Thanksgiving 26 November 2020: Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas and Happy Haunukkah early
As some during the time of COVID chose as they had for this Thanksgiving, for the first time in years I had gone to Thanksgiving at my ex-mother-in-law's house where I was able to spend a bit of time with my daughter Lidia Louise as well as some of my ex-in-laws. The drive out to the #FortWorth area of #Texas was good, and though I forgot I was not leaving from #SanAntonio Texas and was able to arrive much earlier than planned; the time was not wasted with as I was able to spend a little more time, with my daughter comparatively in my opinion. The car I drove which has a lot of technology in the car had been problematic for me because of my issues with technology and thus at a point, I stopped to pick up something with metal to be able to have on me as I had to sit in the car to in some ways ground the electrical currents from the car similarly to the ways I had to have more metal on me when in Washington state for some similar reasons. While I appreciated the time I was able to have with my daughter due to certain aspects, I did not appreciate other portions of the event. Knowing there were going to be things which would set me off when there, I did as I could to remain calm and keep the peace as best as I could.
The outfits I had sent to her did work out and she said she liked the designs I found for her, which the one outfit I was able to see her in I thought she looked beautiful. The other outfits I think will look just as good on her though admittedly it was interesting to see the jewelry choice her boyfriend sent her had matched the first outfit she chose to wear perfectly in color, to what she wore yesterday as it was almost the exact shade of blue to the dress portion she was wearing which was a lighter blue compared to the color of the headphones she was wearing at the time. The earrings, necklace, and bracelet set almost were identical to the blue in the dress which I had noticed and thought was quite odd as to how close to the coloration of the dress design which my daughter thought was pretty and wore along with. I do not know if I am the only one who noticed such in the way I had, though I also did not bring up such details noticed when I was there. Though admittedly there were several portions similarly in which I just bit my tongue to remain quiet and observe, during the timeframe there to maintain the holiday spirit.
Due to the after effects of my Psalm Sunday 2000 head injury, I learned ways to assist my memory issues. While my tattoos do assist, I learned additional ways to help with such which I have not discussed nor have I put into writing by my choice. As certain situations when I was in Texas before how my son and I wound up in #Washington state which obviously upon returning to Texas as certain situations had occurred, I have learned such techniques I created for myself to assist myself have been quite beneficial to ensure safety regulations. No, I will not discuss nor write about such as since there have been such triggers to which some have stepped over the lines at times; I know such is for my best interests. However I guesstimate the legal team for the school district would have loved to have known what they were when I met with them in 2012, though I will will write of the details of the event with as much detail as possible.
After arriving to see my daughter sitting outside in the front on the swinging chair listening to the headphones to speak with her and see her as I described, we hugged and talked briefly before going inside of the house. As I had already noticed the pictures on the wall not only of the pictures of my dead-ex-husband of course, though noticing the dress blues being among the first pictures seen including the college graduation degree in the hallways leading towards the kitchen area; knowing of the stolen valor throughout the dress blues picture, such was what it was. Since I personally do not believe in stealing valor as appropriate and I know others agree, such choices to not scratch out the stolen portions which the Chief Warrant Officer 3 who had pointed out what was incorrect is not my choice though also he was/is not my relative. Since only visiting, the portions of which not having to see that daily is a good thing in my opinion though may be a subconscious trigger to others in other regards. While I did not expect my pictures to remain on the walls with my son and with my daughter, I saw such throughout and not only in my daughter's room though there was the picture poster from the #Army branch which did have the group picture which the only way to remove me from the picture would be to remove my face from the picture though would destroy the poster.
Nonetheless I gave some suggestions here and there before my daughter went to clean up and then reminded her of the lotion recipe I gave her to help with her skin, as I am the one who had and who has skin conditions which means I am the one who would know how to treat such correctly. Oily skin is not something I deal with as that is not in my genetics, and not anything my son or my daughter have from me. The pimples in the way they grow are not from my genetics either, especially on the face; though I am glad my daughter has more of my hair texture comparatively which means she can style her hair in multiple ways without damaging her hair or the need for serious conditioners in comparison for the texture of. After giving her some pointers she went to clean up as I spoke with my ex-mother-in-law and niece Marissa Marie, before helping here and there cooking in the kitchen after handing over a cake I brought with me to the event. Only helping with the mashed potatoes and seasoning after mixing as well as moving one pan to another area, I did assist with cutting up the pineapples though not much more beyond a few areas which I stirred the pecan/walnut mixture with the vegetables being cooked in the smaller pan on the stove and grabbing the bread pan. In my opinion replacing the paper towels was not that much to do, in comparison to the amount of cooking going on. The ham and the turkey for the dinner smelled good, along with the other side dishes. At a point there had been the time when my daughter took some of the food over to their neighbor's house before returning, which was after my ex-sister-in-law and her new husband with their two daughters and some food had arrived.
My ex-sister-in-law wearing all black color clothing introduced me to her husband who looked as though could be related to E5 Sergeant Baber from Medical Hold Unit in a cousin or extended cousin sort of way, wearing a printed designed t shirt with jeans. Their eldest daughter with lighter brown hair was wearing a black long sleeve shirt and solid color pants whereas their younger daughter was wearing a black short sleeve shirt and a black/white/flower printed pains. Before their arrival I had noticed a picture on the wall of my ex-father-in-law holding a birthday cake of which was interesting as I had made a birthday cake for my son and my daughter for the only time when some of my ex-in-laws had been to my house in San Antonio Texas, as the design was different the colors used for the cake were extremely similar. The additional irony of the year written for the picture time of 1982, is odd because of the year of my birth.
