Category: A Bit Of Randomness

Day 8, Movie 8 A Charlie Brown Christmas

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I think I’m feeling pretty nostalgic today! I have seen this movie a countless number of times! I showed it to all of my classes for probably 10 or 11 years. Is the perfect length for a half day class just before Christmas. I always gave my students their choice of a Tootsie Roll Pop. That was my thing. Charlie Brown movies remind me of my teaching days and when I used to participate in the world. I watched it twice.

Day 9, Movie 9 A Christmas Story

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I have seen this movie so many times in my life but I think today was the first time I really paid attention and had the privilege of hearing my son laugh at the funny parts with me!

Day 10, Movie 10 Home Alone

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Definitely a classic! Still made me laugh out loud! After 29 years, that was a great feeling! I still thought his parents, especially his mom, was terribly irresponsible!

Day 11, Movie 11 The Santa Clause

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I haven’t really watched this movie in many years! I rewatched it when Sean was small but it’s been a while! I just finished re-watching it and I dug it! What else am I really going to do with being at home all day?

I still can’t find my tree skirt. It’s looking like I may have to just do without it this year. Our stockings are up!

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We’ve had these stockings and stocking holders longer than we’ve lived in our house. With them up, looks like we are ready for Santa!

This step is technically a Phase 6 but it’s really Phase 5.67 because I still can’t find my tree skirt! I know that Sean doesn’t care but I do.

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I love my nativity scene! I bought it 15 years ago when I bought my tree. I got my Mom the same nativity set as well! Close to that time, I also got my snowflake candle holders:

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My Mom does not want me burning candles when I am home by myself so this is how it looked:

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But then Sean came home so he could light the candles for me:

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My living room really smells good and when these candles burn out, I will stick with the holiday theme and burn peppermint candles.

*By the way, the nativity pieces are plastic even though they look like they are glass. Sean was small when I bought it.

Day 12, Movie 12 The Santa Clause 2

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I HAD to see the continuation of the story! Sean saw that I was watching it in passing and he told me that it’s a pretty solid movie. I agree! I was able to watch it on Disney+ only because Sean hooked up his PS4 to the TV in the living room because Disney+ is not compatible with Xfinity… yet!

Sean told me that he remembered that the third movie wasn’t as good as the first two but I think I will have to watch her tomorrow to see!

Continuing with the focus on things that people don’t realize I can no longer do.

I miss cutting my own nails.

I thought of this “One of things that I miss” last Sunday evening when Sean took a shower and I heard him in the bathroom, shave after the shower and cut his own finger nails.

The ring finger nail on my right hand broke on November 26. I spent Thanksgiving with a wonky nail because I couldn’t cut all of my nails by myself. My vision and hand-eye coronation will no longer allow me to do this.

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I used to bite my nails when I was a little girl and I probably stopped around 11 or 12. I don’t wear nail polish and whenever one of my nails breaks, I just cut them all, otherwise, I just let them grow. They get pretty long sometimes but it doesn’t matter to me that I have to cut them when one breaks.

I remember one day, when I was still teaching English, I grabbed the nail cutters I ne morning and took them to school with me. On my prep period, I sat at the table in the teacher’s lounge and cut all of my nails. My friend and former colleague, Jaci, came in and laughed at me because I was using baby nail cutters to cut my nails. Sean had to be eight or nine back then but I still had the cutters because I use them to cut my own nails.

My hands are small so it works for me. But now, because I no longer have the hand-eye Coordination needed to cut my nails without hurting myself, I just we did with my wonky nail. My Mom was able to cut my nails I think December 1st or 2nd.

Now, my nails are all even and I told my Mom that I needed a, “Lady in Waiting” whose sole job it was to cut my nails whenever I needed them cut. After I told her that, I realized that I WAS the, “Lady in Waiting” because I was waiting to get my nails cut.

I think I will have to hire a, “Nail cutter” because Sean does not want to do that and my Mom is pretty busy. I will have to put an ad out and hope that I find someone who works for free because I can’t afford to buy anyone! I guess I will just have to remain being the, “Lady in Waiting.”

Day 13, Movie 13 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

I HAD to see how the story concludes! I thought this movie had a pretty solid storyline. I enjoyed it. It was very Christmas-y, which I dug!