Christmas 2012

 
Merry Christmas to all who may read this!

It has been three weeks since I wrote in my blog. I'm
not sure I have a good reason for that.

Suzanne and I had lunch at the Thai restaurant in
Louisville.  I still wasn't driving so she picked me up
and drove us there.  We had a good gabfest and
enjoyable lunch.

Jeanne and Jay were here from the 6th through the 10th.
We had a quiet time with them, for the most part.
Jeanne and I went to Parker to have lunch with Connie
and Meara. Meara didn't feel up to it, so it was just
the three of us. It was a lovely day for me.  Jeanne
did the driving which allowed me to just relax and
enjoy the day.  On the 8th, Carl and Martha and Gabby
came over about noon so I enticed them into staying for
lunch.  Later everyone met here for hors d'oeuvres.
Connie, Greg and Meara coming from Parker; Carl, Martha
and Gabby, from Eire. We all went to Spice China, in
Louisville, for a lovely dinner.  After dinner we all
returned here for apple pie and ice cream.  I had made
the pie earlier that day.  A busy day, but very
enjoyable.

Jeanne and Jay left on the 10th

On the 12th I hosted the Salina book club.  Since some
of the members work in town, instead of having them
drive home and back, I provided a buffet supper from
5:30 - 7:30 for the group and included their spouses,
any who chose to come.  Paul and Cy came with Aubra. 
Cy is 2 and a very busy little boy.  Paul is working on
his PhD in Physics so he and Robert got together after
supper.  At 7:30 Aubra left with Paul and Cy; the rest
of us discussed the latest book club read which was
Margaret Atwood's "A Handmaid's Tale."  It seemed we
all liked it although it was a dark novel.  The ending
left me wishing she had "finished" the story.

On the following Saturday we had dinner with the
Mosburgs at their home.  Shirley always fixes a
delicious and exotic meal.  This one was Japanese.  As
always it was especial.

On the 21st we went to Viki's for a Lawrence gift
exchange and a Solstice dinner and party.  We had
dinner with just the Lawrences.  After dinner Viki's
friends showed up for a party.  We stayed until about
9:30, then excused ourselves and left.  We enjoyed
ourselves because Keegan and Ellery joined us for much
of the time.  Keegan has a job he loves so is not sure
about graduate school.

Jo and Alf are coming to join us for Christmas Dinner.
I decided to have a typical Christmas dinner even if it
was just the two of us.  I invited Maureen from next
door, but she had plans.  I didn't want her to be there
alone, if she didn't want to be.  Jo called to invite
us for dinner and was happy to come here instead of
there.  Cooking is not something Jo enjoys and I do.

Aside from doctor visits and a couple trips to the
dentist the month flew by.  I'm seeing a Cornea
specialist, but he clearly hasn't a clue as to why my
vision is blurry.  He recommended I see a retina
specialist saying that perhaps I had fluid behind the
retina which was causing the problem. I asked what
would happen if that were the case and I didn't do
anything about it.  Would my eye be further damaged and
he assured me that it wouldn't.  I said that I felt
that in time the situation would resolve itself.  I
also said, that, Of course I was speaking out of
complete ignorance.  He said that perhaps it would. 
I'll continue with the drops he recommend which
increase the moisture in the eye and will see him in
March.  Keeping my fingers crossed that the eye would
cure itself.  In the meantime, I find I can wear my
glasses again and have started driving again.

Not being able to drive was really hard.  I love to just
gad around sometimes.  Stop and look at new shops or
just wander around the super market to see what's new
or the World Market, etc.  Unfortunately, it still
tires my eye if I try to books; the Kindle works. 
Thank goodness for the Kindle!

Happy days to all and may the 2013 be a saner year than
2012 has been.