The New Year's Post ... Hello 2026!!!

 

This is going to remain Unpublished until New Year's Day, which it's been pre-scheduled for... and is the New Year's Post, so, Hello 2026!!!   In Real Time we've got One Day left until New Year's Eve Day, I have no Plans to Celebrate it at all.  We usually do a New Year's Eve Buffet, but, I haven't thought about it for this Year.   I think all the Family have Plans for New Year's Eve anyway, so it will just be The Man and I here.  He goes to Bed around 7-8 p.m. so won't even be up at Midnight when the Ball drops.  Usually anyone setting off Fireworks wakes him tho' and gives him PTSD, so I'm going to encourage him to take something to help him Sleep thru it.

I never was a New Year's Eve Reveler tho' since I do not drink alcohol.  The Fire Water and I don't mix, a failing and scourge of those of us with Indigenous Heritage, so I refrain and am perfecting Fine being sober all the time anyway.   I woke up to the Kitchen being a mess so I suspect someone was up cooking something in the middle of the Night?  The Usual Suspect being the most likely one.  The Daughter is notorious for making a Kitchen look wrecked and doing it in the middle of the Night.  Is she even Awake whilst doing it, or Sleep Walking doing it, I don't know, since, I'm Asleep!  *Le Sigh*   She's Sleep Walked since early Childhood tho' and Slept in the Oddest places you'd find her.

We have Nurse Remi coming that the VA sends for The Man, so I like to have the House tidy for her Visits.   She comes pretty early too, so I may Solicit reinforcements to help me get that Kitchen back in Order and Cleaned.   Nobody even had a Sit Down Meal Yesterday, so, I have to assume most of it happened in the middle of the Night?  *Sigh*  The Man had asked me Yesterday, if he could make he and I something for Dinner?  Rare for him to offer to make Food now, he also has to be Supervised in the Kitchen, so The Daughter did say she'd do that.  She asked what Dad was doing, I said he wanted to make he and I a Dinner, so, just let him try.  Well, he came in with Two little Uncooked Corn Tortillas folded over some un-melted Cheese that tasted like Rubber and has the same Texture!  It was of coarse inedible, but I Thanked him, then threw it away.  *LOL*

The Daughter snuck in quietly to talk to me about what had he made?  I showed her and she stifled a Laugh, and then Secretly made me an edible Quesadilla, knowing I HAD to throw what her Dad had made for me, out.   "What Cheese even IS that which won't Melt, Mom?", she asked, coz it WAS Weird Cheese I hadn't bought.  I couldn't tell you, your Brother did Grocery Shopping Yesterday with his Nutritional Assistance Card and I think he bought some of that cheap faux Artificial Cheese???  *Bwahahahaha*  Honestly it was the Texture of Shredded White Rubber Bands and just as tasty and edible as... Shredded White Rubber Bands!   And, since The Man isn't allowed to use the Stove, and often can't remember how to use the Microwave, whatever he makes now is gonna be Raw for Safety Prompt Reasons.  Raw Corn Tortillas, not tasty either.

I asked her to make him a Real Quesadilla and take that pretend Food away from him before he chokes on it.  *LOL*  I don't think he protested, coz I couldn't even chew it and I have Teeth, he doesn't!!!  *LMAO*  So, he won't be making any more Meals anymore for me, unless it's a Jam Sandwich.  *Ha ha ha*  It's Sad, becoz before the TBI and Dementia he was an Excellent Cook and did all the Cooking, he Loved to Cook and was very good at it, I really do miss his Meals.  And a foggy part of him recalls that he used to Cook, now, he can barely remember that Food is for Eating and not Playing with on your Plate! And, if I don't get Annoyed and exercise Patience at Meals with him,  I end up getting real Emotional about it instead.   I'm not an Emotional Person, so, usually it's Annoyance and forced Patience as my reaction.

He's been enjoying just munching on the good Cheese, Crackers and Meats that came in those Holiday Gift Sets.   So I leave him Be and making Morsel Foods on Crackers to partake of.  He builds the Crackers up with the Meats and Cheeses like a Kid would build LEGO Creations and seems quite Content and Happy in the doing of it.  Plus, it's something he remembers he should consume after he builds it... so a Win-Win, since Mealtimes can be a Battle Royale with him now as the Illness progresses.   There's a Google Search slew of valid Reasons as to why Dementia Patients stop Eating, so at least I know it's typical behavior for what ails him.  Dr. Google Searches have been such a Blessing for further understanding his Behaviors altering and modifying my Caregiving tactics.

