“Remoted – Hybrid” – Day 648 (Friday - Christmas Eve)

Turkey visitors.

And just like that, it was Christmas Eve. The tracking of tasks and counting of days is done. 

There was more snow at Mom’s house than at mine, and when I arrived, there were turkey tracks visible in the snow on the driveway and the front yard. It wasn't long before they were sullied and trampled by human and dog prints. 

Mom and I visited the grocery store to pick up an order of finger sandwiches from the deli counter. Finger sandwiches have been a Christmas Eve menu staple for as long as I can remember. Then we squeezed in most of a tough game of Scrabble. The letters were not being kind to either of us and it was a relief when my sister and nieces arrived and we dismantled the still unfinished game.

There was the traditional spread of too much food. Family was present in the room and from Las Vegas via Facetime. Christmas music played on the TV Music Channel while gifts were exchanged. The conversation ran the gamut from work to food to Christmas trivia on the TV to the time some of my middle niece’s wisps of hair caught on fire at church during the candlelight singing of “Silent Night” and my sister and Mom were trying to pat it out without causing a scene. A question about Cher’s birth name came up when discussing Tony Orlando and Dawn and Sonny and Cher. (It’s Cherilyn Sarkisian according to Wikipedia and now you don’t have to look it up. You are welcome.)

Visitors to the fallen
seed buffet..

Winston was a trooper. He roamed around and squealed when he walked into someone’s leg. He navigated outside with the guidance of a leash to do his business and sniffed a trail all around the perimeter of the house. The back yard see lots of visitors, and the snow under the bird feeder in the center of the screen house frame had a network of  prints. Elsewhere were kitty cat prints and clusters of paw prints I wasn't familiar with.

Throughout the gathering, Winston retreated to his bed to sleep, which, no matter where it had been placed out of the way of the humans, he dragged to the middle of the living room floor before settling in.

It was a nice afternoon and evening with much needed family time.