I have no set plans for Christmas as of now. If I do go anywhere, I will head for Arkansas and the woods to be with family. If I can't do that, I just might go to church.

As far as New Year's, I may host a party. I know I can't be in the woods but I can invite a few special friends in and just enjoy.

Thank goodness, my entire family and all of my friends are aware of my Fibromyalgia and they have been a great help.

I hope you have a wonderful time at the party you plan to attend.

I am going to a xmas party for my 2nd job. Nothing for new years yet....

So far, only a Christmas dinner for the staff of the school. We do the dirty santa thing. Nothing for New Year's, always stay home with the kids. Only problem this year is, will the 16 year old want to stay home with US! Wish I had some of Lorraine's Cranberry Jello Salad right now. Love that stuff!

We have 3 to go to, because of my jobs. I'm not sure if hubby got invited to his as he just started a new job. Our first one was this past Friday night. I had bought a new dress (on sale) but when it came time to put nylons on, I said to hell with it! I wore my $4.00 blouse, some dress pants and a rhinestone tank top...all comfortable!

What peeved me off is I was one of the few that actually brought a $20. each gift like we were supposed to. Geesh, some people reallllly cheap out. It would be different if it said "up to" or $10. item etc. but it didn't. I ended up stuck with the ugliest floral cream and sugar set. Yeah, that really cost $20. dollars! ROFL

I actually traded for the ugly sugar set as my first item I opened reeked of cigarette smoke so I quickly traded for the first thing I seen!

WWWWWELLLLL, I'm quite a party pooper lately. I have two Christmas parties coming up, one for my mini part time job and the other for my hubbies. Honestly, I KNOW I'm not going to his. But....I think I need encouragement for the one for my mini-job. I REALLY don't feel up to it...it's the lazy blues feeling...ya know what I mean?

love and peace to all
Morus

i am suppose to go to dinner the 23 with my bf at his uncles ... ok anxiety has already kicked in on this one... dont want to go but if i dont his family would be upset... so again i am forced into another outing..other then that i am not going to anything i am aware of.

I'm just going to a casual cristmas party at work on the 16th. I have to make sausage and peppers, thats a breeze, just brown them and let'em go. Put them in a serving dish and out the door I go!

Morus, you know we don't have"lazy blues" around here, are you sure you are in the right room? lol

I guess we'll let you stay, sweetie, as I know underneath those blues is a fountain of bubbling laughter!!

I am booked for Christmas. I love Christmas and fibro or no fibro I am going to try and enjoy it and make a memory.

I don't know if I can pull it all off but I am praying for a fairly pain free holiday.

I go to a holiday wrapping party for toys for tots and bring my scissors. I love to wrap and it's for a good cause.

We have the kids Christmas play at church which is adorable.

Then I got asked to a Christmas dance on the 22nd and if I hurt I just dance the slow ones.

As a friend of Bill's we have a Christmas Alcothon for 24 hours at the club for Christmas and one for New Years which I stop by. I usually bring a vegetable for the christmas dinner they have and a dessert.

There is a dinner dance for New Years I want to go to if I get asked. It's 35 bucks a ticket but the food is out of this world!

And then there is a candlelight midnight mass and I never miss that. I also go Christmas morning because I love it. I love to sing all the politically incorrect christmas songs like, Away in a manger, Silent Night, Little Drummer Boy, Whose Child is this, etc.

After midnight mass we go and do a late night secret santa run. Last year we dropped off a bag of wrapped gifts with a card from santa on an older womans porch. The card just said, Love Santa.

I hope I can enjoy this year and keep ahead of the pain.

I'm going to my hubby's works xmas party on the 21st if things work out & he has that evening off still. It's kinda of up in the air right now because his position is changing & he may have to work that evening. Hopefully not though! It'll be nice to have a little break!

I ususally plan to attend, but the caveat is that it all depends on how I feel that day.

If it's an obligatory appearance, then I'm not inclined to push myself if I already feel lousy.

If it's a party I've been looking forward to, then I might just "drug up" on a max dose of pain killers and hit the road with plans for an early exit if needed.

Unfortunately, the colder it gets outside, the more my husband and I prefer to stay home, light the fireplace and be anti-social hermits...lol.

Seriously, I have plans for several of events between now and New Years. I just hope I CAN attend each event I've marked in my calendar.