It is now down to the wire - we leave in the morning to go to Lincoln to see Jacob get his Hood at the PhD graduation. It is a big deal and we have been waiting for a long time for this to come to pass. I hope that my grandchildrenn never forget this momentous day in their father's life.
Today I attended my Applique group's Christmas party. Actually it was a pot luck lunch with surprise gift exchange. Some years ago we had this gift exchange and there was one gift that Rose received and she got attached to it immediately and would not play the game with the rest of us. We are still talking about it and agreed that we will not be attached to our gifts and that we will keep the game going.....no one is allowed to 'channel Rose". I took some spools of thread in its own carrier along with a box of divine chocolates from Cost Co. These chocolates are the most devastatingly wonderful things and you just cannot eat one - or two for that matter. It is great temptation to just sit there and eat the lot - but they are really really rich. The lady who ended up with them (she stole it from another member, as part of the game) has just lost 3 pounds on her diet and told us she has another 13 pounds to go. Well, if she eats these chocolates, the three pounds will come back plus the 13 she has to lose more............that is why I took them along to the group - I do not need to put on weight but I do love these chocolates..........what a sacrifice to give them up to the ladies for the game of swapping gifts.
We ate lunch together and had good conversation.
Because we are going to be gone for 6 days, I emptied my refrigerator of the fresh veggies and took them to my neighbor. By the time we get back they would be old anyway and she might as well use them up rather than let them grow old in my fridge while I am gone.
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