Anyway, other than that everything is Swell.  *Bwahahahaha*  I haven't been in to the Antique Mall coz I really don't want them to see me and ask me to Work.  Which usually happens anytime Management Sees me anymore.   And tho' I don't mind pulling a few unexpected Shifts to Cover for No-Shows, coz I like Working there, it can be my Happy Place, fitting it in can be logistically challenging at times.   Plus, sometimes I'm Tired now, Caregiving and Maintaining a Home now that has so many living here, is Enough to do in this alleged Retirement Years Mode I'm in.  *Winks*   I got things I Need to do that aren't even getting done at times.  

I was taken to The Bed for most of Yesterday, just feeling out of sorts Emotionally, not even Physically.   I Napped intermittently too, all Day long except for taking The Son to DES for Three Point Five Hours of our Lives we'll never get back to sort out his Food Card Issues.   Oh, and I did Trade In some Aluminum at the Recycle Center, since it's just down the Street a Block from the DES Office.  It was only just over Ten Dollars worth of Cans this time, but, that's Ten Bucks and some Change that I didn't have before, it just looked like more Poundage than it was.  Now when I'm holding and schlepping a 15-25 Lb. Bag of Cans it feels Heavy to me.  It didn't used to, before.  Clearly I need to Work Out more to maintain more Strength in my Old Age.   How am I expected to still be able to Knock a Sucker Out Cold, if I can't carry 25 Lbs. easily anymore?  *Bwahahahahaha*

 

I still don't know if we'll be able to transition our "Lifetime Fitness" Membership from United Healthcare Silver Sneakers Plan to Humana's Silver Sneakers Plan, until Humana is Activated on January 1st.  I have all of the Codes that the Gym said they would Need, but it seemed to me they weren't too eager to Maintain Membership of any Seniors that Medicare Advantage Plans are Paying for your Membership.  They kept wanting to Sell me on the Paid by You Memberships for Seniors, which, was offering Fuck all except no Ageism Restrictions on when you could attend, so, forget about it.   I'll let Medicare Pay and just go between 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., and all Day on Sundays, and not take a Hit to an already stretched too thin Fixed Income Budget, Thank You.  

I don't Need to Pay Too Much and be all "Extra", to have Pandering where you then make an effort to know my Name.   As I shuffle thru the Doors to Check In and you then feign you actually Care and are Glad to see me.  I'll stay Anonymous and an Invisible Member you show you don't Care about keeping, it's Fine.  *Eye Roll*   The Bougee Seniors do like the Pandering tho', it's Comical to me when they're setting some of them up with Expensive Personal Trainers.   And these Rich Old Geezers are in such Bad Shape, I have to Wonder what THAT Workout even Looks like?   Some of them are in Walkers, can barely Stand or put one Foot in front of the other anymore.  I think they might have trouble lasting thru a 10 Minute Sauna, let alone an actual Workout!?   

I've seen Physical Therapy be beneficial, don't get me Wrong, but, this is more a Status Symbol of the more Affluent Seniors and a Money Grab going on, clearly.   And, in some Cases I've seen the Personal Trainers they set them up with, {See Above Visual of what it Looks like}, as they usher some Rich Old Man in for his "Workout" by a Buff Beautiful Babe whose now gonna be his Personal Trainer.  Insert a Buff Gorgeous Stud Muffin if it's a Rich Old Lady.  *Winks*  Yeah, Easy on the Eyes, and mebbe only the Eyes will get the Workout, the Bodies of some of these Seniors is shot to Hell and there's no chance in Hell they're gonna get Fit.  There are some very Fit Seniors there tho' that have clearly taken good Care of themselves and actually Workout and clearly, often. 

