Christmas on the marsh
Dec. 25th, 2011 04:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chanter1944For those who didn't know, I'm in Waupun for immediate family Christmas, though this year the five of us are six; Grandma's here for the duration. Tomorrow we're headed to Steven's Point for Mom's side of the family's get-together. If it's anything like today, it'll be mostly wonderful. Gifts given to sisters and parents went over extremely well, salt crystal candleholder included. Yay! I'm mainly a happy kitty at the moment myself. I have a crockpot! And multiple mixing bowls! And a brownie-making pan, and a porcelain knife that immediately made me think of Tran Hung Nguyet (get it, adiva_calandia?) that'll be marvelous for making anything with finely-chopped ginger root or garlic. And studio time! ... I know, that's not domestic, but it's still delightful. :) You could really tell which of us was properly setting up house this year just by the gifts we got. :) I was amused.
Not to leap topics without warning, but the unpleasant aspect of the day has nothing at all to do with Christmas itself. Grandma, who's 76, has Alzheimers. This afternoon's been rough, to say the least. She's disoriented and confused, and can't entirely articulate why. I don't think I've ever seen her cry before, and that includes when my grandfather died, although as I was 7 at the time, I'm not certain I was physically close enough to her to know about any tears then. It's heartbreaking for me to see her like this now, though it must be a hundred times worse for Mom.
I should really save my livejournal-related tangent for another post, considering the rest of the content of this one. All I could think, on being clued in on just what LJ had done to comments made by deleted journals, was oh my God, Milliways! ... Saving my fury on that front for another post, or maybe a feedback form, whatever good that'll do. ... Saving. tangent. for later.
Ahem. Honestly, folken, as I make yet another leap. Merry Christmas to those who celebrate the holiday, and happy Hanukkah (I believe it's still Hanukkah?) as well.
adiva_calandia?) that'll be marvelous for making anything with finely-chopped ginger root or garlic. And studio time! ... I know, that's not domestic, but it's still delightful. :) You could really tell which of us was properly setting up house this year just by the gifts we got. :) I was amused. Not to leap topics without warning, but the unpleasant aspect of the day has nothing at all to do with Christmas itself. Grandma, who's 76, has Alzheimers. This afternoon's been rough, to say the least. She's disoriented and confused, and can't entirely articulate why. I don't think I've ever seen her cry before, and that includes when my grandfather died, although as I was 7 at the time, I'm not certain I was physically close enough to her to know about any tears then. It's heartbreaking for me to see her like this now, though it must be a hundred times worse for Mom.
I should really save my livejournal-related tangent for another post, considering the rest of the content of this one. All I could think, on being clued in on just what LJ had done to comments made by deleted journals, was oh my God, Milliways! ... Saving my fury on that front for another post, or maybe a feedback form, whatever good that'll do. ... Saving. tangent. for later.
Ahem. Honestly, folken, as I make yet another leap. Merry Christmas to those who celebrate the holiday, and happy Hanukkah (I believe it's still Hanukkah?) as well.
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Date: 2011-12-25 10:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-27 05:22 pm (UTC)I'm glad you had a happy Christmas, even if everything isn't great.