and so far has been rather pleasant. Going back to work after having several days off seemed a little weird, but welcome. Tonight I'm working at the store (it's one of our truck nights), but hopefully this trend will continue.
I got up early this morning and decided to go to the gas station for some things and was glad I did because there is a police officer who comes in every day that we talk to whose son died about two weeks ago in his sleep (he was 26 years old) and I'd left a note for my boss about it. She got him a picture frame (the kind you can put several pictures into) and a sympathy card and everyone had signed it but me. As I was doing so he came in so we were able to get it to him. I think it really touched him and really took him by surprise. I'm glad I was able to be part of it. I cannot imagine losing one's child, either in childhood or as an adult. I know he's taking it one day at a time. Anyway, my thoughts and prayers are with him.
Yesterday the game was fun. Our little group is in New Orleans now, after nearly having the plane crash over the Pacific when a Star Spawn of Cthulhu burst out of cargo. Gee, we've had a lot of plane crashes this year in the game. I gave the girls their Lovecraft books (I'd already given the gamemaster his) and they all really loved it, since it's a complete collection of his fiction. Brenda gave me a double-decker bamboo steamer that sounds intriguing; you can steam rice and vegetables at the same time, but it's small enough to actually fit in a normal sized pot or wok. Margaret had given me a gift card to a movie theatre last week. It made for a nice holiday.
Also, it was the last night of Chanukah. I don't have time to pull it off the camera now, but I'll post a picture of the last candles blazing that I took. I love Chanukah, and not just because of the lights and latkes. (And yes, the dreidels are fun, too.)
Okay, I've got to go on to work. Hopefully I'll write tonight--last night I was just too tired.
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