Holiday
weekends are so often filled with hustle and bustle, but this one was calm
and relaxed around here. Not quite as calm and relaxed as last year, when
we went nowhere and did nothing, but still lovely all the same! I hope yours
was just as lovely.
Here's what’s
been going on around here lately.
Thursday,
25 November, 2021
After
breakfast, I put the potatoes my daughter and I had made the day before, and as
they filled the house with their delicious, cheesy, buttery aroma, I wrote my
review for Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by Lev AC Rosen. I switched
the potatoes out for the lentil shepherd’s pie, then I put some of my air-dried
dresses in the dryer to briefly de-wrinkle. My husband rubbed my back, which was
increasingly cranky, and then I hung up the dresses and got dressed.
And then it
was off to my mother-in-law’s, our first maskless indoor gathering since before
the pandemic! Everyone was vaccinated (most of us boosted) and feeling fine. It
was a little weird trying to get used to being together indoors and not
feel some level of paranoia- it’s going to take time and for the pandemic to be
completely over for that to even start to happen, I think- but it was wonderful
to spend time together again after so long.
By the time
we left, I had a headache; by the time we got home, it had blossomed into a
full-blown migraine. I don’t get these very often, but when I do, they’re
whoppers. I fell asleep on the couch for a little bit in the hopes that that
would knock it out, but by the time I woke up, it was worse. I went to bed
after taking three Advil and two Tylenol PM and had to fight not to throw up
until the Tylenol PM knocked me out.
Friday,
26 November, 2021
I woke up
that morning only mildly headachey, thank goodness! Sometimes migraines hang
around for a few days, but this wasn’t too bad. I had breakfast and wrote my
Friday post, then posted my review for Jack
of Hearts (and Other Parts).
And then it
was time to head off to a local pharmacy! My daughter was due for Covid vaccine
#2, and I qualified for my booster. She did great, no tears or anything. It’s a
relief to know that she’s better protected from severe illness, and should she
contract a breakthrough case, she would be contagious for fewer days. I was
prepared for both of us to feel a little crummy, since I was down for about 24
hours after the second shot, but we got lucky and neither of us had any side
effects!
At home, we
had lunch, and I made a quick trip to Walgreens in order to pick up some
just-in-case children’s fever reducer meds (we haven’t had to use any of ours
since before the pandemic, and I’m pretty sure they’re all expired by now). I
napped on my chair (migraines take a lot out of me!), then finished The
Simplicity of Cider by Amy E. Reichert.
After dinner,
I did my Duolingo, ran the dishwasher, showered, and virtually attended my
synagogue’s Shabbat service. When that finished, I began reading Nurture the
Wow: Finding Spirituality in the Frustration, Boredom, Tears, Poop,
Desperation, Wonder, and Radical Amazement of Parenting by Danya
Ruttenberg. My husband and I watched a segment of Wild, Wild Country on Netflix
before bed.
Saturday,
27 November, 2021
After coffee,
I scooped the litterbox. You’re welcome, kitty! <3
I unloaded
and reloaded the dishwasher, tidied the kitchen, then sat down and wrote
reviews for Love Is a Revolution by Renée Watson and The Simplicity
of Cider by Amy E. Reichert. I began writing my monthly recap for my book
blog (I always enjoy writing these, even though they can be lengthy!). After
lunch, I cleaned the kitchen (my husband had made soup, along with a mess!),
took out the compost and recycling, then swept both the upstairs and
downstairs.
I did my 23
minute Pilates video and settled down to read Nurture the Wow (I wish I’d
had this book when my daughter was younger!). My husband and daughter and I went
on a brisk three-mile walk; it was cold out, but it felt nice to get moving
after three days of cheese potatoes and pie! Back at home, I read more until
dinner, then did my Duolingo.
My son
stopped by! He’d been at work at his retail job the past two days and was full
of Black Friday stories. It’s always so nice to see him. I showered my daughter,
then showered myself, and she and I finished reading The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry before she went to bed. I read my own book for a
bit, and my husband and I watched another segment of Wild, Wild Country on
Netflix.
Sunday,
28 November, 2021
What a lovely,
slow morning. I slept in late, then spent a long, snuggly morning with my
husband and daughter. We don’t have nearly enough days like this, so I really appreciated
it!
I ran the
dishwasher and read after lunch, and then we drove to a local forest preserve
to take a chilly walk with my sister-in-law, her son, and my father-in-law,
whom we hadn’t seen since before the pandemic. It was brisk out there!
At home, I started this post, and then it was time to hit the kitchen. Latke time!!! If you’ve never had a latke before, you’re missing out. Latkes are crispy, potato-ey, oniony fried goodness, and I wait all year for them! I make seriously killer latkes. They’re amazing. I use this recipe. I cleaned as I went along (latkes use a LOT of dishes! A lat-ke of dishes? HAHAHAHA I’ll show myself out).
I lit the menorah
for the first night, and my son stopped by! He had some Thanksgiving leftovers
and, of course, some latkes.
What a lovely
week this has been. I’m sad for my daughter to go back to school, it was so pleasant
having her home again! She’ll have three weeks and then be off for two and a
half weeks for winter break, so I’ll have her back soon. I hope your
Thanksgiving- or your weekend- was as equally relaxing as mine was!
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