humm
I'm feeling rather indifferent lately. Nothing has instigated the humdrums in me, well nothing that I can pin point anyway. My guess, after writing this, is that I feel no sense of urgency. My Christmas shopping is done with the exception of mailing a few things. However....I have no Christmassy type decorations hung in my abode, no mistletoe, no wreaths, no strains of Christmas music as I get poked and scratched putting up the tree.....a task, may I add, that Mike has never helped with. I guess I'm missing that good old holiday angst that things aren't going to get done on time. Hmm, who new efficiency would be a detriment! Oh well, this too shall pass and I'll be on to the next challenge in no time.....oh yes, spending two weeks with my sister, on a boat, in the middle of the ocean....ah, hello my friend angst!
Mom has said to me that she thinks that this whole trip will be terrible and basically Trina will ruin it all. Now isn't that a horrible feeling to have. The one thing that Mom's been talking about for 10 years and we're finally going to do and my sister is already taking the fun out of it. I'm now making a point of being extra excited and greatful around mom & dad to hopefully take away some of that feeling of dread from them. In fact, I phoned dad yesterday to tell him I looked at the cabin and thought it looked great - a perfect place to hang our hats for a week. He had to run, but even phoned me back to continue the "you picked a great cabin" conversation. I'm hoping that some of my enthusiasm (none of which is fake by the way) will temper Trina's negativity. Isn't it interesting how the expectation of trouble can actually cause it.....we're all waiting for an explosion from Trina or Mat that I'm sure we're all looking for it and are ready to pounce! I've got to rein that in and take things for face value from her.....she's truly a good person at heart, sometimes it just looses a little something in the delivery and I feel the need to run interference.
We had a really nice weekend - Christmas with the Rollinsons at our place, and my turkey turned out spectacular if I do say so myself. Afterwards I took my first stab at making turkey soup, a successful attempt I believe. We travelled over to some friends' in the South to watch the Grey Cup and cheered for our Stamps' victory.
I have to get into holiday planning mode. If I don't start to figure out what we're taking on vacation, we'll be dressed in whatever we stagger onto the plane in for two weeks! Mom & Dad leave on the 2nd and they've said they'll take down whatever we don't need or can pack before then - do we think I'll get my poop in a group soon enough to take advantage of the "don't have to haul it through the airport" offer? Keep your fingers crossed.
Mom has said to me that she thinks that this whole trip will be terrible and basically Trina will ruin it all. Now isn't that a horrible feeling to have. The one thing that Mom's been talking about for 10 years and we're finally going to do and my sister is already taking the fun out of it. I'm now making a point of being extra excited and greatful around mom & dad to hopefully take away some of that feeling of dread from them. In fact, I phoned dad yesterday to tell him I looked at the cabin and thought it looked great - a perfect place to hang our hats for a week. He had to run, but even phoned me back to continue the "you picked a great cabin" conversation. I'm hoping that some of my enthusiasm (none of which is fake by the way) will temper Trina's negativity. Isn't it interesting how the expectation of trouble can actually cause it.....we're all waiting for an explosion from Trina or Mat that I'm sure we're all looking for it and are ready to pounce! I've got to rein that in and take things for face value from her.....she's truly a good person at heart, sometimes it just looses a little something in the delivery and I feel the need to run interference.
We had a really nice weekend - Christmas with the Rollinsons at our place, and my turkey turned out spectacular if I do say so myself. Afterwards I took my first stab at making turkey soup, a successful attempt I believe. We travelled over to some friends' in the South to watch the Grey Cup and cheered for our Stamps' victory.
I have to get into holiday planning mode. If I don't start to figure out what we're taking on vacation, we'll be dressed in whatever we stagger onto the plane in for two weeks! Mom & Dad leave on the 2nd and they've said they'll take down whatever we don't need or can pack before then - do we think I'll get my poop in a group soon enough to take advantage of the "don't have to haul it through the airport" offer? Keep your fingers crossed.