We gave the kids their kids and stopped at CVS on the way home for a few items.  Happy they were open.

Made egg/spinach/cheese sandwiches for brunch and corn chowder for supper.

Continued work on “Roving”.  Sent some images to Jim this morning.

We started gutter cleaning at Edgewater.  Ron got the front done almost immediately.  The back was so frozen that we bought a hot gun to thaw it, and that worked beautifully.  Ron cleared the downspouts and put mesh traps on the tops.  Going back tomorrow to finish and  to install gutter guards.

“Dr Sue Armstrong Brown, chief executive of Adoption UK, said that children with experiences of neglect or abuse can find that the Christmas themes of belonging, generosity and togetherness trigger their past trauma all over again.

“Also, the all-pervasive mantra of being nice rather than naughty as a guarantee of good things just erodes the already shattered self-esteem of children, who believe they are unworthy of love because they didn’t receive wholesome love in their early years.”

Had brunch and exchanged gifts with Cindy and Cathy on Saturday at Crabapple’s.  Stopped at the Beanstalk for cider donuts for Ron.

Spotted slippers on sale for half price at Pottery Barn yesterday.  Wanted to get some for Ron – his are falling apart – and wasn’t sure of the size, so got two pair.  I asked him to try them on so I could return the second pair today, before the post-Christmas rush.

Brought 5 Asiago bagels and cream cheese to Edgewater this morning.  Loaded up the truck with Peter’s help, went to the transfer station and realized that I’d forgotten the Christmas gifts for the workers, so did a second trip.

Saw Joe at Stop & Shop, got caught up on his news.

Connie brought over some baked goods.

On Christmas Eve, watched the new season of Peaky Blinders and scarfed down brie en croute.

We are still dragging.  This cold/flu has slammed a lot of people, especially in northeastern and southeastern Mass.

Cleaned the back gutter today at Dixon.

Late Christmas gift to Edgewater, partial payment of their Eversource bill.

Ron’s friend Jeanne called.

Watered, fed and pruned the house plants.

Made a squash/tomato/pepper/egg dish for supper; used up a few leftovers.

Did laundry.

We finished the holiday cards today.  I held them up for Ron to view in his bed of pain and he picked who to send them to.

Brought them to the PO for the 2 pm dispatch.  Learned that the evening dispatch is at 6.

No yard work, no errands, kept the dishes at bay.  Worked on the “web project” for Jim.

Picked up scratch tix for C&C and a MegaMillions for us.  Wouldn’t that be something?

Mulched leaves in the front yard.

Cleaned out the little front garden at Edgewater.

Drove Robert to and from work.  Drove Alpha to and from YAG.

While in Yarmouth, picked up some half price produce at the Capabilities Farm and a wooden chair for $5 at the Habitat thrift shop.  Now we all can sit when Kitty visits.

Pizza and salad for supper.

Picked up Rx at Walmart, ink cartridge at Staples, closed my account at BofA, made a deposit and got the kids’ Christmas money and envelopes at First Citizens’, picked up bargains at Jack in the Beanstalk.

Printed the holiday card labels and got mine stamped and mailed.  Dropped off music DVDs at the library for Ron and picked up Robert.

MRS website went live!

Ron is feeling miserable and went to bed at 6:30.  He was okay until about 2, then it hit him like a club.

Saw workers PLANTING at a municipal location on Gifford Street.  It’s a week before Christmas, for Pete’s sake!

Tom from BCL was here yesterday to undo our plumbing errors and show me how to drain the bathroom sink.

I made vegetable stew.

Set up Ron’s old printer in the bedroom and found Windows 7 drivers that work with Windows 10.  Ordered ink cartridges from eBay and Staples.

Found the mailing labels for holiday cards!

Ordered a Levothyroxin refill from Walmart.

Ron did some roof raking yesterday.  Lot of melt today.

We are done with Christmas expenses: P&B, kids, friends, paper delivery and transfer station people.  I got Ron a new shaving brush.

Made plans to see Cathy and Cindy this weekend.

The cold is slowly going away and I was feeling well enough to roast vegetables for a stew or chili tomorrow.

Peter, who was in Dennis today with Bonnie and the Nowiks, scored 10 pounds of tomatoes for us at the Capabilities Farm!  I am psyched.

Ron did laundry, we changed sheets and I did the transfer station run.

On the way back, picked up a bagel for Robert, cinnamon rolls for us and a breakfast pastry for the Winslows at Panera.

Ron brought Robert home and stopped for a Sunday 2-fer at Pizza Prima.

Ron picked up our holiday braids from Janet yesterday.  This is the fifth year we’ve enjoyed her marvelous breads; it’s become a tradition that we look forward to.

Paul got his first New Yorker this week.

Ron refilled the bird feeders yesterday.  Smart; we got snow last night.  Ron shoveled.

Tried to clean the trap under the sink.  Couldn’t move the nuts; think some genius glued them.  Ron thinks he “knows (the) guy”.

Joe got home yesterday.

First snow accumulation.  Didn’t take us long to shovel and sweep.  Bright sun this afternoon.

I have a cold.

Continued working on the stupid drapes.

Brought home two days’ worth of food from Domino’s.  Good, too!