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Dec. 25th, 2015 11:49 amMy itching is less today, so I think it is a reaction to that laundry detergent. Unfortunately, I’m not sure it’s sufficiently less to make me willing to go to the family gathering. I just can’t tell— I’m also tired and cranky and kind of sad, and that doesn’t help me evaluate anything.
I ordered Chinese food last night from a nearby place that does delivery. I haven’t ordered from them in about eleven years because the food isn’t great. It’s not terrible, but it’s not great. I thought trying them again made sense, given the long time since I last tried it. A lot of things could have changed in the intervening years. Sadly, the food was still mediocre. The wonton soup had a completely flavorless broth. I think I’d have to work at making broth that flavorless. I also had sesame chicken and a spring roll.
Scott and Cordelia got home about an hour before I expected them to. I had some of Cordelia’s presents on the living room floor, waiting to be wrapped, and I hadn’t even started the bacon wrapped dates. The timing worked out because Cordelia was able to help me by handing me the dates.
Scott and Cordelia finished off my leftover Chinese food.
This morning, I got up first. I didn’t want to wait to take my morning medications, and I didn’t think it was as important for me to wait for everyone else this year as it was when Cordelia was younger.
Scott was thrilled by his presents. Cordelia complained that the book Scott bought for her is the fourth book in a series from which she owns no other volumes. Scott didn’t think to check. It’s not as big a deal as it could be because all of the books on her wishlist are things she’s already read, but they’re all things she wants to reread, and she won’t do it unless she can start from book one.
Scott got me some John Denver CDs (he says he thought he’d bought something else, too, but that, looking at his records, apparently he didn’t). I like John Denver, but these were not on my wishlist and so not things I really wanted. I put them on my private shopping list about a week ago as things that I might like that were cheap enough (all less than $6) that they’d be great for filling out an Amazon order that was almost to the free shipping level. I will buy myself things that cost less than $10 but generally not things that cost more.
Cordelia didn’t give me anything. She can’t shop without help, so that’s kind of on Scott, but Cordelia didn’t prompt him or think to do something simple like make me a card. I’m actually quite hurt by this, but I don’t feel like I can say anything at all about it.
I suspect that all of this normally wouldn’t be a big deal, and I’d shrug it off, but today, I just want to cry. I very specifically made a list of about twenty five things that I really, really wanted and would never buy for myself. There’s only about a 50-50 chance that Scott’s parents even looked at it, and they’re the only other people who give me Christmas presents. The odds are excellent that they bought me something really terrible while they were on one of their vacations this year.
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kyrielle sent me a very nice package with some tea and vanilla scented goat’s milk soap. That was really nice. Thanks so much, kyrielle!
I ought to be making cheese spread. That will take me about forty five minutes, and I don’t want to deal with it. Oh, looking into the kitchen— It will take longer. The space I need is covered with dirty dishes. That’s harder. Usually, I cut up the cheese in advance so that I can do the whole thing a lot faster, but I didn’t this year. I’m tempted not to bother, but we bought $20 worth of cheese for it, and we’re bringing hardly anything to the gathering this year. But we’re also running about two hours late already, so I don’t know.
I ordered Chinese food last night from a nearby place that does delivery. I haven’t ordered from them in about eleven years because the food isn’t great. It’s not terrible, but it’s not great. I thought trying them again made sense, given the long time since I last tried it. A lot of things could have changed in the intervening years. Sadly, the food was still mediocre. The wonton soup had a completely flavorless broth. I think I’d have to work at making broth that flavorless. I also had sesame chicken and a spring roll.
Scott and Cordelia got home about an hour before I expected them to. I had some of Cordelia’s presents on the living room floor, waiting to be wrapped, and I hadn’t even started the bacon wrapped dates. The timing worked out because Cordelia was able to help me by handing me the dates.
Scott and Cordelia finished off my leftover Chinese food.
This morning, I got up first. I didn’t want to wait to take my morning medications, and I didn’t think it was as important for me to wait for everyone else this year as it was when Cordelia was younger.
Scott was thrilled by his presents. Cordelia complained that the book Scott bought for her is the fourth book in a series from which she owns no other volumes. Scott didn’t think to check. It’s not as big a deal as it could be because all of the books on her wishlist are things she’s already read, but they’re all things she wants to reread, and she won’t do it unless she can start from book one.
Scott got me some John Denver CDs (he says he thought he’d bought something else, too, but that, looking at his records, apparently he didn’t). I like John Denver, but these were not on my wishlist and so not things I really wanted. I put them on my private shopping list about a week ago as things that I might like that were cheap enough (all less than $6) that they’d be great for filling out an Amazon order that was almost to the free shipping level. I will buy myself things that cost less than $10 but generally not things that cost more.
Cordelia didn’t give me anything. She can’t shop without help, so that’s kind of on Scott, but Cordelia didn’t prompt him or think to do something simple like make me a card. I’m actually quite hurt by this, but I don’t feel like I can say anything at all about it.
I suspect that all of this normally wouldn’t be a big deal, and I’d shrug it off, but today, I just want to cry. I very specifically made a list of about twenty five things that I really, really wanted and would never buy for myself. There’s only about a 50-50 chance that Scott’s parents even looked at it, and they’re the only other people who give me Christmas presents. The odds are excellent that they bought me something really terrible while they were on one of their vacations this year.
kyrielle sent me a very nice package with some tea and vanilla scented goat’s milk soap. That was really nice. Thanks so much, kyrielle!I ought to be making cheese spread. That will take me about forty five minutes, and I don’t want to deal with it. Oh, looking into the kitchen— It will take longer. The space I need is covered with dirty dishes. That’s harder. Usually, I cut up the cheese in advance so that I can do the whole thing a lot faster, but I didn’t this year. I’m tempted not to bother, but we bought $20 worth of cheese for it, and we’re bringing hardly anything to the gathering this year. But we’re also running about two hours late already, so I don’t know.
