I don't do that commercial Christmas stuff, walked away from that 'crap' many years ago. I will eat the mid-winter feast meal, this year Cargill is doing our dinner on a Tuesday so I actually get to have my Christmas dinner. And the gift from the plant was a very nice sized ham and a really great sweatshirt fleece blanket in a very friendly gray that Kid and I will enjoy.
D.H. has backed off and now now longer tries to get me to do something after I get off work Sundays and I think he has finally accepted that I am not dating him, I am not going to Springfield or Jacksonville with him and that I don't want drug into any of the plant issues he's involved in, having or whatever.
It's cold, and I am not enjoying some of that, but I will survive. So far it's not been too bad in supply but some of my co-workers have set the area heater on 100, I turned it down, turned off the small electric heaters and was comfortable all shift. I was also busy and got things done that needed done.
I was spending some out of plant time with a maint. guy when I started that royal blue work sweater, now the replacement is done and I'm considering some time with that same guy again.
He does understand that I am still getting life back on solid ground, that I don't have much time or much 'me' to put into a relationship but he's ok with that. He also has done some things that hit me as making it obvious that he is interested in me...and we will both get some flack/teasing/comments about it. And he knew he would be 'opening the door' to talk and speculation on what's going on between us...plenty of audience to that coffee delivery and the comments he made. Including his supervisor. It's ok, I can handle the waves.
Jake's back at home base, talked to him last night, that was great, he sounds good, happy, talking about his leave, doesn't know when it will be yet. Loves me, had some of his hand knit socks stolen, some wore out.
The new work sweater had it's first trip through the washing machine and dryer. I did turn it wrong side out and I did remove it from the dryer before it was completely dry. I love the sweater, think I need several more that weight and do have the purple 1 started, planning to use a pattern by Alice Starmore for that 1 but we all know I will adjust it to fit me better or tweak it to suit me more.
Don't have much of a wish list, 1 month of everyone working in supply/warehouse being considerate, and doing their job and doing it right would be nice. Less pain in the right foot would really be appreciated as would more patience with myself.
Sister L is still hurting from her surgery, still having daily migrains, still looking for mr right, I am glad I don't have her life, am glad I am emotionally stronger, and manage my life different than she is doing her life. She may pass for many years younger than she actually is but I don't see it lasting if she continues drinking and being dis-satisfied with her life. I thought she and her husband had got it figured out, how to keep a marriage working, but after 24+ years of marriage, they are now divorced.
I will gladly keep my old house and damaged foot, it's a life I can work with and some things, some days are just gold, coffee delivered today, the patience some of the maint guys have when I have to move a lot of stuff with the fork truck before I can get to the racks and barrels of oil down.
The dog reeks when he passes gas, and he wants to cuddle, wants my attention when I am trying to read my e-mail, crowds me sleeping, takes up a lot of my bed, but he also loves me with few demands, just as I am, on my good days and on my bad ones too.
I do so love my life, love that feeling I get when I put on a sweater I knit, especially when it's 1 I designed too. 3 out of 5 of my hand knit sweaters are my own design/creation. Love wrapping up in the new blanket and watching tv with that dog. I do know I still have a lot of issues to work out, sort out, deal with.
I know I have a ways to go when I find myself crying over sad spots in Star Trek Voyager episodes. Or sad spots in movies. I don't cry over my life but I am far too easily moved to tears over fictional things. I am not going to try to 'get help' with any emotional issues or 'depression' as I know there is nothing in my life that would be 'fixed' by anti-depressants, I have a lot that needs dealt with, taken care of, and some is just time and you have to live through that 'time' stuff
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