December 13, 2021

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Early morning treadmill (still cold outside!), then worked both stores. I stopped and got groceries on the way home so I should be good for what I need. The only thing I didn’t think about was maybe flour. So I’ll think about it…

I touched up nicks on the bedroom baseboard (purple) and the bathroom clothes hamper (dark gray), and hot-glued a Christmas pin. And I didn’t glue myself to anything! I’ve had that pin since — well, since before I was married!!!

I have a secret – shhh! “Please don’t tell a single soul, what I’m going to say….” Here it is. I bought another blanket. I DON’T NEED ANOTHER BLANKET! It was so cute, and so different, and I couldn’t help myself. I had some money saved just for fun (not vacation fund) so I took the couple dollars from that. I’m looking forward to snuggling up with it after I’m done posting this. In fact, I’m going to make this a short post!

Memory book – December 13th: How did you decorate your trees? “We didn’t have electric so we just put strings of popcorn, paper chains, and card board stars we cut out of the back cardboard from writing tablets. We did have some very special ornaments that Grandma had bought. When we had the house wired for electric Dad and Mom sent to Sears & Roebuck and got a string of lights. We loved to turn off all the other lights & just look at the beautiful tree. When it was time to take the tree down we packed away the decorations very careful. I have some of them now. Memories.” (I have some of those ornaments, too! On my tree!) Can you imagine life like that???

On this day in 1774 Paul Revere and Wentworth Cheswell rode to warn Portsmouth of the approach of British warships. In 1950 James Dean began his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial, and in 1954 Peyton Place premiered (It caused quite a stir!!). Dick van Dyke was born in 1925; Mary Todd Lincoln in 1818, Taylor Swift in 1989, and Christopher Plummer (Captain Von Trapp in the Sound of Music) in 1929.