Santa's Coming!

Wow.  I'm really behind on posting.  Been busy the last few weeks, working on Christmas presents.  I love this time of year.  Sunday, our Dialysis Support Group had their Christmas party.  Lots of food, then everyone sat around in the lobby and sang Christmas songs.  It was a lot of fun.  Then my mother, sister and I went to the Living Nativity one of the churches had.  It was really great.  They went to great lengths to make it authentic.  They were all dressed in period costumes, and they welcomed you to Bethlehem.  They had markets, carpenters, musicians, and animals.....the live camel made the whole trip worthwhile!  Here's a picture of him.

Sorry it's blurry.  For some reason my camera was acting up.  It's supposed to take care of shakey hands while snapping the picture.  Anyway, he was WAY cool :)

When we went past the Inn, the Innkeepers were outside and I asked if they had a room.  They said no, they were sorry, no rooms. In fact, they'd had to send a young couple to the stable.  And of course, Mary and Joseph were in the stable with the baby Jesus.  There were young girls dressed as angels with these big filmy wings they were slowly waving.  It was the best living nativity I've ever been to.

So I've been doing a lot of embroidery.  I'll post pictures after Christmas since what I'm embroidering are gifts :D  I've also been playing a lot with the Cameo, making Christmas cards and assorted Christmas thingies, like a scrolly tree you put a battery operated tea light under.  It's way cute :)

Let me tell you about Fuzz E. Butt.  She is a 3 month old kitten and she is......fuzzy :)  Her siblings are just regular ole shorthairs, but Fuzz has luxurious long soft fluffy hair.  So the other day, we open a can of tuna in oil, and decide to dribble the oil into the kitties' bowl, over their crunchies.  Just as the oil starts flowing, Fuzz E. runs in and sticks her head under the oil, coating her head and neck.  To add insult to the injury of being doused in tuna oil, the other kitties decide she smells SO enticing and start licking her.  She tried to get away but they kept following her.  Poor Fuzz!  So I'm thinking, oh great, I have to bathe a CAT.  But miraculously, she was really good.  She didn't squirm or try to get away or scratch me or anything, so we got her all cleaned up and she's mostly back to normal.  I don't think she'll get over the nearly cannibalistic actions of her fellow cats.

So that's basically what's been going on with me.  I haven't even had time to check on the orcs and trolls!  They've probably taken total control by now!

Til later,
Morado

 

Christmas time's a-comin'

Ah, December.  Wonderful, hectic, crazy December.  Time for Santas and snowmen, tinsel and lights. I LOVE Christmas lights.  The more, the better.  Can't be too many for me.  I can hardly wait to go looking at Christmas lights the week before Christmas.  I just love all the colors and the festival feeling.  So I'm about done with Christmas presents.  Got a couple more to make, and then I'll be totally done.  Then comes the wrapping part.  I can sit in the same spot and not move and lose the scissors, then the tape, then the name tags.  All the while singing along to Christmas music and sipping a holiday beverage.

Last week was sort of rough.  Kidney disease causes a lot of problems, including bone loss.  In your jaw (as well as other places). So I went to the dentist and they showed me the xrays.  It's a wonder any of my teeth were still in!!  Talk about bone loss!!!  Thanks, kidney (I was born with just one), really appreciate this.  Anyyyyway, the best thing to do was remove them (!!!!!!!!!) and get dentures.  So here I sit with a now sparkling smile.  Actually, I think I'm doing really well.  I can eat pretty well, and I no longer sound like a drunk clown with a speech impediment.  I'm wearing 'healing dentures' and after my gums heal and finish shrinking (wish my belly would do that!!) I will be fitted with permanent ones.  So an even more sparkling smile then!  However, having dentures was not something that was on my bucket list.  I think somebody took my list and changed it!  Thief!  But, as with all things, ya gotta roll with the punches.

Today we took the little kittens to the vet. They all have an upper respiratory infection.  Poor babies had to get shots and we have to give them pills, too.  They were funny, though.  We had all 3 of them in one carrier and when the vet would finish giving each one their shot, they zoomed back into the carrier. Then when we got home, I had to drag Peanut out.  She wanted to stay in it.  But they're all out now and taking naps.   Here's Peanut and Jack playing.

So that's pretty much all that's going on around here.  I'm gonna fire up the embroidery machine in a few minutes and finish up a couple of projects.

I haven't checked on the orcs and trolls in a few days. I better do that.

Til later,
Morado