I cannot physically do half the things I want/need to do, and it is frustrating beyond belief! I finally went to Urgent Care about the pain in my back when it became so bad that I couldn't even roll over in bed without wanting to scream with pain. That doctor was fixated on the idea that it was something wrong with my spine, so after had x-rays ( Read more... )

Took down our Christmas tree today. Well, technically it's still standing in the living room, but all the ornaments and lights are down and put away until next year. It's very sad, I think. I still think it was the prettiest little Christmas tree ever, and I wish I could have gotten a really nice picture of it ( Read more... )

I think I did my grandmothers proud hosting my very first Christmas dinner. I could see my grandma Margaret in myself as I was fixing the ham, setting out the appetizers, and making sure everyone got enough. I think it meant a lot to my family being able to still have Christmas Day dinner in this house, since that's how it's always been. I know ( Read more... )

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Seriously, I'm about ready to throw in the towel and go back to bed, I am so fed up with today. We got about 2 feet of snow yesterday, so there was much shoveling of my own walk and my neighbour's so she could let her dog out. Krys helped a lot with our walk, so really thankful for that, but it was just too much. It took me an hour to get out of ( Read more... )

It wasn't a pony. Sage and Val gave me a Leprechaun for Christmas.

Despite the snow, last night went well. I started feeling the beginnings of a cold as soon as I woke up, wasn't sure I'd be able to do O Holy Night, but two huge mugs of tea with lemon and honey in it managed to hold off the sore throat until it was all over with. It was by far ( Read more... )

Last night I went to choir, practiced the three solos I'm doing between now and Christmas, even stayed late to practice one of them, and then came home and reopened the cuts on my wrists from three weeks ago. Don't ask me why, I don't have an answer. Why am I stating this so frankly here? Don't ask me that, either, because I really don't know. ( Read more... )

Went to see A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie last night. First time I've ever seen it in play form, though I've wanted to go for years. It was a different, shorter adaptation than they've normally done, but I still thought it was very good. We tried a new restaurant right inside the Guthrie for dinner, and it was really good, though I did manage ( Read more... )

One ear cleared, the other aches worse than yesterday. It makes me dizzy, and I hate the feeling. I really want to itch it, but I know that would be a very bad, very painful idea. I hate ear aches. It makes my entire jaw ache and my eye twitch ( Read more... )

Today I need to go spend Christmas money on new boots before I go to work. Christmas Eve saw the breaking of the heel on one pair, and Christmas Day saw the snapping of the zipper on the other pair. Yay, just what I wanted to spend my Christmas money on. Oh well, at least I conveniently have $50 to buy shoes with. It's a necessity, because if I ( Read more... )