Tuesday, December 23, 2025

I didn’t fall asleep until around 5:00 this morning. That’s what I get for taking a long chair nap in the middle of the afternoon.

Had five dear friends over for happy hour this afternoon. It is such a delight to sit and visit with like-minded women where any and every topic is fair to bring up.

No plans for tomorrow. I need to get one thing for what I am fixing for Christmas Day for dinner. I think Dollar General will have it so I won’t have to go to Emporia. Kathy wants some New Year’s Cookies so I may try to get those made tomorrow. Jason likes them too so if he comes Christmas Day he can take some home.

Waiting to hear back from my attorney that is working on the Love in Action paperwork. I have a feeling that she has taken some time off for the holidays and won’t get back until after the New Year.

It is to be almost 70 on Christmas Day. This warmer weather is unsettling. Wonder when winter is going to hit. At least as this point it will be a short winter.

My blood pressure is finally down to 135/77. I trust that it will stay down for a bit. I am back to taking my normal dose of medication along with the one new pill. I had been taking lots more of each to get it to come down. It is a mystery to me what caused this spike and how long it will stay down.

We just had a short power failure. Only lasted a few seconds. That is hard on electronics though. Now I get to reset clocks and my computer. Wonder what caused the failure.

Feeling a bit unconnected tonight for some reason. I think I do that every Christmas as an escape. I am grateful Christmas will soon be over. I am attempting to hold on to the peace that Winter Solstice brings and keep my focus on that.

Grateful for dear friends that share their lives with me, grateful for a warm, winter day, and grateful the power came back on.