{"id":50707,"date":"2020-12-06T06:12:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T13:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=50707"},"modified":"2020-12-07T18:25:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T01:25:59","slug":"oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=50707","title":{"rendered":"Oh My! It&#8217;s Almost A Work Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>&#8220;Christmas has me feeling extra Santa-mental.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dog8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50715\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dog8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dog8.jpg 446w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dog8-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dog8-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We watched a Christmas movie this morning called &#8220;A Christmas Princess; The Royal Baby.&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0While we were watching the movie, Scout jumped up and plopped himself right between us.\u00a0 I guess he wanted to get in on all the happiness going on!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Christmastime in Aldovia, and a royal baby is on the way. Amber and Richard host royals from a distant kingdom to renew a sacred truce, but when the treaty vanishes, peace is jeopardized and an ancient curse threatens their family.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A CHRISTMAS PRINCESS Trailer (2019) Romance, Comedy Movie\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n2TH8SOVvpw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We decided to go to Old Ranch for Brunch.\u00a0 We were the only ones there?\u00a0 The COVID thing has everyone worried.\u00a0 After Old Ranch, we departed for Mary&#8217;s house, where decorating for Christmas was on the agenda.<\/p>\n<p>We did a Search and Rescue for all the Thanksgiving decorations and packed them away.\u00a0 Then to the attic where Mary went up and passed down the many boxes of decorations.\u00a0 She would not let me go up because of my knee.\u00a0 I think she wanted to have me at the bottom to catch the boxes!<\/p>\n<p>Mary told me she had not decorated for quite a while but now that we are together it gave her a reason to be happy and celebrate.\u00a0 I think she said, &#8220;You have me my happy back!&#8221;\u00a0 It made me feel rather special!<\/p>\n<p>Without Mary in my life, this was going to be a bleak holiday season, especially with the COVID\u00a0 activities and completely cut off from our social life. I am a lucky man having a wonderfully supportive family and a fantastic lady to share with.\u00a0 I wish Colleen was closer because she would add so much!<\/p>\n<p>We began decorating, but I had to ask the doctor a question.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50711\" style=\"width: 482px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_235.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50711\" class=\" wp-image-50711\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_235.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_235.png 972w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_235-265x300.png 265w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_235-450x509.png 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_235-133x150.png 133w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_235-768x869.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She gives it to me straight!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last night, Robin and Bob took us to dinner in their car, and Mary&#8217;s iPhone fell out in the back seat, so this morning we used &#8220;FindIt,&#8221; and it was with Robin.\u00a0 \u00a0Robin drove over to Mary&#8217;s, returning the iPhone, and joined us in enjoying a glass of wine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50712\" style=\"width: 1869px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rm1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50712\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50712\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rm1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1859\" height=\"1394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rm1.jpg 1859w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rm1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rm1-450x337.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rm1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rm1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rm1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1859px) 100vw, 1859px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We recounted what happened last night and thanked Robin and Bob for taking care of us.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We continued our visit until about 4:00 PM, at which time Robin had to go to the market, and we had an appointment with Jim at the Rib Trader.\u00a0 Jim said they might have to close down due to the COVID mess, so we wanted to visit him.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50713\" style=\"width: 1718px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/m1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50713\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50713\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/m1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1708\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/m1.jpg 1708w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/m1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/m1-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/m1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/m1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/m1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1708px) 100vw, 1708px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Off to dinner!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We shared a Rib Trader Sampler, which was perfect, and we still brought some food home. We are beginning to be &#8220;regulars&#8221; as we see people we know all the time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50723\" style=\"width: 1574px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_236.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50723\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50723\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_236.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1564\" height=\"1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_236.png 1564w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_236-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_236-450x292.png 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_236-150x97.png 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_236-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/screenshot_236-1536x998.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1564px) 100vw, 1564px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We traderd the baby-backs for beef bones!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After a nice visit with Jim, we came home to Mary&#8217;s, and she got one of my world-famous massages in front of the fireplace with Chopin playing in the background.\u00a0 It was no wonder she was ready for bed at 7:00 PM.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50725\" style=\"width: 496px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/massage-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50725\" class=\" wp-image-50725\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/massage-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/massage-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/massage-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/massage-1-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/12\/massage-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No, I did it correctly!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I sent her off to crash as she must work tomorrow.\u00a0 I headed home as I still have a mini-mess from all the decorating activities. Tomorrow I will go through the boxes and clean them up and store them away for the month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Christmas has me feeling extra Santa-mental.&#8221; We watched a Christmas movie this morning called &#8220;A Christmas Princess; The Royal Baby.&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0While we were watching the movie, Scout jumped up and plopped himself right between us.\u00a0 I guess he wanted to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=50707\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[227,5,24,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dining-out","category-family","category-food-and-wine","category-friends"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50707"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50727,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50707\/revisions\/50727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}