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Nope; NOT DONE YET!!!
I envisioned the house decorated for the cleaning folks, but alas, many boxes remain, scattered throughout the home. Domilita and her staff will be here at noon, and hopefully they can find the floor.
To add to the confusion, Mary has a doctor’s appointment at 10:00 in Irvine, meaning we have to depart around 9:00 am because traffic is unknown.
Did You Know? Early ornaments were often edible, like apples and nuts, while candles were used for light before Thomas Edison’s assistant, Edward Johnson, developed electric lights in 1882. Other trivia includes the tradition of the Rockefeller Center tree beginning in 1933, the first artificial trees being made of goose feathers, and the fact that a 7-foot tree needs about 80-170 baubles, depending on desired fullness.
On the way back home, we stopped at Benji’s and had brunch. While driving home, I had a great thought!
Our cleaning staff was almost done when we took off to Trader Joe’s for Egg Nog and to Staples for a software manual.
We headed in to get one thing and came out with many!
Mary made a great dinner from Thanksgiving leftovers, and we then decided NOT to decorate tonight; tomorrow we will start on the decorations as soon as we get up.
We watched two adventure movies instead. Charles Bronson was excellent in Mr. Majestyk. Summary: Vince Majestyk (Charles Bronson) is a Vietnam War veteran trying to keep his watermelon farm afloat when he is approached by a crook (Paul Koslo) who tries to force him into employing an inept band of farmhands. This incident lands Vince in jail for assault. There, he encounters mobster Frank Renda (Al Lettieri) and instantly makes an enemy when he tries to obstruct the mobster’s escape plans. Vince must stand up for his farm and his workers in the face of Frank’s efforts to eliminate him.
When the movie was over, so were we! We skipped down the hallway singing Christmas carols.
We always kiss goodnight, but Mary’s beard tickles.
