Sunday, November 29, 2015
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bearshortyWe just got back this morning from visiting Bear's parents for Thanksgiving. We left on Wednesday morning and were gone five days. It was a very nice visit but I'm really glad to be home.
I unpacked and cleaned today, cleaning the bathroom and washing the floors while Bear did the weekly food shopping and put up our holiday decorations. He puts up a string of colored lights in the living room, and his grandmother's flashing little tree and a few other things, while I stick my electric menorah in the window. It's all festive now.
Our visit went really well. His parents don't get to see Tanya that much, so they were thrilled. She started coloring with crayons last week so they had fun getting her a coloring book and just playing with her. Bear's sister is back from her stint in prison (she was there eight months for drunk driving), so she got to play with Tanya too.
On Thursday, there was all delicious traditional food. Bear's sister made a very juicy turkey and his brother came other with his girlfriend Laurie too. She brought great sweet potatoes. Lots of food. And on Friday, we went to the local town center to see two live reindeers and a lit up Christmas tree. That was pretty fun. Tanya was running around and we tried to keep up and not let her fall in the water - the town center is on a bay with a beautiful dock.
Yesterday, in the morning we went to a Honda and a Subaru dealerships before stopping by a playground. Bear's car is getting on in years and he's trying to decide between a Honda HR-V and a Subaru Legacy. He wanted me to take a look even though he would be driving it, and the car would already meet my condition on size. (I have a license but I don't really drive). I think we are leaning toward the Honda. I like that the back seats move up and it looks roomy inside. And the blue color is gorgeous. Either way it will be much bigger than his beloved but tiny Toyota Scion XA. It's really great for city parking and gas milage but we definitely need more room now.
We also went to visit Emma, Bear's grandmother's sister. She is 95 or so and the last of the nine siblings. She is in the same nursing home that Bear's grandmother was - they were there together until his grandmother died almost two years ago. It was good to see her although her memory is not the best now.
I unpacked and cleaned today, cleaning the bathroom and washing the floors while Bear did the weekly food shopping and put up our holiday decorations. He puts up a string of colored lights in the living room, and his grandmother's flashing little tree and a few other things, while I stick my electric menorah in the window. It's all festive now.
Our visit went really well. His parents don't get to see Tanya that much, so they were thrilled. She started coloring with crayons last week so they had fun getting her a coloring book and just playing with her. Bear's sister is back from her stint in prison (she was there eight months for drunk driving), so she got to play with Tanya too.
On Thursday, there was all delicious traditional food. Bear's sister made a very juicy turkey and his brother came other with his girlfriend Laurie too. She brought great sweet potatoes. Lots of food. And on Friday, we went to the local town center to see two live reindeers and a lit up Christmas tree. That was pretty fun. Tanya was running around and we tried to keep up and not let her fall in the water - the town center is on a bay with a beautiful dock.
Yesterday, in the morning we went to a Honda and a Subaru dealerships before stopping by a playground. Bear's car is getting on in years and he's trying to decide between a Honda HR-V and a Subaru Legacy. He wanted me to take a look even though he would be driving it, and the car would already meet my condition on size. (I have a license but I don't really drive). I think we are leaning toward the Honda. I like that the back seats move up and it looks roomy inside. And the blue color is gorgeous. Either way it will be much bigger than his beloved but tiny Toyota Scion XA. It's really great for city parking and gas milage but we definitely need more room now.
We also went to visit Emma, Bear's grandmother's sister. She is 95 or so and the last of the nine siblings. She is in the same nursing home that Bear's grandmother was - they were there together until his grandmother died almost two years ago. It was good to see her although her memory is not the best now.