Old friends – I ran into an old friend this week. We worked together 20+ years ago. After I left the job we’d get together occasionally but lost contact in the past few years. Not even a Christmas card. She is considerably older than me and I always worry that there is an illness or even death when I don’t get that Christmas card. We are having lunch in January. She is healthy enough to get around. As you get older you always those aches and pains and other things that aren’t too limiting. She looks pretty fabulous for her 80’s. #bestgiftever!
Speaking of no card – Many years ago, I didn’t get a Christmas card from one of my childhood best friends. She lives in another state so I hadn’t seen her in a few years. I didn’t think much of it until I saw her obituary the following March. She had been ill for some time. #nocardequalspanic
Hot, hot, hot –Recently I was at a favorite Mexican restaurant with some friends. We tried a new special and unanimously decided that it needed to be served with a hot sauce. I put some on the leftovers at home and it kicked it up a notch. Lately I’ve been eating my foods spicier. I rarely eat a sandwich without horseradish AND hot peppers. Surprisingly, I have less indigestion issues. #gofigure
Things that go bump in the night – I heard a thump. I have cats so I don’t react to noise. However, the covers went flying off. I do react to cold! The beloved husband was on the floor. He took the covers with him. I asked what happened and he wasn’t sure. One minute he was sleeping with vivid dreams and the next he was on the floor with a pile of blankets. #thinkingofchildguards
Songs to love – I love Christmas carols but some radio stations take this opportunity to play the worst trash camouflaged as a Christmas song. The Little Drummer Boy by Bing Crosby and David Bowie is one of my favorites! #realcarols
So how was your week?
I have a similar concern about losing a friend and perhaps not receiving the information in a timely fashion, or at all. Several of my old friends live alone and don’t have anyone who would contact me. It’s kind of hard to think about! I am sure your husband is fine or you’d have mentioned, so I laughed at his nighttime flight! A couple of years ago I had a very vivid dream, and although I don’t recall the dream this much time later, I do remember how I literally propelled myself out of bed and landed with a hard thud on the floor. It was the strangest thing. I told my granddaughters about it at the time, and they still bring it up from time to time, thinking it was hilarious! Your hashtags were quite clever, Kate. I loved them!
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Nothing is a tasteful as a delicious hashtag. Thanks for the Christmas chuckles (and after a couple of years absence we sent a small group of Christmas cards out this year. We have some very dedicated friends and family who never got out of the habit – that and guilt as the dog seemed to be getting more cards each year than us. Go figure.
As you say, as we get older, we are counting to see who is missing this year…I know the ancient aunts and uncles prized cards sent each year and carried them around the sr. living/nursing homes to show off. Christmas joy comes in many forms – I must remember that.
Hope you and all your lovely fur regents are having the merriest Christmas ever!
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I love hashtags (but spell check doesn’t!) I’ve been cutting back on cards too. I send less than 20. There was a time when it was insane.
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Great song, I’d never heard that before. That must’ve been some dream your husband was having! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
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Thanks and hope your tribe has a good one too.
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Oh my! We have started to do the charity-donation-in-lieu-of-cards thing, so that means A LOT of people won’t have received one from us (and aren’t on social media so won’t know). Oh dear. 😳
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I wouldn’t worry about it. I don’t know why people stopped sending me cards. I’m sure their reason was good even if they didn’t have time.
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As I am typing this the Drummer Boy just came on! I am listening to Christmas cards at 5:30am. I remember watching Bing and Bowie when this Christmas special aired. I was very moved and it is still a favorite. Glad your hubby is okay… had to be a shocker! Merry Christmas Eve, Kate!
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Rolling out of bed and landing on the floor is always a shocker, especially for older folks! I love that song. We have it on a CD and the quality is much better. Both are gone now.
