WooHoo! Christmas stress is over!!!!
How is everyone out there? Did you all have a great Christmas? We had a wonderful one. Well, my day wasn't wonderful (more like tiring), but the Holiday season was. (I'll explain in a minute.) My children's 3 sets of grandparents made sure they got everything they asked for. So they are flying as high as a kite, right now. Austin got his Power Wheel jeep, flashlight, legos, nerf bazooka (which hurts like a MF when he shoots you with it), "more" hot wheels (he only has a good 500) and a My Video Now. Mikaela got her bike, Cabbage Patch, My Video Now, Lisa Frank stuff, make-up, and Hello Kitty stuff. Both got movies, clothes, shoes, pj's, etc. Anyway, these kids wracked up and they can't complain. That is for sure! I really can't either. Chris and I got our flat Screen computer monitor we wanted, money, Christmas dishes, clothes, and I got some snowmen. So we all did have a wonderful Christmas.
Christmas day itself was tiring. We were up late Christmas Eve putting together the jeep, plus my girlfriend was in the hospital from being sick and I was worried about her, and the kids woke up a little after 6 a.m. for Santa. By lunch time, I was dragging. I had cooked almost all of Christmas dinner, and the phone rings. Kathey keeps me on for a while, so my dressing in the oven got a little bit dry. By the time I got that out, and the rolls in, everyone was here and ready to eat. I was flying around the kitchen like a mad woman on crack. Stupid me grabbed a wet towel to pull the rolls out of the 400 degree oven and by the time I got to the counter top with them, I was throwing the pan forward. My freaking rolls landed in the dish water. (Quit laughing! It isn't funny!!! HEE HEE HEE! Okay, it's funny!) My burning hand didn't think so, though! We finally got to eat and cleaned up a little. I was just getting ready to plop my fat, dragging ass down on the couch when we heard a crash in our Parlor (antique room for those of you that have been here.) To my horror, "MY" Christmas tree with all my glass snowmen (hanging on the front-viewable-side only) came crashing to the floor. See, I collect snowbuddies. I have so many of the ornaments that I put up two trees every year. The kids have their own in the den, with all their mixed up ornaments, multicolors, and fun stuff. I put up my white tree by the stairs, with white and blue lights and all of my snow buddies and other snowmen ornaments. Then I add my silver decorations and blue and silver balls, and finally tensil/garland. Well, needless to say, my weak white tree couldn't hack the weight. With the pile of presents being removed from it and nothing there to help hold the tree up, the legs litterally snapped. And down came my baby craddle and all! It sucked. There was broken glass everywhere. I was so tired from everything and now i had to put up Christmas. I couldn't just stand the tree back up and vacuum, the legs were broke. I litterally had to pack away everything. Then, being that Chris had gone out to the building and brought in my empty Christmas storage crates, I had to go ahead and take down the kids' tree, too, in order to fill up the crates and get them back outside. Otherwise, our guests would have been stepping over them, too. All that took almost 3 hours. Becasue it was dark by this point and the roads were still covered with ice from the ice storm that hit last Wednesday night, I didn't get to go to the hosiptal and check on my girlfriend. (The poor lady got stuck having a small surgery on Christmas!) I was bummed about that. We were all supposed to gather around the tube to watch the Titans game, as a family! Oh, boy! Wasn't that just a wonderful ending. Out team sucks this year!!!!!!!! I fell asleep about 5 minutes into the third quarter. I was soo pooped and they sure weren't making me excited enough to stay awake and watch them. SO..........., that was my wonderful Christmas day. LOL
I really shouldn't complain though. I was blessed this year. We had family around, lots of laughter despite the rough moments, and the kids were just thrilled to death. We could have been the ones on the other side of the county that lost power from the ice breaking trees and knocking down lines, no power to cook or use their heaters and some homes catching on fire from having to use kerosene heaters. This was a bad year form many up here. So I was really blessed and I'm grateful. And not to mention the horror that happened the day after Christmas overseas. It is horrifying to think of so many people being killed from a natural occurance. As of today, the count is up to over 33,000 people dead. So so sad. Anyway, we had a WONDERFUL Christmas. And I thank God.
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So, nxd_fairy,... you got to go see Phantom of the Opera. That is cool. I don't know when I'll get to go see it. Probably won't be until it comes out on video. I don't even have time to read anymore. I have been reading the book Taltos for almost a month. It is good, but I just have so little time for myself. Have you read any good books lately? I don't know what I'm going to do when this book ends. I have been reading the Mayfair stories since May. A page here, a page there. Sucks that it is going to end. And by the way, why the hell can't I have my own Taltos? Before he is born, of course. LOL I want him in the form of the Mayfair's Lasher. LOL Damn what sweet bliss. LMAO
Ah, well! We can't always have ALL of the fun. Can we? LOL I have pratically written a book. Guess i need to close. Maybe I will write more later. Lots of love to you all.
Love,
The freak!