 It is possible and some of those Seniors look fucking Amazing, well, from the Neck Down anyway.  *Smiles*   The Faces usually still looks Busted for a great many of them.  Not much can erase the ravages of Time there except mebbe some really skilled Cosmetic Surgery or Good and Fortunate Genetics.  *Ha ha ha*  My Goal is staying Healthy and Fit enough to have Quality of Life and Continue Extreme Caregiving for my Loved Ones, not to enter a Seniors Body Builder Competition.  *Winks*  I can more easily build Muscle than get my Girlish Figure back, I still have good Muscle Mass for someone my Age and I'm Strong and Flexible for my Age, so I want to Maintain THAT with Gym visits.   I do LIKE those Wet Sauna visits too, I ain't gonna Lie.  And the Cryo Beds Therapy and HydroMassage Bed Therapy... Sublime. 

Anyway, since Today and Tomorrow are the last Days of United Healthcare paying for my Membership, I do Plan to go to The Gym after The Man's VA Nurse leaves Today.  Then Plan to go to The Gym Tomorrow and see if I need to convert Memberships on the last Day of the Year, or the First Day of the New Year, if they're gonna even do it?  They've waffled quite a bit on giving me a firm Answer too, if they will transition my existing Membership, since United Healthcare dropped all of us Military Retired Seniors and we had to be picked up by a different Provider who still Honors our Veterans and their Families on Medicare???

  I don't know if United Healthcare and Aetna did it to ALL Retired Military on Medicare, or just some Regions like all of Maricopa County in Arizona?   Plan Cancellations of certain Seniors affected around 180,000 of us, primarily in Rural Areas, but Maricopa County was included and we're VERY Urban, 5th Largest City now actually.   They said it was a "Strategic Effort in less Profitable Markets" and not a "Broad Dropping" of Military Members.  *Eye Roll and Resting Bitch Face*   I put them on Blast here becoz it is discriminatory in a very obvious way and these Health Plans make plenty of Profits.  And this Regime is fucking enuf with Medicare and Medicaid Recipients without the Private Sector fucking with us too.

We had intended not to even Change our Medicare Advantage Plan.  But, forcing you to by dropping you involuntarily, for no real Reason other than discriminatory practices they can get away with, caused us to have no Option but to.  And then scramble to ensure we could get picked up by another Plan and transition what we can now with all our Doctors, Pharmacy Providers, Hospitals, and Gym.   It was a lot more stress and Work than I cared to have to be burdened with on very short Notice, since they didn't even notify us until almost the 11th Hour when you could have Open Enrollment Options available to you.  And, if you have Health Issues that are Chronic or potentially Life Threatening, it IS a Big Deal too.  You can't have or risk interruptions in Care, Medications, Services, it can be Life Threatening for many people if you do.  You have to inform everyone of the Changes and see if it's Okay with them, or NOT?  So, you might get Dropped by them too?

So, after January 1st when Humana kicks in as our new Provider, I have to go to everyone both of us uses, and give them all the new Information on whose Paying now on our Behalf and Covering us.   So far it is looking Promising with Doctors and Specialists, and who I get my Meds from, just not that Gym giving me a Green Light yet.   We'll see what happens?  We were Paying Members of that Gym for Years when we both had Careers and more Income, before Forced Retirement, Medically for him and to be his Caregiver full time for me.  Money always Talks and Matters... Always.  Don't kid yourself that it doesn't.  Money Buys Options and Favor, without Money, fewer, if any, Options or Favor.  It's the American Way.  *Eye Roll*

So, The Man, The Daughter and I whipped the Kitchen into Shape and I have a Crockpot of Chili on now too for Lunch and Dinner.  The Son had bought everything to make it once his Food Card got Activated, as a Strong Hint, he wanted me to make Chili.  *Winks*   I'm teaching him how to make it and what he can vary to put into it to make a good Chili that doesn't have to be the same every time,   And give almost limitless variety to Meals with Basics in the Pantry, with or without Meat on hand.  He had bought a Pound of Hamburger Meat, which is enough if you do want a Chili Con Carne.  It smells aromatic before you even Cook it.  The Guys are doing Yardwork for me so they'll work up an appetite, and they're clearing out the Irrigation Ditch behind our Property of debris and Pecan Tree Leaves.  While Irrigation is suspended for the Winter, you work on your Irrigation Ditches and SRP works on the Main Canals.