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I was listening to Christmas songs, not cards… it was early 🙂
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I saw songs when I read it. Telepathic or too early for me too! 🙂
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Laughing at the child guards – maybe beloved husband is eating some of the spicy food and had a nightmare from it? I have always loved Little Drummer Boy and I like that rendition as well.
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I love the traditional carols and this one is one of my favorites.
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Me too … Bing’s low voice on the “rum-pum-pum-pum” especially.
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Your random posts are always fun, just like a quick chat. We’re slowly heading into Christmas. All of us either had a cold or tried to ward one off. Glad Dan is OK.
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Wishing you a healthy Christmas! So far we’ve been lucky (knock on wood!).
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The Christmas cards I receive and send are fewer too but I enjoy keeping in touch as those who send aren’t part of social media. A written note means a lot to some. The younger folks do social media. I hope your husband fell on carpet or a rug!
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He fell on a carpet so all is good. Next year I will eliminate cards for those I keep in touch with by social media. They send e-cards but we usually connect over the holidays.
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Strange…I heard this song today and said to my wife I remember watching his Christmas show when they sang this together. Sometimes you hear something and know it’s special immediately. Who would have thought pairing these two.
Funny..I can tolerate moderately spicy foods as I’ve gotten older than I could when I was younger.
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I always liked a little kick but I’ve kicked it up in the past few years.
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Glad you got back in contact with your friend, and glad your DH was OK, though disoriented from hsi fall!
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He got up so fast that I didn’t have time to worry until the next day.
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That must have been so scary for your husband! Wow. Love that video! Although I’m a Perry Como girl 😉.
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Love Perry Como too although he’s harder to find!
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He was such a great song stylist!
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I still cry over David Bowie leaving on the express. Tell Gracie she probably looks chic even if itches. I gather she’s wearing one of those lampshade deals one frequently sees.
Your husband may have been fighting in his dream…sounds like he won.
And your friend in her 80s, makes me think of Mimi…spry, a force onto herself as well as you.
Aches and pains, I know. I’m always waiting for the other ear, I mean, shoe to drop.
Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas Kate, and can see all those stockings hung by the chimney with care filled with catnip. 🙂
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Yes she is certainly like Mimi only with an alive husband. I am looking forward to catching up. No stockings but I suppose they will need their supply of catnip or they will call Cat Protective Services!
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That’s pretty funny. Just saw Morgan on the phone.
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Love the hashtags — you always do something fun with your randoms. We’re getting fewer and fewer cards now, but then I haven’t sent any out in years. In order to get, one must (continue to) give.
One of those Time-Life infomercials was playing on the overhead TV at the gym today, and they were selling a Bing Crosby DVD set of his performances. I guess I’m finally ready to overlook his relationship with his kids and start enjoying his work again. He certainly was a force all his own for so many years with radio, films, recordings, and even TV. – Marty
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I don’t know about his relationship with his kids. He had two sets of totally different ages. Wonder what happened to them. The card thing does wind down.
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That’s a perfect blog post summarizing your week. Thanks for all your posts this year. I always get a boost.
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Thanks! Have a great holiday!
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You too.
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#metoo
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#methree
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I once had a beloved Golden Retriever named Carrie who napped on my bed. One time she was too close to the edge. She was dreaming and began to roll over. I reached out and touched her trying to warn her but off she went. She never forgave me. I guess she thought I pushed her. She was not hurt but never napped on a bed again. 😊 Happy Holidays Kate and Thanks for all the smiles!
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Mollie (my cat) has done that occasionally. She prefers to sleep on the edge of the bed. I have occasionally rolled over and off she went. She always comes back though.
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Love this song. Merry Christmas to you and your hubby, Kate. Glad the fall didn’t hurt him.
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Me too. Don’t think I could pick him up!
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Oh gosh, I’m glad your husband is okay, Kate. I wouldn’t want him to miss the big game today. Spicy food is good for you, I put cayenne on everything! Foles Rolls!
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I have evolved to Chahula’s (sp?) hot green pepper sauce. Yum!
