Holiday Season

Thanksgiving has a little different meaning to Emily than it does to the rest of us because she isn't willing to eat most of the things that we eat on the holiday. She is happy to have croissants for breakfast, but that is pretty much where it ends. To her, the day is more about the Macy's Day Parade and the National Dog Show.

Ready for her Thanksgiving

 

This year, Emily made a plan to watch both shows with a couple of friends. She got up and got dressed in a nice outfit and then waited until it was time for the group FaceTime call. I think all three girls enjoyed the virtual party.

At our actual Thanksgiving meal, Emily was willing to eat cranberries, but nothing else so she had to fend for herself. She grabbed some graham crackers and used them to make little cranberry sandwiches. It wasn't much of a meal and definitely not as filling as our meal. The rest of us ate around 3pm and then were too stuffed to eat for the rest of the day. Given that we were full, I didn't even think about the need to feed Emily. Around 7:30pm, she came to us in the living room and seemed pretty irritated that we had never offered her dinner. Oops.

With Thanksgiving behind us, Emily was pretty antsy to set up for Christmas. I couldn't exactly figure out why, but then I remembered - our elf never appears until after the tree is decorated. I think she had some concern this year that COVID would keep Frisbee away. One of Emily's friends received a note from her elf, saying that it wouldn't be coming this year. I think Emily was concerned that Frisbee would send a similar note. Much to her surprise, she was happy to see Frisbee waiting for her when she woke up this morning. Frisbee did write Emily (and Abbie) a little note, saying that she was glad that we have been so careful about quarantine because it means that Frisbee feels safe visiting us. Yay!