Wednesday Medley

Hello and welcome to the day after Christmas! I'm here. You're here. We survived! 

My day was not what I'm used to since I worked on Christmas for the first time ever. I enjoyed being there for the residents at the nursing home, but I feel kind of cheated on my personal Christmas celebration. We had our dinner with my mom, stepdad, and our daughter and her family, when I got home last evening. Everyone had been together all afternoon and our grandson was all tuckered out and sleeping. After dinner we opened gifts, but our grandson, though awake, was grumpy and tired. We were only there about 2 1/2 hours before everyone started packing up and heading home because they were tired. 

I get another shot at it on Saturday when our son and his family come home. Unfortunately, my mom and stepdad won't be here as they leave on Friday for a cruise.

Well, you're not here to listen to me whine about Christmas so let's get on with the Wednesday Medley, brought to you courtesy of Terri @ Your Friend From Florida.

National Candy Cane Day is observed across the United States each year on December 26.

In 1844, a recipe for a straight peppermint candy stick, which was white with colored stripes, was published. However, some stories tell of all white candy sticks in much earlier times. There are folklore tales of the origin of the candy cane, yet there is no documented proof of its real beginning. It has been mentioned in literature since 1866 and was first known to be mentioned in association with Christmas in 1874.   As early as 1882, candy canes have been hung on Christmas trees.

1.  Are there candy canes left in your house right now?  Did you hang some on your tree?  Do you even like them?  There are still 12 of them hanging on the tree. I always put candy canes on the tree, though they are not always the red and white kind. It depends on the how I decorate the tree. When I decorated our tree with a beach theme the candy canes were in shades of turquoise, coral, and green. Do I like them? They are okay. I did better at eating them when they were Jolly Rancher flavors.

2.  Without a graphic, today is also National Thank You Note Day!  I like receiving that thank you note in the mail for a gift I have given.  Are you good about getting thank you notes in the mail after Christmas (or any occasion calling for a note)?  Yes, but we don't have many gifts sent to us or receive gifts from those who require a written thank-you, so I don't have to write very often.

3.  How are you feeling on this day after Christmas?  Tired, let down, still glowing?  I have felt all of those at one time or another and sometimes all of them at once! Tell us about it.  I suppose "let down" covers it today, but I already explained all that at the beginning of this post.

4.  It is "tradition" to leave the tree and decorations up until after January 6th, to honor the Epiphany. When will your boxes be packed and put away until next year?  Are you, like me, thinking about doing it right now?  I usually like to take the tree down on New Year's Day, but I work this year so I'm sure it will be up beyond the Epiphany...probably until my next weekend off, so January 12 or so.

5. Looking ahead to New Year's Eve, do you have plans?  Have you ever celebrated big in New York's Time Square? Would you even want to be there?  No plans this year. Again, I'm working. I've never celebrated in Times Square...and I have no desire to. I think it would be absolutely miserable. 

6. Tell us something random about your week so far!  I'm running out of time so I'll just refer you to yesterday's post.

I'm off to work so enjoy your day after Christmas, your leftovers, and playing with your presents.