There's no cure for numb,Bear.
How are their visits being encouraged???
We got this note today regarding an annual "event" this Saturday:
Meet at my house at 5:30PM prior to the annual thanksgiving dinner.
We'll leave here at about 6PM so we can be at the church at 6:15PM for the 6:30PM dinner.
We'll then return here to collect cars afterwards.
So, my reply was:
"I take it we will not get together to visit afterward like, always, in past years?"
You can take two things away from that discourse,
FranC:
1. It was their hint to GET LOST without saying it.
2. I took the opportunity to lay a guilt trip on them.
Does you company pull a #2 on you??? If not, then pull a #1 on them.
ETA:
There is NO WAY in hell we can get to the dinner by 6:30 if we leave at 6:00. Ain't gonna happen. So, husbear and I will just go directly there... and scarf up the "bake sale" goodies. (Not that I eat any of them, except if they have something with chocolate and coconut.)
And this year, we will not have to share them afterward.

'em!!!
ETA2:
Just occurred to me... nothing mentioned about pre-dinner drinks as in past years either!!! GOOD! I won't have to spend anything for a contributory bottle of wine!!! Good!!! And lug it over there!
The bloom is off the rose!!!
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