The snow looked nice there for a bit, didn't it, Wayne? We get it once every couple years way down here- two inches or so, beautiful, everything shuts right down and it melts before noon. *shrug* Desert life.
So, right now, we have 10 arriving for Christmas; all the big jobs are done, but there's a lot of small chores yet and both Dear Husband and I are recovering from something virus-y. I thought it was just "Allergies as in 2019" wherein I developed pneumonia THREE TIMES from the d*mned desert broom crap. But it kept getting worse without being actual pneumonia, chills but no fever, cough, but no wheezing or rales, and then two days ago, it sounded like the same thing was happening to Dear Husband. Bad deal.
I was much better yesterday evening, and he was worse. Today, other than a slight cough, I'm good and he sounds like an entire TB ward. So, soup for supper, and likely breakfast, too (Tortilla Soup made with green enchilada sauce *yum*) and we'll see if he's a bit better by Wednesday morning; then we might be able to toddle on up to Tucson on Thursday to hit Costco to fill in menu chinks while everyone is here. I've been stashing seafood (our Holiday Eve tradition) since Spring when we realized it was really happening; and the Meat Dept Manager at the Commissary gave me a half-off three ribs from the middle of the small end Black Angus roast, (it pays to talk to people) plus a small ham I'll put on the smoker- should do us.
It's the number of chairs I worry about. We have enough chairs, but many are quite... delicate- being hundred-year old cane seated walnut beauties we have collected along the way (DH knows how to cane). I've been asking him to check them all for wobbly bits and fix as needed, and he had just started on that chore when he started his descent into sickness. Now I have to hope he doesn't miss one or two. They are lovely things, just a bit delicate.
First guest arrives on the 11th- the one who always overstays is coming in first. We are hoping this means he will leave by the first week of the New Year- but we often under-estimate his staying power....
I like your tree decorations, Kay. I have our tree up and fluffed, but I threatene-- errr, promised everyone they would get to help decorate (and take it all back down afterwards- I might have said that part really quietly) so that won't get done until @ the 22nd or so.
Most of the color names (printed on tape) came off, but I realized that I don't usually go by the names, but by the color. Although I do have a non-New Gamboge. (I Google'd it, and I'll try real hard not to ingest it! 
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