Midnight Merriment

A few things happened today that I am not happy about. I lost my work badge (that I use to enter the building and clock in on) and my car didn't pass inspection. This is not the place for that. Here are some happy Friday things:

  • The work day went by fast. Probably because I was in the Problem Solve area. It is always a good thing when the ten hour work day feels short.
  • There are some new-to-me songs that are being played at work. One of them is a song from Japan that sounds really familiar. It was originally released in 1979 in Japan but apparently has become popular again thanks to the internet. I still have no reason that it should sound familiar, except that it sounds very 1970's. 🙃 Anyway, it made for interesting conversations at work.
  • My big happy thing for today is that Bel is here! They were supposed to be here before Thanksgiving but had car problems. They still have car problems, so they took a bus. Bel will be helping Keziah at the store over the holidays. It is so wonderful to have both my children near me, even though they are both in their thirties now.
  • It was First Friday in Concord, NH. Most of Main Street shops stayed open until midnight for Midnight Merriment. There was even a small parade this year. I wasn’t there for the parade. I stopped in to say hello to Keziah, Bel, Zeke and others at the store very briefly after my car appointment. Then I went home to take a nap. I meant to only rest for about two hours, but my alarm either didn’t go off, or I shut it off and don’t remember. Gideon called me just before 9:30 to remind me that I was going to take him to the store. I slept for over four hours. When we got to Midnight Merriment there were more people than I expected to be walking around. It was cold! It seemed to go well for most of the people.  
One of the artists gave this painting to Gideon.

CandleTree celebrated with a tree and the bubble machine making snow.


Bel and Keziah.

Someone got creative at this building.
They put a snow man on top of this in-process building.



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Continued listening to: Daindreth's Traiter, by Elisabeth Wheatley.

Thank you for being part of my happy things.

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