busy weekend is busy
Happy Solstice! (which just now happened).
Let's see, what's been happening.
Friday night I wrote my Yuletide fic (though it needs editing) and got both uploaded which was a good thing as, I'd waited until Saturday morning, I might not have made the noon deadline.
Because...
I got a call Friday evening that the items I'd ordered were in at a shop downtown, so, because I wanted to finish wrapping Saturday, I'd need to go get them that morning. My doctor's appointment went without incident, EXCEPT there was a lady there whose two kids have the flu and she was pretty sure she was getting it and SHE DIDN'T WEAR A MASK! One of her kids was with her and did have on a mask, but the first thing my doctor (who had a mask around her neck) asked was if I'd gotten my flu shot.
Er, no.
Naturally, the office was out, so I had to go to the nearest grocery to get it. That took about twenty minutes and ten minutes to drive back downtown to get the items. The plan had been to go right after the doctor's appointment, even if I had to sit outside the store for it to open, instead it had been open for thirty minutes on a home game day.
Luckily I got a parking spot just a few doors down AND there was money in the meter as I only had pennies which they don't take and nickels which I'm not sure they take any longer. Then I got my usual post doctor's appointment breakfast at McDonalds, so I didn't get home until nearly 11:00.
Guys were back working on my deck/roof. I thought they were done until Spring, but whatever.
I got the presents all bowed. Dad came over and we watched KU handle Lafayette with no problem. At half time dad went out the back to chat with the handymen, leaving the door open (not a problem, as when dad's here, Elektra, the only cat who'll dash out, hides in the basement) and I was carrying presents from the dining room to the tree and saw a black critter in the dining room. First thought was Elektra, but it was the handyman's dog! lol
I wrote up the script for the service today while watching various basketball games (oh, I don't feel too badly against losing to Kentucky's pro team after they absolutely demolished UCLA.)then watched "Into The Storm" which was enjoyable.
Slept in a bit. The Solstice Service went fine and, afterwards, I managed too wrangle one guy and a fallback guy to read on Christmas Eve.
Then I watched the Chiefs lose, got all the presents under the tree, made peanut butter cookies. I hope to get some writing done, at least edit the one Yuletide fic. I'm making sweet and sour chicken for dinner but right now my stomach's kind of ooky.
Yesterday's happy is that I finally remembered to check the claims and filled claims at In Small Packages and discovered that three of my wishes had been filled and someone claimed one of the other two! Last year I was one of those that had none claimed until near the end when the mods repost the ones with no claims.
Today's happy is that, despite the weight gain, the gold top I wanted to wear for our 'returning of the sun' service still fit.
I was supposed to clean my house today. That didn't happen. KU plays at 6:00 tomorrow night so I guess it'll be cleaning after that as Tuesday night is Christmas Eve dinner at the parents (with a new manicure I don't want to be cleaning with). *sigh* I have so much work to do in the next two and a half days including making up deposits I won't be able to deposit until Friday as bank closes Christmas Eve at noon and I don't get off work until 12:30. I hope I get my bonus on Tuesday as I use it to pay my church pledge and want to do that Christmas Eve. Plus, boss is going to be going to lunch at 11:00 on Wednesday followed by a care meeting with the lady he's lunching with, so he probably won't be in the office for more than ten minutes.
I'm waiting for one box from my brother, though I think everything will be wrapped, and one gift for mom from dad that was backordered that I'll have to wrap, and the catnip bags I order every year haven't arrived yet. Everything else I ordered at the same time has come, so, naturally, the box from a town thirty miles away hasn't yet. *sigh*
They don't get wrapped, of course, and it's not like the cats will care if they come before or after Christmas.
I'm cold.
Let's see, what's been happening.
Friday night I wrote my Yuletide fic (though it needs editing) and got both uploaded which was a good thing as, I'd waited until Saturday morning, I might not have made the noon deadline.
Because...
I got a call Friday evening that the items I'd ordered were in at a shop downtown, so, because I wanted to finish wrapping Saturday, I'd need to go get them that morning. My doctor's appointment went without incident, EXCEPT there was a lady there whose two kids have the flu and she was pretty sure she was getting it and SHE DIDN'T WEAR A MASK! One of her kids was with her and did have on a mask, but the first thing my doctor (who had a mask around her neck) asked was if I'd gotten my flu shot.
Er, no.
Naturally, the office was out, so I had to go to the nearest grocery to get it. That took about twenty minutes and ten minutes to drive back downtown to get the items. The plan had been to go right after the doctor's appointment, even if I had to sit outside the store for it to open, instead it had been open for thirty minutes on a home game day.
Luckily I got a parking spot just a few doors down AND there was money in the meter as I only had pennies which they don't take and nickels which I'm not sure they take any longer. Then I got my usual post doctor's appointment breakfast at McDonalds, so I didn't get home until nearly 11:00.
Guys were back working on my deck/roof. I thought they were done until Spring, but whatever.
I got the presents all bowed. Dad came over and we watched KU handle Lafayette with no problem. At half time dad went out the back to chat with the handymen, leaving the door open (not a problem, as when dad's here, Elektra, the only cat who'll dash out, hides in the basement) and I was carrying presents from the dining room to the tree and saw a black critter in the dining room. First thought was Elektra, but it was the handyman's dog! lol
I wrote up the script for the service today while watching various basketball games (oh, I don't feel too badly against losing to Kentucky's pro team after they absolutely demolished UCLA.)then watched "Into The Storm" which was enjoyable.
Slept in a bit. The Solstice Service went fine and, afterwards, I managed too wrangle one guy and a fallback guy to read on Christmas Eve.
Then I watched the Chiefs lose, got all the presents under the tree, made peanut butter cookies. I hope to get some writing done, at least edit the one Yuletide fic. I'm making sweet and sour chicken for dinner but right now my stomach's kind of ooky.
Yesterday's happy is that I finally remembered to check the claims and filled claims at In Small Packages and discovered that three of my wishes had been filled and someone claimed one of the other two! Last year I was one of those that had none claimed until near the end when the mods repost the ones with no claims.
Today's happy is that, despite the weight gain, the gold top I wanted to wear for our 'returning of the sun' service still fit.
I was supposed to clean my house today. That didn't happen. KU plays at 6:00 tomorrow night so I guess it'll be cleaning after that as Tuesday night is Christmas Eve dinner at the parents (with a new manicure I don't want to be cleaning with). *sigh* I have so much work to do in the next two and a half days including making up deposits I won't be able to deposit until Friday as bank closes Christmas Eve at noon and I don't get off work until 12:30. I hope I get my bonus on Tuesday as I use it to pay my church pledge and want to do that Christmas Eve. Plus, boss is going to be going to lunch at 11:00 on Wednesday followed by a care meeting with the lady he's lunching with, so he probably won't be in the office for more than ten minutes.
I'm waiting for one box from my brother, though I think everything will be wrapped, and one gift for mom from dad that was backordered that I'll have to wrap, and the catnip bags I order every year haven't arrived yet. Everything else I ordered at the same time has come, so, naturally, the box from a town thirty miles away hasn't yet. *sigh*
They don't get wrapped, of course, and it's not like the cats will care if they come before or after Christmas.
I'm cold.