One week Until Christmas Break
Christmas break can't come soon enough! This week was overwhelming with shopping daily for merchandise that ran out in the Santa Shoppe at school, getting grades ready for report cards, and cleaning up a constant mud pile in the house from the dogs. The backyard can't get landscaped soon enough. I was tempted to lock the dogs outside because I felt like I was going to combust if I stepped on another dirt clod. Errr...luckily Josh got smart and rigged a fortress that locked them in the Kitchen. We will see how long this works until the dogs get smart and leap over the fortress. I think I worry too much. Josh and I finally did some Christmas shopping tonight and we ran into one of my old friends from high school at the store. I met his wife and baby and we are all going to hang out soon. I should be fun...I like shopping excursions where you run into people you actually want to see! My sister-in-law has been in the hospital for a week with a blood clot in her lungs. Her husband thought she just pulled a muscle, and luckily we convinced him to bring her in to get an x-ray, just in case it was pnemonia. She has a newly three year old, a twelve month old, and a one month old. Her husband has been able to get a taste of how his wife's job as a mother is. He is a bit exhausted and overwhelmed to say the least. As much as I love my nephews and new niece, I don't think I could do three kids in a row like that! I just might lose my mind. Josh and I bought a new car a few weeks ago, a 2008 Toyota Camry SE. It is an awesome car with a not so awesome payment. I think we were definately spoiled with not having a car payment for so long. Ah well, I guess it was inevitable eventually. I just hate, hate, hate being in debt. I seriously need to relax and just let life be. I am learning how to do that more and more each day. I am such a control freak and have a hard time delegating things, because of course it might not be done the way I want it or the way I personally would have done it. Who cares right...I didn't have to do it and it got done. I know, I know...I need to let it go and let people help out. It's the worst with my parent volunteers when they don't do things the way I have. I need to just be happy that they helped, but most of the time I'm just stressed. I am going to die at a young age from an ulcer or heart attack, I can already tell. Ahhh! This next weekend we're going to California for family Christmas. I am so excited! I love getting away, we get to go shopping, and we are driving our new car there! Also, right after California I'm on break for two weeks. Gosh...life really is good. I've realized that I tend to focus on the negative and not the positive. I like to think that I'm a realist, but I think that's just a nice way of telling someone their pessimistic. I really am working on bettering myself. Next week will be fun. On Monday, I have an ultrasound. I guess my doctor forgot about me and I was supposed to get an ultrasound after my miscarriage. Yeah, I think I needed that about three weeks ago! On Tuesday, my kids are making gingerbread classes. It should be awesome. Wednesday is our class party and secret Santa exchange. Thursday, I am taking a halfday and heading to California, and then Friday I will be relaxing in good old Escondido, California. I like how next week sounds. I hate though that I will get docked pay on Friday because it's a stupid blackout day. What district makes you work all the way up until the last weekend until Christmas? How is that my fault? I swear I didn't get docked last year, but maybe the days were different...who knows. Anyway, that's a nice $100 or so that I won't be seeing. Not to mention I was promised my student council stipend by now and I have yet to see it. I apparently bust my butt for free. I knew that was my destiny! I feel stress already thinking of all that I have to do for Christmas. I have no idea how I am going to bake for Josh's team. Usually we go up to California a week earlier, so I have time to back. We will be getting home Sunday and then I will go on a ride-along Monday at 11am. I guess I will have to bake on Sunday night. Store bought gifts are looking better by the minute. Anyways, Josh is complaining that I'm always on the computer, so I guess I better wrap it up. I hope my ultrasound turns out okay on Monday. I hope my body will start functioning correctly. I hope a lot of things right now!