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Comments:
kat - 2006-12-20 13:23:23
Trust me, your family didn't watch alone. We checked the newspapers daily, along with your blog. We held our breath with you every day, and held onto hope, even when it seemed impossible. And you're still not alone! Take care of yourself. Let other people help around the holiday and take some of the stress off you. You're of no help to anyone if your sick and depleted!
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Sunday - 2006-12-20 13:33:05
It has always bothered me about cases like that--why is Natalie Holloway so much more important than the local, non-blonde, fat, mentally retarded 13 year old who has been missing from our area (St. Louis) for over a year? Or the physically disabled 6 year old whose father claimed that he was carjacked? It makes me angry that if Mark was a celebrity, or more importantly, rich--there would have been so much press and "concern" that it would've been unbelieveable.
Wow--I don't mean to be such a downer. Stay well and have a butter laden Christmas cookie for me! :-)
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Jim - 2006-12-20 15:13:10
Christmas dinner -- you are going to do this as a buffet, right? Lasagna, pasta, mac & cheese, stuff like that... baked ziti, anything you can make in advance is good... Buffalo wings... stuff you could pick up already prepared in deli or supermarket? Good luck!
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Stefani - 2006-12-20 15:20:54
Yeah, what Jim said. Take the easy way out wherever you can and enlist as much help as you can. What doesn't get done, doesn't get done.
Here's to more good days than bad in the coming year!
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Stephanie - 2006-12-20 15:26:31
I'm actually making a turkey, complete with all the trimmings. Also ravioli and meatballs. Yes, I'm a glutton for punishment. BUT! My grandmother is making the tomato sauce, my mother is bringing dessert, Michele is bringing a salad, and Patti is bringing (at my request) a big ole jug of wine!
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bb - 2006-12-20 15:47:40
Watching alone, something that parents of missing children have agonized over for years. We had two children here missing at the same time but the media really zeroed in on Heidi, a child on the better side of town. Both children eventually were found dead, neither of which have the killer behind bars.
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karen from philly - 2006-12-20 19:47:42
Is your grandmother bringing stuffed shells?!? I just might show up for those!
Since you're cooking, go for the prepared stuffing, the frozen veggies, canned cranberries. If they're nice enough to manufacture easy stuff for us, I'll certainly use it.
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LA - 2006-12-20 23:46:19
Yup, use cans, bottles, jars and frozen foods as much as possible. Anyone so churlish as to say they are disappointed you didn't stay up for 3 days straight to prepare a meal that's eaten in 20 minutes will be cordially invited to do ALL the dishes.//// Boy oh boy do I know from stress eczema! When I was in grade school the soles of my feet and the palms of my hands were such cracked, bubbling, peeling, scaling, bloody messes I could barely leave the house. Even now I get it when I get too stressed out. Sending you all the calming healing vibes I can. ~LA
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Denver doug - 2006-12-21 00:21:56
I can find no answer to your question, but you are right it is unfair that so much attention should be paid to some and not to others.
Sending good vibes and hopes that your eczema clears up as time goes on.
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Ari - 2006-12-21 01:32:45
I too have had the stress-induced eczema. Not fun at all. But your dermatologist should be able to help get it under control! Beware of heat. Heat can cause it too.
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Sunshyn - 2006-12-21 15:05:21
I just sent you a long e-mail and had it bounce from my ISP's server. Jerks. Anyway. No one is going to remember 20 years from now (or even next year) that you didn't make fudge or cinnamon whatevers. STOP. Stress almost killed me in the form of meningitis Thanksgiving week. It ain't worth it. I'm not sending holiday cards this year, or giving pointless little gifties to coworkers. I can't. I'm done; what I've done is enough, and now I'm just going to enjoy the little bit of Christmas I have with Roo and my husband til he's snatched away again (Roo, not my husband). 2006 has sucked for you and me, dear. Let's pray 2007 is better.
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Stephanie - 2006-12-21 18:26:17
I hear you, Sunshyn. I've come to the conclusion that I'm an idiot. It ain't worth it, indeed. And yes, let's hope that 2007 has better times in store for both of us.
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