Monday, February 3, 2025
It's The Holiday Season
Monday, February 3, 2025
Summary 2025
Candlemas 2025
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Started the day with church.Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Christmastide:MLK Weekend Tuesday - Gingertopia
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Dale stopped by the store on his way home from work. He picked up some gingery things like ginger snaps and some raspberry jam to go with them.
Monday, January 20, 2025
Christmastide:MLK Weekend Monday - MLK Day
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Christmastide:MLK Weekend Sunday - Christmistletoe
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Brunch with Dale at The Lowbrow. While Dale was out parking the car I told our server Dominic about Dale's retirement. He was sweet and brought us some complimentary coffee cake with a candle in it. Dale made a wish, blew out the candle, looked up at me with a smile and said, 'I got it.' When I asked him what he wished for he told me to be here with me.
After brunch we stopped by the cemetery to see Dad. Recently I saw a display of chocolate covered cherries at Lund's and they reminded me of all the times as a kid I'd stop to at Woolworth's or Wagreens to get him a box as a Christmas present to him. I remember as a kid the first time I was old enought to have just enough money saved from my allowances to buy some meager Christmas gift for my immediate family members. Having no idea what to get Dad I asked Mom for ideas. She suggested chocolate covered cherries. He loved 'em but I never saw him buy them for himself.
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Christmastide:MLK Weekend Saturday
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Christmastide - Old Twelfth Night on the Eve of MLK Weekend
Friday, January 17, 2025
This has been quite a week. Full moon on Monday, bitter cold earlier in the week which kept the kids indoors for recess which got them rather unregulated, assessments all week which got them even more unregulated, and Dale announced his retirement. Needless say I'm exhaused.