

Aloha All 

[Valkyrie]

1 hour ago, CassieQ said:

Best thing about my holiday is that it's over.  

 

[dughlas]

11 hours ago, clochette said:

Christmas miracle! After over a week of hell and unsatisfying blood test results mom can have her shot of chimio this day! It was her Christmas wish.

Have a good day all! 

That's wonderful news.

[dughlas]

7 hours ago, Headstall said:

Sounds wonderful. Mine was too... I ate too much, and I had cherry cheesecake my son's girlfriend made, but I regret nothing.    My grandkids made the day for me... and my oldest son just got a huge promotion.   Oh, and I got a Dewalt table saw...  

Does the table saw come with a chair saw?

Seriously, glad to hear you had a wonderful Christmas with your family.

[dughlas]

9 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

So yesterday I got up early because the brand of model horses I collect always releases a Christmas day special run.  In the past, it's always been released pretty early.. like 8 am EST.  So I was up well before that, refreshing the browser and keeping an eye out because they tend to sell out fairly quickly.  Well it wasn't posted at 8.. or 9... or 10... so I finally decided I'd get ready and get all the ingredients for brekkie and my dinner side dish and head to my mom's and wait there.  They finally released it at 11:00, when we were exchanging presents lol My mom is very understanding of my hobby.  She told me not to come over until it was released so I didn't miss out.  I was able to purchase it, though   

So for brekkie I made a bacon and brie frittata.  It was good, but unfortunately the bottom got overcooked for my taste.  My mom really liked it though.  My mom got me a new 2 piece luggage set and an emergency car kit.  I got her two gift cards since she never tells me she wants anything.  Then we headed to my aunt's for dinner and had steak, broccoli, mashed potatoes, and I brought loaded cauliflower. I didn't have any potatoes.  For dessert my mom made chocolate pie and mixed berry pie.  I brought a low carb snickerdoodle for me.  So it was a nice day, but I was glad to get back to the quiet of my house.  And now I'm at work today.  Sigh.  I hope everyone had a great day yesterday. From what I've read, it sounds like it

If you're not adding to one herd you're adding to the other ... glad you had a nice holiday.

Edited December 27, 2019 by dughlas

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Drew.     Your nephew sounds like a dedicated student.   

Just like his uncle.

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, CassieQ said:

Best thing about my holiday is that it's over.  

[dughlas]

Mum, Thistle and I spent the day in Charleston. Mum and I enjoy the Holy City but Thistle absolutely adores it. When we cross the Cooper river on the Ravenel bridge he gets so excited because he knows where we are and where we're going. Oh, he also knows that T, R, E, A,T spells treat so when a clerk in one of the stores spelled it instead of saying treat he sat down and waited for one. It was funny. I mean really how do you say "Uhm, sorry but he knows what that spells" and keep a straight face.

It was a beautiful day, sunny and 70/21°. We went to do some late Christmas shopping for my son before we head north on Monday. We had $100 worth of "Flipside Awards" at Tommy Bahama's that we'd earned on our last trip the day after American Thanksgiving. They expire Dec 31st and we didn't want to lose the $100 value. We bought him a really nice candy-striped linen shirt and a pine green 3/4 zip pullover to go with it.

Edited December 27, 2019 by dughlas

[Headstall]

5 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

My nephew is 13. He did find out about Denmark celebrating on Christmas Eve, and some of the traditional foods served that day. And, one of the slides required by the teacher was how the country says Merry Christmas in their own language, so he found out how to say it in Danish, though he obviously butchered it, lol.

 

[Headstall]

5 hours ago, CassieQ said:

Best thing about my holiday is that it's over.  

 

[Headstall]

4 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All 

Hi, Albert!    

[VampireMystic]

Something funny would go here...

But sitting here I keep waking up to realize I almost dropped my phone. 

December 24th through the 26th was a lot more fun when all I had to do was show up. 

*insert cliche derivative of " kids wish to be adults and adults wish they were kids*

 so, hello and goodnight