tuesday

I have to finish my holiday cleaning today.
It's not that I won't clean the house again until after Christmas. But I want to "deep clean"
and then just maintain between now and Christmas.

I did at least half my Christmas shopping lastnight on line.
I feel way ahead of the game!

It's pouring down rain.
I have all the lights off to set the stage and then
the door is cracked open so that I can better hear the rain fall.
I love listening to it.

Boyfriend is in the bedroom watching "Crossing Jordan."
Background music is Elvis Presley singing "Are you Lonesome Tonight." I think that's the name of the song.
I had this flash of a memory.
I was sitting on the living room couch with sister #3 and sister #5. My dad had the old console stereo
on and he was playing one of his Elvis albums. We were dad's audience...........he was singing "are you lonesome tonight" I can hear mine and my sisters giggles as dad performs for us. I can still picture him go down on one knee and extend his arm out towards us as he sings. His microphone an ordinary household item.
My sisters and I  liked when dad performed for us. Some of the time he was Tom Jones, and then other times he'd be Johnny Mathis or Elvis.
I think it was his way of dealing with a difficult day at work.
It always made us smile