So this is part 2 of the Family and Holiday post. I thought since I haven't posted since then I would give everyone a reason why I haven't been here to post.
Thanksgiving was interesting to say the least. Hub's father had no clue where he was or who he was with and all he wanted to do was go home although he has no clue where home is. He barely made it out of his dementia home and into his own home and back and was so confused when he was there that I am thinking that was the last time we will take him out of his home. He grew up making cappelletti and didn't even know what they were when a bowl of them was placed before him. Very sad day for all of us to realize just how much he has declined not only in health but mental acuity.
The turducken was delicious. Daughter of course wouldn't even try it but that is typical for her. It had the word duck in it so therefore she determined it was inedible. Tis okay, the rest of us enjoyed it. That is except for son who came down with a 3 day intestinal flu. He enjoyed eating the leftovers though.
The next day we went to my dad's where we were greeted with the newest person he was dating. She is a widow who never had kids so being in a crazy house with 25 people running around was probably total chaos for her. She handled it pretty well until she was told there was 19 missing. I think she almost lost it then. My one sister stayed mainly in the kitchen and away from her and the rest of us. She is just not prepared for my dad to move on with his life. I don't think she will ever be though. We did end up staying a bit longer than I had planned but my dad was on his best behavior with his girlfriend there so there was none of his usual taunting and backhanded comments he usually spouts.
Now I am preparing for Christmas. Have the grocery list down. Shopping - did a little on the internet but have to return most because daughter's inlaws have deemed it necessary to take everything I told her I was buying for both kids to purchase it herself. I should know better by now. She has done this repeatedly. Telling daughter to make 2 lists isn't working either. So am thinking gift cards are looking better and better.
We finally sold the 4th office. Hubs wanted to replace the hours we were working there with increasing our hours at our offices and I put my 2 cents in and said absolutely not. I can't handle working like that with the holidays. But things are not going well with the sale. Everything had been worked out prior and what was left we discussed at the sale. First they shorted us 30 grand in the sale. Now they have not allowed us access to the database for me to finish the AR and have locked us out of the bank account. We sent them a certified letter this past week to either do what was agreed upon and the rest of the money be given to us or they were in violation of the terms of the sale. So we shall see.
Still having problems with my one employee. It's sad because she was a longtime patient before she started working for us. But her attitude lately is getting worse. She is now into telling me what is proper or not (my having physical therapy in the office after office hours is just one of her pet peeves). I had to write her up this week. Hopefully that will work.
Today is the 3rd Sunday of Advent. The word Advent comes from the Latin word meaning coming - a time of preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. It is the beginning of the Western liturgical year and commences on Advent Sunday, called Levavi. The theme of readings and teachings during Advent is often to prepare for the Second Coming while commemorating the First Coming of Christ at Christmas. With the view of directing the thoughts of Christians to the first coming of Jesus Christ as savior and to his second coming as judge, special readings are prescribed for each of the four Sundays in Advent.
Today is Gaudete Sunday which is the Third Sunday of Advent. It gets its name from the Introit for Gaudete Sunday, in both the Traditional Latin Mass and the Novus Ordo, which is taken from Philippians 4:4,5: "Gaudete in Domino semper" ("Rejoice in the Lord always"). The 3rd candle on the Advent Wreath is lighted along with the other 2. The candle lit today is called the 'Shepherd's Candle'. We are reminded that God sent His angels to proclaim His arrival. The candle is usually pink or rose in color to represent God's love and faithfulness.
