Author: Shawshank

I’m just a 40-something bearded guy trying to get a fresh start.

Er hatte Schulden, denn er trank doch ihn liebten alle Frauen

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Guten morgen everyone. Welcome to Boxing Day. I have to work this morning, so mentally I’m already preparing for the day. It’s dark, as per normal for this time of the year.

It was a really good day yesterday. We got up at the normal time, and I bought White Christmas, so that’s what we watched whilst having our morning coffee. It’s a long movie, so we finished up watching as Crystal put on her makeup.

From there, we popped over to Grammas, where we opened some presents, and chit-chatted for a while. Then we went into the activity room, and had a gorgeous scrumptious lunch. So technically I had Christmas dinner twice yesterday. The cook at the home is really good. Everything was from scratch.

I wasn’t to fond of the Watergate salad, and the Christmas pudding, but everything else was really good. After lunch, we walked my gramma back to her room, grabbed all of our jackets and hats and stuff, and my gramma led the way to the entrance. We all gave her hugs and kisses and we went home, and my parents – back to Shady Acres.

Crystal bought me Cult of the Lamb on the switch, so that’s what I tried out for a few hours before we had to be at Shady Acres. It’s a really fun and neat game. I have 5 followers in my cult.

We went over around three, mom put on Eddie Murphy’s Amazon Christmas movie – Candy Cane Lane. It was a cute movie, mostly predicable, but not too bad. I went into the kitchen and helped my mom with dinner, where I got a kick ass burn on my right index finger. I was transferring a cast iron frying pan from the oven to the counter, and the pot holder I had wasn’t a good one, and the heat jumped through very quickly. I managed to get it to the counter without screaming or swearing! It was a Christmas miracle.

It was a really really good day. We went to bed sleepy, those damn sugarplums dancing in our heads. I was up around 6, but managed to mostly fall asleep again until the alarm went off. And now here we are. I think it’s Tuesday.

It’s Boxing Day. So make sure you give gifts to your downstairs staff, they appreciate it.

I feel it in my fingers I feel it in my toes, Christmas is all around me and so the feeling grows

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Good morning my friends. It’s Christmas Day here, and what Christmas presents have arrived, have been opened. I got a kick ass pair of gloves for work, my digits will totes be warm! I got Crystal something that she said she liked in passing, and she loved it, I think.

This morning I tried to buy White Christmas on Amazon, but I don’t think it worked it’s been a while since I’ve bought something online, it’s supposed to be instant right? I ended up purchasing it on YouTube. Instant. We’re watching it now. And of course, I’m (and I’m sure Crystal is a little) emotional. For Crystal, it’s big sweeping visuals and beautiful music, for me – Christmas. I always get emotional when it’s just me and Crystal.

Today will be an action packed day. First stop is at the Lodge to have lunch with Gramma, and to place a FaceTime call to my aunt and uncle in Florida. That should be fun. Then back to the Flat for a little bit, then to Shady Acres for Christmas dinner. I have to wonder if my dad will put on National Lampoons Christmas Vacation when we get there. We’ll exchange some presents. The bulk of the presents will arrive a couple of days. It was just timing, and my pay check. I’ll do better.

Dancin’ and prancin’ in Jingle Bell Square

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Good morning party people. We’re awake. Well, we’ve been awake on and off for about an hour or two. I couldn’t breathe through my face, and was tossy turny. I think Chaucer was in Pippin’s nest, because he was between my legs EVERY TIME I tried to roll over. so that was challenging if you ask me.

I have to work today, so that means that I had yesterday off. Yesterday, we went to SlightlyBiggerTown to grab some essentials, food wise, and a couple of items for my grandmother for Christmas, some weed, and some Subway for lunch. I had made a list, and promptly forgot it on the kitchen table. When we got back, we had missed one thing: a Christmas card. And that’s ok. It wasn’t really needed, just a thought.

So after I dropped off Crystal, and the bags, I quickly drove up to Shady Acres, and grabbed a cornbread loaf. You see, we had gathered all the ingredients for Crystal’s cornbread stuffing, which we made. It’s sitting in the fridge waiting to be consumed. it’s pretty quick to make.

I took over the switch yesterday afternoon. I didn’t mean to, but I played No Man’s Sky all afternoon. For dinner, we made some yummy grilled cheese sandwiches, and tomato soup. Dishes were did, and then I started to run the bath for Crystal. I pretty much just put the plug in it, turn on the hot water, add some Epson salts, and some bubbles. From there, I leave it to Crystal.

So I have to work today. It should be a nice and busy shift, as it’s the 24th. I think it’ll be busy, but there will be a drop off, but I’m new, so I don’t know facts. We’ll see. When I get home, I just remembered that I have to wrap something up. And we’re gonna have breakfast for dinner for tonight! Woot!

Happy Christmas Eve, everyone. Santa is coming soon. And soon, I have to get dressed for work.