Randomness 12/30/2022
Dec. 30th, 2022 07:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ivyskeepWhatever holiday you celebrate, I hope you had a good one.
Mom was afraid of the snomageddon that was being predicted, so she stayed one night with us when the storm was supposed to start. Thankfully, it didn't happen except for the cold and the roads being not so great. We don't have cable and I was showing her how to scroll a free channel called Tubi on the computer with a huge monitor we keep downstairs as our TV. I was being the dutiful daughter and showed her the religious section. Her first choice was "Left Behind" but she quickly changed her mind to "It's a Wonderful Life." Phew. I wouldn't have begrudged her watching whatever. I know "It's a Wonderful Life" has Christian elements, but I still watch it and it's not too obnoxious unlike Kirk Cameron. I think "Wonderful Life" has more universal appeal, and I'm a sucker for some classics.
We took her home the next day when we were sure there was power in the mobile home community she lives and and the pipes weren't frozen. This episode with mom staying over as well as me sleeping one night downstairs the first night after the dog's surgery really drove home the fact that we need a decent sofa bed. What we have isn't even a real futon. I can't flip the mattress, so it just keeps getting flatter on one side as time goes on.
We fantasized a bit about buying a gas fireplace but quickly realized that installation of a gas line and the accompanying renovation expenses would just be too much for us right now. Hubs has a gas space heater that he bought for tent camping a few years ago that's safe indoors for emergencies. I'm trying to find something similar for mom, but she's afraid of catching her house on fire.
I'm still enjoying the oatmeal sausage I wrote about in this post as it froze well.
If I don't post before the new year, I hope you enjoy a safe, warm, and happy holiday.
Mom was afraid of the snomageddon that was being predicted, so she stayed one night with us when the storm was supposed to start. Thankfully, it didn't happen except for the cold and the roads being not so great. We don't have cable and I was showing her how to scroll a free channel called Tubi on the computer with a huge monitor we keep downstairs as our TV. I was being the dutiful daughter and showed her the religious section. Her first choice was "Left Behind" but she quickly changed her mind to "It's a Wonderful Life." Phew. I wouldn't have begrudged her watching whatever. I know "It's a Wonderful Life" has Christian elements, but I still watch it and it's not too obnoxious unlike Kirk Cameron. I think "Wonderful Life" has more universal appeal, and I'm a sucker for some classics.
We took her home the next day when we were sure there was power in the mobile home community she lives and and the pipes weren't frozen. This episode with mom staying over as well as me sleeping one night downstairs the first night after the dog's surgery really drove home the fact that we need a decent sofa bed. What we have isn't even a real futon. I can't flip the mattress, so it just keeps getting flatter on one side as time goes on.
We fantasized a bit about buying a gas fireplace but quickly realized that installation of a gas line and the accompanying renovation expenses would just be too much for us right now. Hubs has a gas space heater that he bought for tent camping a few years ago that's safe indoors for emergencies. I'm trying to find something similar for mom, but she's afraid of catching her house on fire.
I'm still enjoying the oatmeal sausage I wrote about in this post as it froze well.
If I don't post before the new year, I hope you enjoy a safe, warm, and happy holiday.
