AKathy's "What's For Dinner?" 12/07

leannec , have fun today. It's ok to put your feet up when you're tired. Your family will understand. Maybe being in the Christmas spirit will cheer you up, as well.

sueg , can you please share some Christmas market photos? What a fun and festive way to go through the holidays.

Thank you for asking about me, leannec . The migraine is almost completely gone. It's very dull and mostly absent. Though I still have wrinkles and crows feet despite Botox. I was hoping that I'd get a twofer. I'm really fried from having that headache for so long. I hope to regain some energy. It's the holidays.

Today I have some tidying to do. Then I'll probably knit. It's low key, but that's on purpose.

Dinner will be tacos. I'm am re-energizing.

jeremysgirl, I've been living in my lounge pants. Relax and heal. It occurred to me that you probably felt better faster because you aren't smoking anymore. You'll heal better. Still, it must have hit your airways a bit, so take it easy. Crochet and rest.

The show “A Tribute to the Travelling Wilburys” that DH and I saw last night was awesome. The singers were dressed as their counterpart (Tom Perry, George Harrison, Bob Dillon, Roy Orbison) and looked great. So fun!

My bestie and I are taking our moms to a Christmas musical at our local theatre this afternoon. I’m sure that we will be the youngest in the crowd. After the show we will drop off the moms and then go for supper and some shopping in the city.

DH is on his own for supper so he will probably have McDonald's.

cadoodlebug I love when leaves cover the ground and fall as you walk. It's like our version of snow lol

Yesterday's meeting with SSA was good and we were told everything should go smoothly for transitioning to Medicare at the beginning of the year. I asked DH to be there and was so glad I did because the administrator needed to talk to him and get him to swear he was telling the truth, too. It's slightly scary when people tell you it "should" go smoothly when you are still incurring massive medical expenses every six weeks, but I'm really working hard to stay zen about it all.

I feel like I'm on repeat with my plans for the day: finish decorating, finish Christmas cards and knit. I'm going to add in finish my book since I'm really close.

This year I really want to add a few extras to our usual holiday activities so we are going to a Christmas concert at the local mission (for those not familiar, the Spanish missions are a big part of the history/growth of California and the first 2 missions of the 21 on the California Mission Trail are in San Diego County). 

I'm really not sure what our dinner plans will be.

When DS was doing his 4th grade mission project, we just happened to be going down to visit my sister and her family in San Diego. He asked his teacher if he could do one of the missions down there and got permission. It was great!

Dinner will be on a holiday antique train ride and I will probably be freezing my tushy off.

we had a lovely dinner out last night.. I had chicken on a salad and we had ginger crunch for dessert.. but they said it was not the usual ginger crunch. elderberry sorbet at lunchtime. went to a local museum.. really interesting information about the massive presence of usa troops in this area in ww2. who knew?

tonight.. I have no idea. we are spending the afternoon cleaning out the camper van and packing our bags to fly out tomorrow. it will rain tomorrow so this is the best day to do it.

I think our friends are getting out chicken for dinner. they have to spend the afternoon down south so it will be a late dinner. whatever.

for those who know new zealand, I am up on the snell beach area.. near warkworth. wellington tomorrow!

When my kids were doing Mission projects they were able to pick whichever one they wanted but they were absolutely NOT allowed to use any the Michael's Mission kits if they chose to make a model (one of the options). Everyone had to do a presentation and DD focussed on the wine making at San Juan Capistrano and DS focussed on the cruel treatment of the native population. One of the girls in his class took the opposite side and praised the Catholic Church for saving so many souls. Made for a very interesting presentation day. 

I'm not surprised the Mission history is being reviewed to include a broader POV than that of the conquerers. 

My main concern about the Medicare transition is that I haven't been able to apply the same way everyone else I know has applied (including DH) and that it takes so long to get appointments. I wanted everything up and running on day one. It does look like I should get a number issued before the end of the year, fingers crossed. 

DS is going to grill ribeyes. I’m guessing fries and salad for sides.

karenlou and I lost our brother yesterday. 😢

KelleeM and karenlou I'm so sorry for your loss. ❤️

KelleeM & karenlou I am so very sorry about your brother.    I will be thinking about you and your family. 

ntsf....It'd be soooo nice to see photos of where you are---I'll bet it's gorgeous!