Two of my pairs of regular eyeglasses were lost in the great abyss a number of weeks back. I couldn't take it anymore, so ordered two pairs online today. They're much cheaper online than in shops. I was able to order an exact replacement for my favorite pair that disappeared, plus a somewhat similar second one.

The plans for Christmas were really up in the air. My sister and I sort of agreed for us all to eat lunch with Dad at the assisted living place on Christmas day. I know that sounds sad, but it's a bit complex. But then my father was sort of ruining the idea. He has his mind set on a standing beef rib roast. He wanted to have it at his house, which he hasn't been to in a couple months. My brother lives there, and the place, especially the kitchen and dining room, are disaster areas because of my brother's messiness. Plus, my brother has been so stressed that he doesn't have it in him to be a cook for such a dinner. Bro has been through a lot these past few months, including congestive heart failure. My brother needs to be only a guest, not a host.

My husband refuses for me to host more than three guests at our house (preferably two max), so I came up with a solution. I talked to my brother and suggested that I would have him and Dad over to my house this Sunday for a standing beef rib roast. That excludes my sister and nephew (my b-i-l never joins our get togethers, ever), but that's the only way my husband agrees to this. Then we want to do the lunch at the assisted living on Christmas day. All of us. Then, I will take my sister and nephew out for lunch sometime between Christmas and New Years.

At first my brother was asking if the dinner at my house could be Christmas Eve, but that's not an option. Hubby and I only ever want Christmas Eve alone together. As a Czech, Christmas Eve is more significant for my husband than even Christmas. It's too long of a thing to explain.

My sister can't host a Christmas dinner. Her house is nearly a hoarding house. Only my house is clean and neat. I understand my husband's reasoning behind not wanting more than two people as guests. It's complex.