Happy Winter Solstice!!

From Facebook.. the origins of Christmas

This is a pretty good summary of all the Christmas celebration origins, with very few actually being about the birth of Christ.  [But who is counting in the 21st century, ya know what I mean?!]

I keep forgetting... by Michael mcDonald

I was watching one of those crazy shows about "hits of the [pick your decade]" and they played a snippet of this song.

I had totally forgotten this song.  Michael McDonald is one of my favorite singers, and I was a BIG Doobie Brothers fan.

This song is just so good.  It reminded me of being young, and so in love I thought my heart would burst.. Only of course it didn't, and I lived through it all.

Imagine that.

Can women really be friends?

So, I have this [what shall I call him] boyfriend/lover/friend.. sort of ex.  We are still quite close, even though we are not really intimate any longer.

He has always encouraged me to be friends with the women in his life.  His wife [now an ex].  His new lovers.  His female friends.  All of them.  He has always encouraged me to meet, talk, develop our own relationships.. for ourselves--not for his sake.

And, sooner or later, I have always tried.  I made contact.  I extended the hand of friendship.  I found some common interest.  I made all the moves.  But, not once did it ever work.  NOT. ONCE.

Most times, there wasn't even a polite, non-interested interest.  You know the kind of casual coolness that relatives save for you [if you are the black sheep like me].  The kind of reaction that lets you know you are not welcome now, or ever.

Why am I writing about this?  Because I don't know how to ask him to stop saying to me, "I think you two would get along.  Why don't you contact her."  I just don't know how to tell him that however much he loves these women, they do not love, or even like each other, and none of them like me.  Not even a little bit.

Problems.  Problems.  I think about this situation and ponder the things I've tried in order to maybe find a friend, and I look at my own personal history, and I wonder if women can ever be friends when it comes to sort of sharing time with a man.  I mean, in my experience, women are and have been pretty cut throat about that, even if the man in question would be happy if a friendship developed.

How do I tell him that?

Post-Thanksgiving round-up!

So, Thanksgiving dinner was a complete success.  I cooked, and everything turned out perfect.  The family was happy with dinner, and no one fought during the day.  That alone is enough to make any Thanksgiving a success.

I hope Christmas comes off as easy as this did.

The menu was:

Ham
Yams and apple casserole
Squash
Baked Potatoes
Salad
Homemade Rolls

Desserts:
Apple & Cranberry Pie
Pumpkin/Cheese Case pie
Egg Nog Bread with Glaze.

I made everything from scratch too!  Yay me!!!