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I love that, too! Bring on the heat!🌶
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Every year I get fewer and fewer Christmas cards – probably because I hate sending cards myself! And so many of my friends are young folks who don’t believe in such things.
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Me too although many of my older friends have stopped sending too.
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No card from my old boss or my last remaining maternal uncle for the second year running. My old boss has probably moved and I spoke to my uncle a little while ago. He’s 90 something now and not in good health, but has regular contact with my brother in NZ so if anything had happened, I’d get to know. We’ve had nearly forty cards this year, only five of which are from family.
After the dodgy start to the week, it’s turned out OK.
Hope your Hubby is OK. One thing about the boat, there was no way I could fall out of bed, I was next to the side!
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I worked with a woman when I lived in another state. We exchanged cards for many years and then they stopped. She would be in her upper 80’s now. I don’t know if she’s still alive or healthy. We have no other connection so I wouldn’t hear. She had many health issues when I knew her. I miss her cards because she would write several pages about what was going on in her life with her family. It was always heartfelt and never bragging.
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I put a newsletter in with my cards every year, just a single page about what we’ve been up to generally.
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Those are the best. I love reading them. I used to do them but since I write a blog, I figure friends who care will keep tabs on me there.
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Friends may read my blog, but other than Bro/SIL in NZ no-one in my family does. They knew I had one but have never been interested to ask.
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That’s sad. I don’t promote mine to family and friends but they have found me and read it anyway. I wouldn’t want anyone to feel they had to read it.
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It doesn’t worry me Kate. They may have a blog themselves and I wouldn’t know!
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Morning, Kate! Sounds like your husband survived his fall. That’s NOT a pleasant way to wake up. Glad you bumped into an old friend AND you took the opportunity to schedule lunch. Hope it’s a good one ~ plenty of hot stuff and NO indigestion! 😀
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I worry about falls especially when you’re older. He was probably very relaxed. I told him if he does it again, he’s getting the kiddie guards on his side.
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A Fall is often the first “step” on the road to Rehab.
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Yes and pneumonia and the undertaker.
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Aw, poor hubby. I’ve done that dreaming thing where I end up on the floor, too. It’s a horrible way to suddenly way up!
Merry Christmas!
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I asked if he was ok. He said he thought so. I asked him what happened and he didn’t know. He said maybe he was getting out of bed. Eventually he remembered.
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A good choice for a Christmas classic.
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One of my favs.
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My card sending this year has been …well…lax and a bit limited! I guess I have been busy with so many other things, that something fell by the wayside. But, I do have a question…when do you stop sending a card? I have an acquaintance that I have not seen/spoken too for at least 40 years. Every year she sends me a card with her whole families picture on it. I don’t know them!!! She was a college friend who has gone her way and I mine. I worry about hurting someone’s feelings by not sending a card. I did not send a card this year.
I wish you (and the beloved husband and kitties) a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!
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It all depends on how you feel about the person. If you feel there is no connection any more, there’s no point in sending a card. Sometimes people pare down. I have sent cards for a few years after I was “pared down.” I liked them and it wasn’t anywhere near 40 years since I saw them. One of my friends stopped sending them altogether and she told everyone. I remember my Mom when she got older. She really looked forward to the cards and pictures (if there were any) from all her nieces and nephews. With today’s social media, we’re able to keep up in other ways all year long. Have a great holiday. PS: My husband gets cards from people I don’t know. He hasn’t seen them (or communicated with them) in over 20 years but they continue to send.
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Haven’t gotten a card from my maternal uncle this year. Hadn’t thought of it until your post. Now it’s my turn to panic!
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With a relative you’d think someone would call. Then again…maybe not.
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In case I forget to say it in the next day or two, Merry Christmas, Kate. I hope you and yours (two and four legged) have a wonderful day.
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Thanks and right back atcha! Hope Gracie can get out of her cone soon.
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