Princess T took all her Christmas down, I'll leave mine up for a part of January.  No hurries, no worries, to take it down, since I like how it looks and lights up the Livingroom at Night.   Stores were even still playing Christmas Music and I'm Fine with that too.  I may hit a TARGET and a Wal-Mart again to see if they marked down their Christmas Seasonal Food Gifts even more?  Getting some from "Sprouts" at 90% Off cost hardly nothing for quality Food items we enjoy and are Gourmet Foods that usually costs a lot.  Since the Family plowed thru those Cheeses and Meats so fast, if they have some of those Hickory Farms, Hillshire Farms, Old Wisconsin, Butcher Shoppe and Stonewall Kitchen Gift Sets, I'd get some more at an even bigger reduction in price.  So, after Nurse Remi leaves, that's my Destination, and, the Gym.

Above was Princess T's 1st Christmas, she wasn't even Two Months Old yet.  It was a Handful to have Two small Grandkids to Raise, hold down a demanding Career, and The Man's Health was Tanking big time by then, so Early forced Retirement was inevitable for us both.  I don't know how many places will be Closed on New Year's Day?  I know Princess T has the Day Off so her Store must be Closed.   Our Mall is Open New Years Day from 9am-9pm regular Hours and has a Big Sale. Where Customers do a "Cookies Toss" with Beanbag Cookies and can Win 10%-15%-20% Off their entire Purchase, depending upon which Hole the Bean Bag Cookie lands in.  

It's always well received so we may do well that Day in Sales?  When I'm manning the Toss, I tend to upgrade everyone to Winner Status and a 20% Off Coupon to Tempt them to spend more.  *Winks, and shush, our Secret*  Few do that, to me it makes sense and they then feel like a VIP who got the Big Prize upgraded like at a Carnival if they give you the Bigger Prize than you actually Won.  Everyone likes to be a Winner.  *Winks*   The Two Pixs Below were The Daughter as a Teenager with a Boy she got his Name Tattooed on herself and I'm like, you better have a Son with that Name then, unless this one lasts?  It didn't, she had his Name removed with an Aztec Design Coverup Tattoo.  Nice Kid, from a good Family, their Destinies were never gonna be on the same trajectory.

I went into KFC in between the long wait for The Son to flow thru the lengthy DES process and get to No. 88 being Called.  I have to Eat, with being a Diabetic, and it was taking too long.   So I had to dip out and get a Chicken Pot Pie on KFC's $4.99 Special for one.  Well, the Young Native American Kid working there saw me counting out Change and sat a Drink Cup on the Counter.  The Pot Pie Deal didn't come with a Drink so I looked perplexed and said, "Is that mine?"   And he Grinned and said, "No, but... if you want to Take it...", and Winked, giving me Da Hood Hookup.  Coz we were in Da Hood and this Kid might even have known me when we lived in the Historic Property?  They Grown Up and sometimes I no longer recognize them.  But they always recognize and remember me.  All the Indigenous Kids knew me, who went to the Schools off the Rez and didn't attend the Indian Boarding Schools.

Anyway, after The Son got done at DES I took him back to KFC for his Meal and the same Kid waited on us.  And said, "You're Back!!!"  *Smiles*  And I Joked, well, I can't Eat and then NOT Feed The Children, even after they're all Grown Up, they follow me around Hungry, I can't Shake 'em.  *LOL*  The Son had a piece of Chicken so Big on his Chicken Sammie Meal Deal he couldn't Believe it and Joked, "You always do get the Best Hood Hookups Mom!"    And... I do.  *Winks*  One time a Friend and I went out to Lunch Together, she's NOT from Da Hood, but I took her to a Restaurant in Da Hood.  Nobody knew we'd come in and were Together, we Ordered separately, paid separately, then joined each other afterwards at a Table.  She'd ordered the exact same thing as I had.  When mine came it was Twice the Size of hers, no hyperbole, hers looked like a Miniature version.  *LOL*

She's looking at mine, looking at hers, had seen every person in there Greet me by Name when I came in.  Obviously I'd gotten The Hood Hookup.   And I'd told her I'd known most of the Families of them from a long ways back, The Grandparents, the Parents, knew their Kids and watched them Grow Up, now even some of the Grown Grandkids of theirs who Work there!  It makes a difference.  If they own or manage the Business, sometimes it's Generations of a Family Working there.  And, I always Support my Local Small Business Owners, always have, always will.  And, I'm a Creature of Habit, so, if I like a place, they end up Knowing me eventually as a Regular.   It's like what happens at that Gym with Favor shown the Rich Folk, only for us Less Rich Folk and even Poor Folk who Know the Right People.   "I Know a Guy", is a frequent saying in Da Hood.  *Winks*   And once an Introduction is made, now "YOU Know That Guy" too.

