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[primsong]

It's been much too long since I managed to post on LJ, yikes, though I do get by to lurk at least somewhat, enjoying seeing what everyone is up to. Almost the end of another year!

Lots gone by... dad stuff (we ended up giving away the business for a dollar), lost two of our parakeets and now I'm helping my folks with my Grandma who recently had a stroke and is kind of 'not there' for the most part - plus she keeps undressing, lol... that part is kind of funny. What a year, eh? Sounds par for the course for a lot of you.

The church history class I've been teaching has pretty much sucked up the writing time as I'm constantly having to stay ahead with notes, handouts and essays on the various events and personalities. This next week should be fun - Zwingli and the Swiss Reformation plus one of my favorites, Erasmus, next week I get to tackle Henry VIII. Still, I'm really missing my 'fun writing time', reduced to drabbles and the occasional poem is thin rations.

Also working on a gingerbread creation for our Tolkien-inspired Gingerbread contest - anyone who wants to join in is welcome to, good fun. I've never made gingerbread before in my life, but last night found me installing a floor for the tomb of the Stewards and adding dead kings in marshmallow. Heh. We've had an amazing chocolate-gingerbread Meduseld submitted already. Deadline isn't til Jan. 7, if you want to join in.

Looks like everyone managed to survive Christmas so far - now for New Years! (yay) Here's to a fine year ahead, better than any of us are hoping (or dreading?).

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[lothithil.livejournal.com]

(((((((((((Prim))))))))))))
Missed you bunches!

[maidoforange.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you've been busy, ((((Prim)))). Good to "see" you. I'm sorry about your grandmother and hope she does as well as can be. I don't think I am capable of making a gingerbread house but it might be fun to try.

I hope you have a great new year and get to write more.

[primsong.livejournal.com]

Thank you Loth - I've missed everyone over here too. We were just talking about you, wondering how all this weather that the news keeps carrying on about was affecting you. I'll have to go hunting for journal entries and see what's been up.

[primsong.livejournal.com]

I would love to see what you would come up with in gingerbread - I had too many ideas and had to figure which one to do, so maybe I'll make one next year too, assuming I can figure out how to make the walls stand up on this one! :-p

Yeah, the grandma thing is totally a new world to learn about - I'm researching clothing options for folks who turn 'stripper' and found some cute flowery romper things that fasten in the back - I say "those clothes bothering you, Grandma?" and she says "YUP" and tries to peel them off. She was always very proper, so it's weird but amusing too.

[iorhael94.livejournal.com]

Here's to a fine year ahead, better than any of us are hoping (or dreading?).

better than 2007 for both of us I'm hoping ;o....I'm sorry you had to give the business away ...what a bummer :( We are wrapping up Mom's estate stuff as well.

We were in Portland last weekend .... I wish we could help you with the lotr gingerbread building ...sounds like lots of fun! And your class sounds really interesting ;)

And I will keep your grandmother in my prayers.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Your gingerbread creation sounds fabulous!

[estellye.livejournal.com]

Your choice of the tomb of the Stewards for your gingerbread creation is so great! No frothy Lorien confection for you! Nope! Marshmallow dead people... lol! ;)

I surely wish things had worked out better with your father's store. It couldn't have been easy to see it decimated and valued so far below what it meant to him. I am glad you are free of the burden of managing the process, though.

I do hope your grandmother's health improves for the sake of her quality of life.

2008 has promise, I believe. May it be fine indeed!