- The weekend before Christmas is set aside for all of WifeGeeding’s siblings to travel with their families home to East Texas so their parents can have all their grandchildren together at one time. Unluckily, BoyGeeding was diagnosed with the flu and we couldn’t make the journey. I was really bummed out. Not for me, but for my in-laws, though I will admit when I see my children interact with them it gives me a slight glimpse of how my parents would have been fantastic grandparents. I was bummed out for my kids who lost a chance to play with their cousins and miss out on giving and receiving presents. I was bummed out for WifeGeeding doesn’t get to see her family as often as she’d like and knows these times have a finite limit. Granted, this wasn’t a real tragedy, we don’t live in war-torn Syria and everyone is in relatively good health, but it still bummed me out. To somewhat make up for it, I had a nice floral arrangement delivered on behalf of the kids. It’s also somewhat become a tradition for me to bring my mother-in-law flowers every Christmas gathering and I didn’t want to break a good streak.
- Our pediatrician isn’t a fan of Tamiflu but said if we’re open to alternative medicine to give elderberry a try. He said his family takes it and studies have shown it helps decrease symptoms of the flu by three days and strengthens the immune system. Here’s a WSJ article about it if you are interested.
- I bet a lot of parents, one time or another, expecting too much of youth and have caught themselves focusing too much on reprimanding and finding fault and fear it’s become a habit.
- Behold The Most Hilarious Wildlife Photos of 2017
- Scientists Figure Out Why Italian Family Can’t Feel Pain
- I never noticed this on my Amazon app before, but when a package was delivered I got a photo of the package on my front door. In case you are wondering about the doormat, it says “GO AWAY”.
- Yes, my middle name is Walter. In the picture at the top of the post, I think I’ve got a bit of a Walter White appeal.
- On Saturday we started to wonder how old DogGeedingII is so we pulled out his AKC pedigree paperwork. It turned out that Saturday was his actual seventh birthday so we threw him a little party.
- Better late than never: Rome revokes the exile of the poet Ovid, 2,000 years after his death
- Church news from across the pond – Churches hoping camels will save Christmas
- Some churches in England have turned to live animals in an attempt to attract church-goers while others are considering conducting their nativity service in a barn in the hope of putting on an exciting show.
- Mark Hamill Didn’t Tell Carrie Fisher the Big Star Wars Secret | The Graham Norton Show (f-bomb warning)
- Hamill is a great storyteller and does a great Harrison Ford impression.
- Spoiler Free Star Wars Thoughts:
- I watched it 8:30 AM on a Sunday morning by myself. I fear people spoiling things either on purpose or accident. For instance, Corby Davidson saw it and tweeted jokingly that a character died. Simply by joking about it, I now knew that character’s death was out of the realm of possibility. I also saw a heading of an article mentioning what we may be able to infer about a character’s past. That annoyed me because I now know the movie was going to address that character’s past.
- It was entertaining which I guess is all I can ask for a movie. They took some liberties I appreciated but there were some I just didn’t like. Older generations of fans will like it less than millennials and kids will love it.
- I’m not going to like a Star Wars movie just because it’s a Star Wars movie. It wasn’t what I hoped for.
- It felt weird knowing this was the last time I’d see Carrie Fisher as Leia.
- The best of the Star Wars movies outside of the original trinity would be Rogue One.
- SPOILER WARNINGS after the jump.