Nurse Remi just left, The Man had a Good Report this time, his Blood Pressure was excellent and finally Stabilized, and his Sugars were good too, 83 was this Mornings Reading while Fasting!!!  She was pleased, I was pleased, and he sees his VA Doc the end of January, we have Two Approved Visits of Nurse Remi in January.  Whether we'll have her longer than that, we won't know until we see his VA Doctor what will be requested and Approved?   I did my Gym Workout and spoke to one of the Manageresses there, she was very nice, very informative.  She said there's so many different Silver Sneaker Tiers of Programs that she won't know 'til she knows which one I'm on if it can transfer over or not.

But, that said, she saw I've been a Member a long time, even before I was a Senior.  And she said so many Maricopa County Seniors and Military Retirees have been dropped with all these Healthcare Plan Changes for 2026 that "Lifetime Fitness" has implemented a new lower Paid Program/Plan for Seniors called Aurora and I may Qualify for that if they cannot transfer my Humana Medicare Advantage to cover my Membership.  It actually would be a lot less than any other Senior Plans they offer and my Humana Rebate Monthly for my Medicare Premium Cashback will just about cover it.  So, I am glad to have Options coz I don't wanna switch Gyms.

I don't know I'll continue The Man's Membership if his Humana Silver Sneakers Plan he's on, which is different than mine coz he's the Veteran, and mine is a Veteran's Dependent Program/Plan with Humana, doesn't cover it.  Not worth paying for him since he doesn't really Work Out at all and is reluctant to do anything even when we're there, so it would be a waste.   Anyway, my Workout went very well and the Gym wasn't too busy either at about 1:00 in the Afternoon.   I ate Lunch at their Cafe' and had the Rainforest Acai Sorbet with Fresh Fruit, Granola & Honey Bowl.  It's very refreshing.

They still had The Gym Decorated for Christmas, it's very festive and pretty.   I felt better Emotionally, as well as Physically, doing a Workout and tho' I don't make New Year's Resolutions, I do Plan to go to the Gym more frequently and carve out that Me Time for myself with consistency.  The Kiddos said they'd watch their Dad for me so I can, they'd been concerned when I got so Low Emotionally for so many Days in a row.  It was hard to even get out of Bed and tho' I didn't feel Depressed per se, I didn't feel in a Good Head Space at all either.  It was one of those Funks where you just feel Emotionally without any affect to you at all, not Sad, not Happy, feeling absolutely Nothing really one way or another.

I did go to Wal-Mart and TARGET too to look and see if they had marked down their Holiday Food Gift Sets more, Wal-Mart had Sold Out and TARGET had one Aisle left, but hadn't marked anything down further than last time.  But, I got The Man another Meat/Cheese Gift Set by Hickory Farms and got another of the Salsa Gift Sets and Two of the Breakfast Gift Sets from Stonewall Kitchen.  They had almost Sold Out of the Sets I got and liked best and had gone back for.   The Money my Brother-In-Law sent us paid for it all, he'd wanted us to Buy something nice to Eat, he'd said, when The Man and I called him to Thank him for the Money he'd sent in the Christmas Card.  He's Selling his Home in Texas and moving in with his Daughter and her Family, they're building a Custom Home with a MIL Suite attached for him.

Originally they told him he could live in the Home they own there while the Custom Home is being built, but then decided it would just be easier, while building the Custom Home, to add a MIL Addition for him instead.  I agree, he's close to 80 Years Old now and lives Alone, tho' in good shape, it will be beneficial to live on their Property, but with his Privacy and not have to pay expenses of his own place either.  They're covering all of his Costs and Selling their other Home there too.  He will still have his Property in Alaska, which he's just not ready yet to let go of coz he prefers living in Alaska and goes there every Spring and Summer.  He Sold his enormous Home there, which had it's own Air Field, Airplane Hangar and an Elevator in the House, but it was as big as a Ski Chalet and too much House in their Old Age.

