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And Mom wants to go shopping because my brother calls before 8 AM to tell us what his wife finally decided she wants. I've been asking since September. I like to be done in October. Now I did have to go to the mall to pick up one thing I knew I was getting Dad and a frame for the signed Mountain Monster Men signed poster I got my brother but now we're going everywhere.

So you hear me weeping? Target, Bed Bath and Beyond, Marshall's Macy's the liquor store. I should go drink the 200$ we spent there. And I still don't have something for my one uncle and the one aunt (Lucky Uncle's wife) but she annoyed me last year (bitched for weeks about the coffee I got her).

I will say that Target has some really pretty holiday decorations. Hope some are there after the holiday for the big mark down.

Mom and I filled the trunk with gifts. Dad isn't happy. In a way he's right. They bought two expensive gifts (one for me one for my brother) but Mom LOVES Christmas. I mean LOVES LOVES LOVES it. He should know by now she's going to overbuy. But it's not like they're broke and it's once a year. It's not like she's going 5 grade in the hole or something.

And for Day 20's music, have some 30 Seconds to Mars. I actually like Jared Leto's voice and surprisingly have never seen him act (I will as I have Suicide Squad from Netflix). This is one where you should watch the video and not just listen because the homage to The Shining is really great.

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I spent it tossing pine boughs on a Nativity set and decorating the church. I might not be doing that much any more. For one Mom is getting too old for this stuff and two the little rural churches in the area are most likely going to be shut down.

Got to watch a bunch of buyer's remorse over how much it's costing because Trump and his wife want to live in three different places (and as far as I'm concerned none of them should be living in Trump Plaza. You wanted to be president and first lady then you live in the damn white house).

Mom and I made galettes but something wasn't right. The recipe is very easy, hard to mess up but the brown sugar had almost NO flavor. They'll be fine with some jam but how disappointing.

I've got cards from

evil_little_dog,

dragonydreams &

a2zmom. Thanks ladies!

Tomorrow I speak the surgeon about my stomach.

I want to cut my mostly uncelebrated Yule short so I can get a story posted tonight. So have day 21's music, just a pagany Yule sampler. Lisa Thiel is a staple in pagan music. Her voice isn't my favorite but you can always find something for the occasion from her. This is one of my favorites by her.

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I'm not sure Enya needs much introduction. Her music might not be as popular now as it was in the 90s but she also has a few pagan themed songs like this one

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And Jethro Tull has been around for so long it feels like they've always been there.

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This artist is new to me, found it youtubing around for solstice music and thought it was pretty

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Ditto this one with a lovely winter walk in Ireland

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