This evening we went to see the Zoo Lights at the National Zoo. I had never seen them before. The displays were absolutely beautiful. I took lots of pictures and even a little video. After the zoo lights we all went out to dinner. We really had a nice evening!
This morning we went to the Christmas tree lot and picked out our tree. The place was packed with others getting their trees. They were going fast. Since there is less time this year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, everyone is out trying to get things and get their decorating done.
Once we got the tree home and up in the stand we decorated it. It took a long time. We used most of the ornaments we have but there are some left over for the second tree we’ll be putting up next weekend. We enjoyed some wine and nibbles while decorating the tree. Here is the tree all decorated.
After decorating the tree we decided to finish all the other decorations tomorrow. Maybe I’ll make a video of all our decorations and post it at a later time. We also watched our first Christmas movie of the year. We watched the Bishop’s Wife. It’s one of our favorite movies. We love watching Christmas movies. I need to watch It’s A Wonderful Life next I think.
My husband’s parents came in town on Tuesday and are staying until next Wednesday. They are here to help us celebrate Thanksgiving and to visit in general. Last night we went out to dinner since we’d be cooking most of the day today. My husband and his mother did the cooking today. We had turkey and all the usual side dishes. My plate was mostly white. I had turkey, mashed potatoes, dinner rolls and the only bit of color was from the canned cranberry sauce. This is the only time of the year that I eat the stuff. I do love it. We also had a few bottles of wine to enjoy with the meal and before and after the meal. 🍷 🦃
Here’s the turkey almost done.
One year ago today my father passed away. I think about him just about every day. I miss you dad!
Yesterday I drove down to Knoxville to visit my mom. I got there in the early afternoon and spent the rest of the day with her. Today I spent the whole day with her playing Rummikub, shopping at Walmart and basically visiting with her. She is doing very well. Back in October she was released from Hospice care. I think that means she’s going to live a long time. She is hardly using her oxygen anymore. Here’s a picture of her I took today. This was before she got her hair done in the afternoon.
