it's a wonderful christmas carol home alone

Today has been a hard day for me.

The inguinal hernia made my right leg hurt all... day... long.

From the moment I woke up, the pain simply would not be appeased.

To make matters worse, the pain had me so distracted that I couldn't keep track of how often I was taking the acetaminophen.

I erred on the side of caution, and may well have missed a dose, in favor of the health of my liver.

Sigh.

At least I had my Christmas tree of love to keep me company.

Did I say "tree of love"?

You bet I did.

It's decorated with the cards of Christmas cheer that I've received this year, as well as the one Mama gave me in 1976.

That was the year she gave me the silver watch that Daddy had given to her when she was 18, and that was the year I was 18.

Yes, that is most definitely a tree of love.

I didn't turn on the lights until I returned from the laundry.

Yes, even in pain and hobbling along at a snail's pace, I still went to wash clothes.

Bed linens, too.

I had promised myself a clean bed to wake up in for Christmas Day, with a clean nightgown and clean clothes to wear.

I'd already washed dishes last night.

I'd taken a shower this morning.

The day was warm enough to wear shorts, which allowed me to wash all my long pants and sweaters.

The laundry had to be done!

So, I did it, remaking my bed when I returned home.

I didn't feel up to attending the Christmas Eve service at Asbury, nor did I choose to watch it on fb or youTube.

Instead, I again watched last Thursday's hour of "Ghosts", recorded so I could enjoy it without 'mercials getting in the way.

Titled "It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol", it was exactly what I needed to put me back into the Christmas spirit.

Then I checked the TV schedule for tonight.

"It's A Wonderful Life" was pitted against "Home Alone".

Should I record one and watch the other?

But which to watch?

I decided to watch them both, switching back and forth when a 'mercial break interrupted the story.

That worked out very well, actually.

"Home Alone" was done in two hours, ending just before 'Clarence' jumped off the bridge in "It's A Wonderful Life".

That let me give my whole attention to that movie at the part I liked best.

Perfect.

i thank You, God, and will hope for a less painful day tomorrow.