Thank you

[wraithfodder]

I want to thank everyone who left condolecenses in my previous post. They were very, very much appreciated. I have not yet had the time to reply to them all, but I do plan to.

The house still feels empty, and way too large, now that my mother is gone. I've been going through papers (important for probate, etc.) and some closets - some of which have unopened sheets dating back to the 60s. The Mad Men set decorators would have a stroke looking at all the old stuff in this house! I found a heating pad cover from the 60s/70s, with this 'flower power' green power design. Very retro.

I got up two Christmas trees - tiny ones. Alas, the Dalek remains undecorated this year. Hopefully next year. Here's just a sampling of some of the decorations. I need to find mini-Dalek globes. Alas, the Godzilla ornaments are too big/heavy for the Christmas tree, which is one of those tiny table-top varities.

On the good side, the two Stargate Atlantis (one's a Stargate Atlantis/SG-1 crossover) novels I ordered from Fandemonium arrived! I just may take a break from cleaning/probate stuff and read a book!

Comments

[casett.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry I missed your previous post. So sorry about your mother. Hang in there!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks. We're taking it a day at a time.

[abracah.livejournal.com]

Wishing the Best Christmas Season you can have. Good luck with all the cleaning out. I remember doing that after my Mother in Law passed away. She was a Huge pack rat. There were rooms that the door couldn't be opened because she had so much stuff in there and some of it shifted with the weight to block the door. Not an easy thing to look through a life.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Well, there are two closets like that. Darned shame we're ALL packrats in the house. I actually tossed a dozen VHS tapes today (progress!) as I realized, I've got this series on DVD. Need to get rid of all VHS if I can.

[leesa_perrie]

The tree looks good!

I hope you have as good a Christmas as you can. *hugs*

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm all for small trees. Much easier to take down ;) It was a quiet Christmas.

[2bluaeryn.livejournal.com]

Sorry for your lost. You and your family are in my thoughts.

Take care and this scripture bring you comfort-Rev 21:3,4

Agape

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much.

[tavabean.livejournal.com]

So sorry to hear about your mom, hope the memories you keep will be sweet and that you have a wonderful 2012. Hope to see that Dalek next year!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Yes, I should deck out the Dalek next year...

[astrumporta.livejournal.com]

Aww, glad you're getting into the spirit of the season, at least a bit. As I found out when my mom passed a year ago...some of those old, retro things could be worth a pretty penny to someone, so don't throw them away! We had an antiques expert go through my mom's stuff, even though mom was an antiques dealer herself, heh. The expert has amazing stories about empty toy boxes worth hundreds, a Frisbee that was one of 5 in the world and worth thousands, etc...

Have a good holiday; I hope you'll be with loved ones.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

We're not tossing anything, except stuff that is obviously worthless (like lots and lots of crumpled up clean Kleenex...). Wow, wish we had empty toy boxes. We were rather brutal with our toys. We were always enacting WW III ;)

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

{{{hugs}}}

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[never-at-home.livejournal.com]

That photo is front-of-card worthy! :)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Hmm, maybe if I get a color printer, I could make my own cards one day...

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

wish I could do more . . .

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[flingslass.livejournal.com]

Have a good a Christmas as you feel you can ♥

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[lost-sheep-2.livejournal.com]

Beautiful picture. Thanks for sharing :)

Enjoy the season and the reading break :)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I tried to read, instead, started digging into a closet...

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Love your Double Decker bus! Have you seen the TARDIS and the Dalek ornament the BBC shop offered this year?

http://laughingsquid.com/doctor-who-glass-christmas-tree-ornaments-of-dalek-tardis/

A few weeks ago I posted some pictures of my own Christmas decorations which are mostly wooden figures, if you like to see them here: http://dieastra.livejournal.com/35688.html

I hope you are doing okay. Loosing the mother is difficult at any time, but at Christmas time I imagine it is even worse.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Whoa, weird. Your post got caught in "1 suspicious post" thing, probably cuz of link. Oooh, I really want those Dalek & Tardis Xmas ornaments, although the former seems gone, but at that price, I'll have to be content with the photos! Oh wait, it's on back order at BBCA. Maybe.... well, big maybe...

Like your Xmas decorations too. Ooh, the sheep in the sweater was adorable.

Doing okay. Xmas was very quiet without my mother around.

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Yeah, LJ started to do those suspicious things when there were so many Russian spammers providing links. Glad that you found my answer despite of it.

Too bad the Dalek is gone. That BBC shop is very weird, they change it all the time. Back in November, when we first heard of them, you could buy each one individually for £14. When I wanted to order a few weeks later it suddenly was a set of the two and should cost £35. Which is far more than £28. Yes, I can count.

So I actually wrote to them and asked and they said, at the beginning it was a special price and now the regular one. I still hesitated a bit and a few days later the set suddenly did cost only £30. That's when I bought it, the TARDIS I gave to my brother for Christmas and I wanted the red Dalek.

Speaking of Christmas ornaments, you have seen last year's Stargate ornament? It had the Stargate and Jack, Sam, Daniel & Teal'c, and it had a button for making noises like "Open the iris". This year there was a second one, but I did not like it, it was about Jack shooting the replicators at Thor's ship and all the battle noises. Who wants that at his Christmas tree?

Love the sheep as well, saw it and had to buy it! Thanks!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Had no idea there was a second Stargate ornament. Personally I'd rather have that red Dalek. I'd love a tree covered with them!! Wait, must win Lotto to do that as I'd need a few dozen daleks... maybe I'll just make a color photocopy and hang that instead! ;)

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

maybe I'll just make a color photocopy and hang that instead! ;)

That'll be a cheaper way to do it ;) I have people seen doing it and it looks great. There are also pictures in the net where lifesized Daleks have been dressed as Christmas trees, all with blinking lights and such...

Here is a link where you can see the new Stargate ornament. If you scroll down, there also is a video where you can play the sound it makes.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carlton-Ornament-2011-Stargate-SG-1-Replicators-Magic-/370534754684?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item564597a97c

I wonder if anyone bought it and whether there will be more next year or not. My friend suggested, that first they made one of the team and now intend to give each one a single one as well. But replicators? Really?

[oxbastetxo.livejournal.com]

((((Huggles)))))

Merry Christmas!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Mom

[(Anonymous)]

I have been off line alot and just now came across the news of your Mothers passing. I am so sorry to hear this. My prayers and thoughts are with you. (((((hugs))))

Re: Mom

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much. As for the books, I'll read them next year (which isn't far away!). I love my little Christmas tree; so easy to decorate and take down, and the cat can't get to it ;)

So Sorry

[(Anonymous)]

I was so sorry of your loss. I wish you peace and strength during this difficult time.
I found it so hard, the cleaning out after my mother`s passing. I`d respected the boundaries regarding her belongings when she was alive, it felt so wrong to be going through her belongings after her passing. And then I`d find the most interesting things and want to know the story behind them.
I reread the Pern novels, and then my brother and I watched SG-1 series on DVD. I hope the SGA novel is wonderful escape.

Re: So Sorry

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much. Still haven't gotten to the SGA novels, but soon, I hope.