We’re post Christmas and I haven’t had a VFG post in days. I’d blame the busyness of the holidays, but it’s really the fact that I feel so rotten. After days of taking care of sick kids, I was finally struck down myself.
My doctor had mercy and is calling in a prescription for an antibiotic…so hopefully I’ll be feeling good enough to actually enjoy my time off work this next week.
Even though I was a bit under the weather, we had a lovely Christmas. There were some big hit gifts, but the clear winner was the jumbo Nok Hockey set for Future Farmboy. It’s really a family gift, though FFB has figured a way to play by himself. He’s the reigning champion, having a nearly 2-year headstart on us.
Besides the fact that there are no gears, bells, whistles or robot sounds attached, what I like about the game is that it’s a Midwest original. Nok Hockey has been around since 1948, manufactured by the Carrom Co., which has a 100-plus year history in Michigan.
Future Farmboy wanted us to load the game into the van so he could play it with his cousins. But that would have been impossible. The van was already filled to the brim when we left.
I’m glad we didn’t bother with the sleds either. There was plenty of snow in Chicagoland, but as soon as we headed south of Merrillville, there was nothing but ice and mud.
I’m also thankful I have a job that allows me time off for holidays and is flexible when I need it. The Playful Spirit Potter gets no paid holidays (the nursing home never closes). And I just learned that a neighbor down here got docked his Christmas pay because the ice storm that hit a couple days ago caused him to be 30 minutes late to work.
I expect we’ll see more and more of this hard-edged management as the economy worsens and workers will put up with just about anything to keep the paychecks coming.
Virtual Farmgirl 