When my SIL, his Wife, was still Alive, she no longer wanted to go up to Alaska, she wanted to stay full time in Texas and be near her Daughter and the Grandkids full time too.  They lived on the same Street only a few Houses away from each other and were very close Relationally since it's their Only Child... and those Two Granddaughters are their only Grandchildren.   The SIL Died in 2025, she'd been Sick and very Disabled for a very long time and the Caregiving was too much for the BIL but he said she wasn't getting proper Care in a Nursing Home, which he was paying a Fortune for the Best Care, so he took her out of there.  She Died at Home around her Loved Ones, which, was better for her.  He seems to be doing Okay as a Widower, he's still a fiercely Independent Old Guy in Good Shape Mentally and Physically for his Age.  

I still had a lot of Christmas Imagery to sprinkle in current and future Posts and I'm not ready yet to make them wait another Year.  *Smiles*  I'll probably go in to our Antique Mall for New Year's Day on Thursday, in Real Time it's only Tuesday Afternoon, tho' this Post will Publish on New Year's Day and I'll probably be at the Antique Mall wishing everyone a Happy New Year.   Our Asst. Manager and "Adopted" Daughter, Rachel, Won something from a local TV Station that rewards Employees during the Holidays, who are entered by Co-Workers and go above and beyond at Work.  I'm so happy for her.   Below was Channel 3's Surprise Squad to present her Winning the Contest.

 She is a Single Mom and her Only Child, a Son, has Special Needs and requires Therapy, so she Works full time and Bakes from Home, Selling the Baked Items, to pay for his Therapies.   Everyone used to think Princess T was her Daughter and I was her Mom, which is Why she calls me Mother and calls Princess T her Child, and we play along too.  *Smiles*   She lives with her Mom, who is also a Custodial Single Grandmother and Raising a Female Grandchild, whose the Daughter of one of Rachel's Sisters and is the same Age as Rachel's Son, so the Cousins are being Raised like Siblings and are Adorable Kiddos.  Rachel helps in the Raising of her Niece as well, to ease the burden and Share it with her Mom, they're a Strong Mother/Daughter Team.

We polished off just about all of the Chili, everyone had seconds and some had thirds.  It had turned out very good.  There might be perhaps a single Bowl of it left, which will get eaten before the Evening is over I suspect.  I went to 'Sprouts' again to look to see if they had any more Holiday Gift Foods 90% Off, they were Sold Out but had X-Large Brown Pasture Raised Hen Eggs on a Manager's Special for only $2 a Dozen!!!  I loaded up with Three Dozen since we eat a lot of Eggs... and Eggs have been so expensive for so long now.    Some Grocery Stores still had about 1/4 Aisle of their Christmas Merch marked down, but it was all either Decorations or Candy, I'm not Buying or Interested in any of that.  I got some Artisan Breads on Sale too so we could have some of our Holiday Jams and Jellies on Toast each Morning now.

The Two Above Pixs are way back when I used to set up a Christmas Village at the Holidays for The G-Kid Force.  Once they got Older I Sold it all at our Antique Mall, they're madly popular and this was a Vintage Village I'd had for about 30+ Years and kept Collecting New Pieces over the Span of my Kids Growing Up and then The G-Kid Force Growing Up too.   Then there was no point, with no more small Children, to Display it at the Holidays and Storing it was taking up a lot of Space.  I Cashed out Selling it Off Individually and made really good Profit off the Sale of it.  Some of it was from Hallmark Stores, others from Specialty Boutiques, and even Department Stores like "Dillard's" and "Macy's".  It has several Buildings, Victorian Houses, General Stores, Mission Church {pictured here}, Iced Skating Pond with Skater Figures on it.   Many of the Buildings could be lit up as could the Victorian Street Lights, which were Wrought Iron.   It had Rock Walls {pictured}, White Picket Fences with Pine Bough and Red Bow Garlands, Cobblestone Streets.

