Happy Christmas Eve - Dedicated to Memory of My Mom

Mom, the above says it all. I miss you so much. If you were here and saw what was going on in the family, I know you would be so highly pissed. Pissed that the family you so carefully put together is torn apart by your earthly husband and children and grandchildren. You were always preaching fairness to all but your message somehow didn't reach everyone.

This is the last year your oldest and youngest will participate in family activities. Yes, that is how bad it has gotten. In the 5 years you have been gone, it has gone from bad to worse. There is not anything resembling a family left.

I miss you.

Family Problems

I haven't had time to update this blog. Granddaughter had bacterial pneumonia so I was helping take care of her then I came down with a pretty nasty cold and cough which I still have (don't have strep again though).

Thanksgiving? Well it was interesting and I can honestly say I will never do it again the way we did it this year. Technically I think it would have worked out if son-in-law's family didn't act like my daughter's side of the family weren't there. According to the 30 of them, the 5 of us were not invited and were not family. It was held at daughter's house. She sent evites asking people to bring a dish. Did people bring the dish they said they would? I did. My brother-in-law did. Did son-in-law's family? Nope. We ended up with 3 lousy box stuffing mixes, vegetables that just because they are wrapped in bacon doesn't mean anyone wanted to eat it, my mashed potatoes (10 pounds went like hotcakes) and about 100 desserts. I made a pumpkin pie and pecan pie. BIL made a deep dish apple pie. His family? Store bought cupcakes, cookies, candy, oh and birthday cakes for their family who were having birthdays.

So basically I could eat the turkey and mashed potatoes. I wanted to join my granddaughter in eating a bowl of Rice Krispies - the new Christmas version. I also made whipped cream from scratch. They wanted cool whip.

There wasn't any intermingling. Conversations would stop if I entered a room (I was put in charge of granddaughter who goes where she wants and she didn't want to go anywhere near them). To be honest, she didn't know them. She knew her gramma and her 2 cousins but no one else. They hadn't seen her since last Christmas. You can't make a 2 year old do anything if she doesn't want to.

So who got the whole meal ready? Daughter and I. Who did dishes? Daughter and I. Who cleaned up? Daughter and I.

Yep not doing that again.

More Crazy Words for Words With Friends

Oh yeah, they are at it again. It's funny that every time I post about people who cheat when playing the game Words With Friends, they don't cheat for 2-3 games.

But those 2-3 games gear them up for some good ones. The latest:

jinn - really? is this a slim gym? or some nasty gin?

drest - this one reminds me of that baby washing detergent - dreft

cidon - no clue on this one but sounds like something out of Star Wars

dhobi - Indian origins perhaps?

gaen - now this one reminds me of Ireland

outvies - reminds me of an outhouse

guiro - a new word for a coin?

ducat - instead of the cat or da cat it is du cat

spait - reminds me of those ugly shoe covers we had to wear on our shoes in band in the 1960's

zax - a really high counting word if placed properly and yep they placed it to get 100 points! I will remember this one!

casefies - are these like flies that come in cases?