THIS EVENING..........

I didn't have much to write this morning because my sciatica was still very painful.  I had called my doctor and he did call a prescription in for me and I went to pick it up today and have had 2 doses thus far.  It has eased my pain and I am beginning to think I might have a good Christmas after all!  I am thankful for medicine and good doctors who understand and really want to help.


My 11 year old granddaughter's last day of school was today and she had a party.  The picture is of her and her two best friends!  She is in the middle.

I don't know where she got her big elk, moose or reindeer ears, but they are funny......

Her family leaves tomorrow evening, going to Gatlinburg, Tennessee for a basketball tournament that Aryn's school is playing in....not A. tho....still in her boot and on crutches!  They will enjoy shopping and seeing all the Christmasy lights and decorations there.  If you have never been to or heard of Gatlinburg, it is the commercial city of the south. (Can you tell it isn't my favorite place? lol) It is in the Smokey Mtns., and they may get to see snow before they come home.

We are due to frigid weather and wind warnings, so I will be home bound again tomorrow for sure.

I thought this was interesting.  Have heard of it all my life, but not sure on the origination of wassail.

     “Oh here we come a-wassailing / Among the leaves so green, / Oh here we come a-wandering / So fair to be seen.”
     The word wassail derives from Old Norse ves heill, meaning “be well.” During the reign of Henry VIII, a caroling tradition began in England where merrymakers would carry a large wooden bowl of wassail from house to house dancing, singing and drinking (the original fraternity row keg party). The wassail was served warm and usually contained ale or cider, roasted apples, beaten eggs, sugar and spices. Soft toast was floated on the surface, and so thus potentially began the custom of drinking a toast.

Do you like egg nog?  I would drink it every single day during the short season it is in the grocery stores, but I would also gain a ton of weight!

     Once a favored drink among the nobility and upper classes, eggnog is now enjoyed by anyone who walks into a grocery store. The word “noggin” means “small cup,” which is a good thing since making eggnog is supremely labor intensive.


I will leave you tonight with a special Christmas tree made for all the nurses out there..........