I've only Kept the Halloween Village Collection that I used to set up right up until the Villa McManse.  Here, I just don't have the Room to set it up so I haven't since we've lived here.  But am loathe to Sell it off, coz it's part of my Vintage Halloween Collectables.  I used to have an infatuation with Miniatures and Collected many.   I've kept some Mini Foods that are in some of my Antique Typeset Cabinet drawers.   I can't Believe how much Miniatures Cost in Craft Stores! Wow, I have a Small Fortune then if I ever decided to Resell my Collections of them!!!   I doubt I will Sell them all, but I have started Editing and Purging some and they are a Fast Turn when I do put them up For Sale.

  

I am in the Mood to Blog, but not a lot going on to really Write about.   I am getting some Adorable Holiday E-Cards, from those who don't send out Real Christmas Cards, but make their Online Versions to send out during the Holidays.   And I like them, since, they've always got Photos and then they embellish them using Online Photo Editing Tools.  The Niece sent the E-Card Below, and she'd made and sent several different ones, I Loved them all.   She's included some of Christmas Morning with her Two Daughters, her Youngest is a Son and not as eager to have his Pix taken as his Sisters.   Her Youngest Daughter, to her Left here, looks exactly like she did at that Age, she Cloned that Child!  *Smiles*  The Oldest Daughter, and the Youngest, The Son, look more like their Dad.

The Niece lost a lot of Weight in 2025 and looks fantastic now.  She'd gotten heavy and I had asked her what methods she used to lose the Weight, but she hasn't said and avoided talking about it.  Since she's had some Serious Health Issues, I'm just hoping then it wasn't Weight Loss from Serious Illness?   Or perhaps from Serious Worry, since her Mom is the BFF of mine who has Stage 4 Cancer and is now in Hospice.  This is the Daughter who had been her Caregiver and now the Docs have only given her Mom a couple more Months to Live and they've ceased all Treatments, she was just too weak to tolerate any more and no promising results from going thru Chemo and Radiation.  The Cancer was too far gone and was everywhere now.  I'm Thankful they managed to still have a good Christmas in spite of the Issues of Life.

The Granddaughter got her new Mattress Ordered, it's Full Sized, Memory Foam and comes in Black now as an Option, which we really liked.  The prices were good and Delivery was Free, also a Bonus.  She's Sleeping now on a Chaise Patio Furniture Pillow until it arrives.  She didn't like Sleeping on the Sectional, too firm for her Back.  Plus, tho' Eli did come out to Sleep with her, we had to put him back in their Room after we all wanted to go to Bed, just in case he got too confused where his Litterbox was if he needed to Go during the Night?  I didn't want Cat Piss anywhere and he can be a naughty Boy sometimes and on purpose too.   He'd been good laying up on a Pillow on the Sectional with her most of the Night watching TV with me tho', it was Adorable.  Mostly coz he's usually afraid to leave their Room much, he's a very neurotic Cat and Scared of everything unfamiliar.

He's not too happy that their Room changed again, the Tree is now down and her Bed is gone, he does not like it.  He'll get used to it, but it usually takes him a few Days if she changes how she Decorates their shared Room.   He doesn't like Change... at all!!!   Below is my Lovely Friend Carissa whose slung Hotdogs from her Food Cart to Raise her Four Sons and is Ageless.  She's given Birth to Four Children, including a Set of Twins, and still has maintained her Girlish Figure and even Modeled while Preggy!!  She doesn't look any different now than Years ago when I met her and the Kiddos were Babies, now Three of her Four Sons are Grown Men, my how Time just flies!!!  I remember when the Twins were just Babies and before her Youngest was even Born.

Santa would be Happy if he had a Mrs. Claus that looks like this!  *Winks*  Carissa has a Cute Sexy Outfit for every Holiday and Season to wear when she's slinging Hot Dogs.   Along with the Santa Ensemble for Christmas she has a Cute Grinch one too, sewing a lot of her own Wardrobe.  And she Bakes the most Ahhhmazing Confections too and Sells them from the Cart.  When you Bake that good I don't know how you stay in shape?!  *LOL*   I met her Years ago when she'd set up outside many of the Events we attended.  She's as Beautiful a person on the inside as she is on the outside and works so hard, but makes it look so easy to do all she does and with the most Positive Attitude.   She owns a Ranch now too and has a menagerie of Animals there that she Spoils, Selling Fresh Eggs now too.  And now I bet you might even want a Hot Dog?  *Bwahahahaha*

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Happy New Year from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian