Daily Notes- December 26th

 Embrace the way Life has changed.  And Life has changed.  We have all changed. 

Christmas Day was so much nicer than Christmas Eve.  A nice slow slog of a day.  So much rain.  And all the snow is gone and yesterday it was often in the 50's and 60's temperature wise. So unlike Maine winter weather.  We went out without coats.  The heat never had to come on.

Long phone calls with both our children (adults)- we got to hear the geese flying over our son's apartment building in California.  He's on vacation.  Meaning not working but instead playing with all his video games.  Because he will be working from home until August of 2021 (and beyond)- he was given a new laptop- this time he asked for the largest one available.  We talked about "what if" they never go back to an office type work situation.  He said that was entirely possible- only Time will Tell. He said California right now was a serious mess. People refusing to wear masks or stay home.  "They want what they want". My son also said it's the lowest paid workers who are paying the price for all this "wanting". The service industry.

Daughter got us presents- even though I said no.  

We have so much food in the fridge- we'll be heating stuff up for meals until the New Year.  It's in the 35 degree range this morning.  Sun is shining.  I had a bad night and spent some time crying.  Reminded of a painful childhood.  The Holidays make it all cave in on me.  Shake it off.  I keep saying that year after year- shake it off.  

Well, I haven't had breakfast as yet.  And it's almost lunchtime.  Our waking hours are shifting- it might have something to do with being in the house 24/7 and not seeing people.  But we are up well into the night and then waking later and later the next day.  I watched new to me Lifetime Holiday movies last night. They are similar to Hallmark but some of the troubles are more serious in the Lifetime movies and the romance is iffy.  Never a sure thing and the romance is often quite awkward.  It's like the actors have never actually ever kissed anyone before.  I often wonder if the director wanted it to be that way.