Dear So and So

[Becky]

I'm sorry, Jess

[channlluv]

Jess, seems like a good time for a bike ride.

Have a good holiday anyway.

Roxy

[jessmarimba]

Thanks guys. Better today. I'm noticing, though, that when my back hurts I get upset a lot more easily. I'm going to bake a pie tonight and hope that heals everything

[NbyNW]

Be good to yourself, jessmarimba. Physical pain + emotional pain can really have a way of magnifying each other.

I hope your pie turns out well!

[Catrin]

Jessmarimba, hope the pie comes out well and that you are feeling better tomorrow

[snapdragen]

Pie can make everything better.

[bmccasland]

Dear Neighbors that invited me over for dinner,
I wasn't sure you actually meant it, since you didn't tell me a time range to come over. So when I worked up the courage to come across the street, and knocked on the door, I heard laughing inside, but no one answered. I didn't want to bang on the door, so I went back home. Had my favorite Kashi microwave dinner, and an apple tartin from Trader Joes (well I didn't eat all of the tartin, yet).

To the world in general - if you know a single person, invite them over for a holiday meal, but tell them when, so they know you actually mean it.

I hate holidays - they only remind me that my severely disfuctional family is scattered to the 4 winds. And yes, I did choose to move here, or move again - don't ask me what I'm looking for, maybe it's a reason to stay put. Holidays are just something to get through.