I'm off all week - it's not actually holidays for me, technically, because I'm part-time and I don't get paid if I don't work. But we'll manage, financially, and I can't say I'm unhappy about the break
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Oh, lovely that you have family near enough that you can drive over the river and through the woods to visit. My only brother and his family are in Seattle area. Since I'm in FL, a drive is unlikely. He did, however, literally make my Christmas, this year, by surviving open-heart surgery on the 16th, which repaired a congenital heart valve defect. He's been home since the 21st and is recovering splendidly. He asked for breakfast from McDonald's, the other day, so we know he's on the mend. I didn't go out for the surgery, since he'd be hospitalized for several days, and his SO is on winter break, able to be there to care for him. She goes back to work on the 3rd, but he has grown children who will watch over him. All out there in the same area. And here I am 3,000 miles away. I hope to go spend some time with him in mid-January. By then, he'll be climbing walls with cabin fever, since he can't drive for two whole months. If nothing else, I can be the live-in chauffeur for a while. At least I know he's okay. Made for a
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As it happens, I also had a congenital heart problem and I had surgery to repair it many years ago. So I feel for him - it's not fun but most people recover just fine, I think.
Happy New Year to you, too!
(I guess I'll have to exchange my blinky Christmas lights icon for my really annoying blinky Happy New Year icon in a day or two.)
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Happy New Year to you, too!
(I guess I'll have to exchange my blinky Christmas lights icon for my really annoying blinky Happy New Year icon in a day or two.)
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