Christmassy

We are sitting here watching "White Christmas", on Christmas Eve. I've just made some cinnamon orange tea, our tree is decorated and the few presents we have, are wrapped and under it.  This hasn't felt much like a Christmas, to be honest.  Half of us are sick, and this "vacation" time off feels like another Covid quarantine, frankly.  I just came out of 12 days at home and I only got to do something for about 2 or 3 days before here I am back at home for another almost week of what should be R&R.   But I'm trying to make it as festive as I can anyway.  Kaylee made cookies and decorated them, and we're going to do a Gingerbread house tomorrow.

Last night we watched "Violent Night", and even Kaylee liked it.  It was like "Die Hard" meets "Home Alone" with Santa. It was funny, action-packed, and different.  We all enjoyed it.

I made biscuits and gravy for brunch this morning. Au gratin potatoes, lasagna and spaghetti for dinner. Odd combo I know, but it was at different times. I made the potatoes for Ann at 4, and Steve and Kaylee ate the rest of those. Then he got hungry still at 4:30, so I heated him up some lasagna, then Kaylee got hungry at 5:30, so I made us both spaghetti.  The cat has been hungry and I've been feeding her about six times today so far.  I took care of Ann the rest of the day after Steve had a traumatic morning with her involving a lot of poop everywhere.  I've got a load of dishes just from today and normally several days go by before it's time for a load.  Lots of eating today and stuff today.  Steve doesn't feel like eating his normal stuff, he's in the mood for comfort food. So that's why I made mac & cheese, had broccoli cheddar soup, lasagna, biscuits and gravy, etc.  Tomorrow I'm going to make a ham, potatoes, green beans, rolls.  He'll enjoy all that. 

I'm sort of tired, still coughing and a little congested, but...content enough.

Mmmm hmmm.

Kaylee painted this.

And this. She's giving both to Grandma Stants for Christmas

Sleepy Roadie.

I just tried taking a few shots of the tree

A little snow out the window

Our pretty lights in the back yard

Couldn't decide if I liked the brighter or darker version better.

The Gingerbread house Kaylee and I made

Gingerbread house, Dog & Bone

Kaylee ate the dog, I ate the bone next. ;)