CoTT 2 House of Cards

[clochette]

So @Drew Espinosa how many bags of coal did you get this year?

[clochette]

5 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Since I've never been bitchy ever in my life, why would "bitchy red" be my color?

Cause it suits you well

[dughlas]

6 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

@spike382 On any other Wednesday, I'd be defending Kant's actions, but since it's still Christmas I'll hold off. But as soon as it's midnight, I'll be a Kant apologist again!

Can't you just not?

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

So @Drew Espinosa how many bags of coal did you get this year?

He'll say ...

[dughlas]

Happy Second Christmas, Boxing Day, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa ... y'all.

I've been coping with a migraine since Monday afternoon. It's still with me. They have been particularly bad since I've recovered from the cold(?) Mum and I had at Thanksgiving. This has not been the holiday we'd hoped. Because we were ill we didn't bake as many cookies. Not that it mattered in the end as we still had plenty to share just less variety. We didn't do much shopping. A few things for neighbors and Mum's great grandson. It bothered her that she didn't have gifts for me. I ordered a few things online. What I ordered for her arrived and she liked them. Of the two things for me, one was the wrong size, the other arrives today(?). I don't care but it bothered her.

Fortunately I was well enough to make our traditional brekkie of fritatta and english muffins. I also baked a small ham and roasted a small bit of beef. Those sliced for sandwiches along with pickled veggies was our evening meal. Followed by warm mincemeat pie with vanilla ice cream. Nothing fancy but a tradition that harkens back to Christmas Eve when I was a child. We always went to Mum's parents. My Grandma always had cold baked ham and roast beef that we made into sandwiches. Mum and her sister provided a variety of picnic type sides plus cookies for dessert.

We shared the ham, beef, pickle plus scalloped potatoes with our neighbors. She has pnuemonia and he just got back from a two night stay in the hospital after a fall. Normally she would have baked a ham and made the best homemade German potato salad and a macaroni salad. She just wasn't well enough. I told her we had plenty to share and that what friends do for each other. We'd given them a plate of cookies with homemade fudge, fuitcake and some peanut brittle the day before. So they too had a quiet celebration.

I don't mean to whine, I suppose it's just compounded by the fact that our Christmas last year was less than normal because we had covid. It bothers me because these are some of Mum's last Christmases and Christmas has always been special for her.

Blessed be y'all.

[Drew Espinosa]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

Can't you just not?

You know I'll just do the opposite of what you'll say, why do you even bother?

[Drew Espinosa]

3 hours ago, clochette said:

So @Drew Espinosa how many bags of coal did you get this year?

[Albert1434]

2 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

I know for a fact Santa gave you a killer bag of coal!

[Albert1434]

Aloha All!

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

[Bucket1]

3 hours ago, dughlas said:

Those sliced for sandwiches along with pickled veggies was our evening meal.

You would have enjoyed the Boxing Day chutney we had here. I love it on a ham sandwich. My sister made sausage rolls with the chutney as a secret ingredient. She used to make them with an asparagus chutney and they were good too.

We had open sandwiches for lunch today - toasted Turkish bread topped with a rough bruschetta and prawns. Great use of leftovers

[Albert1434]

2 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

You know I'll just do the opposite of what you'll say, why do you even bother?

I see your getting a head start on next years nasty list!

[Albert1434]

Aloha Bucket

[Bucket1]

Merry Christmas young Albert

I have had a good Christmas and Boxing Day  

I hope you have had the same

[Drew Espinosa]

8 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

I know for a fact Santa gave you a killer bag of coal!

You don't even know what a fact is, Gorgeous.

[Albert1434]

6 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

You don't even know what a fact is, Gorgeous.

Yes I do and I know a lie when I see it!

[spike382]

15 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

You don't even know what a fact is, Gorgeous.

I’m pretty sure the Krampus came to carry you off in a sack or whatever 

[Albert1434]

Aloha Gary

[Albert1434]

Aloha Spike

[Albert1434]

Aloha Drew

[Headstall]

4 hours ago, dughlas said:

Happy Second Christmas, Boxing Day, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa ... y'all.

I've been coping with a migraine since Monday afternoon. It's still with me. They have been particularly bad since I've recovered from the cold(?) Mum and I had at Thanksgiving. This has not been the holiday we'd hoped. Because we were ill we didn't bake as many cookies. Not that it mattered in the end as we still had plenty to share just less variety. We didn't do much shopping. A few things for neighbors and Mum's great grandson. It bothered her that she didn't have gifts for me. I ordered a few things online. What I ordered for her arrived and she liked them. Of the two things for me, one was the wrong size, the other arrives today(?). I don't care but it bothered her.

Fortunately I was well enough to make our traditional brekkie of fritatta and english muffins. I also baked a small ham and roasted a small bit of beef. Those sliced for sandwiches along with pickled veggies was our evening meal. Followed by warm mincemeat pie with vanilla ice cream. Nothing fancy but a tradition that harkens back to Christmas Eve when I was a child. We always went to Mum's parents. My Grandma always had cold baked ham and roast beef that we made into sandwiches. Mum and her sister provided a variety of picnic type sides plus cookies for dessert.

We shared the ham, beef, pickle plus scalloped potatoes with our neighbors. She has pnuemonia and he just got back from a two night stay in the hospital after a fall. Normally she would have baked a ham and made the best homemade German potato salad and a macaroni salad. She just wasn't well enough. I told her we had plenty to share and that what friends do for each other. We'd given them a plate of cookies with homemade fudge, fuitcake and some peanut brittle the day before. So they too had a quiet celebration.

I don't mean to whine, I suppose it's just compounded by the fact that our Christmas last year was less than normal because we had covid. It bothers me because these are some of Mum's last Christmases and Christmas has always been special for her.

Blessed be y'all.

Hello, brother. It's not whining, it's sharing, and that's what we do here. Mothers always want the best for their kids at Christmas... and son's want their moms to be happy. Sorry this one is a tougher Christmas for you both, but you have each other, and that's a better gift than anything else. Wish Mum all the best for me... in truth I very much envy your time with her, and I hope this day is a better one for you.    

[Headstall]

Hello, all!   I had a wonderful, tiring Christmas, and now the house is empty again. Well, except for my DIL downstairs. She works today too. 

I hope Santa's naughty list got soaking wet and you all got presents by mistake.  

[Drew Espinosa]

1 hour ago, spike382 said:

I’m pretty sure the Krampus came to carry you off in a sack or whatever 

It's sad that you're never right about anything.

[Drew Espinosa]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

Yes I do and I know a lie when I see it!

[Albert1434]

Aloha Frog boy!

[spike382]

1 hour ago, Drew Espinosa said:

P’Spikey,  you're right about everything. 

I know, babe.