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12/1/2008 IT'S DECEMBER...ALREADY?How quickly that week went by! It was so great to have Kelsey home and I can't wait until she comes home again for Christmas break...only 3 more weeks. Her boyfriend drove up Saturday evening and it was wonderful having the house filled with voices other than my own. I'm sure Shadow enjoyed the change too. On Thanksgiving Day, we made the 2-hour trip to Pittsburgh where my brother treated the extended family (21 of us this year) to a wonderful feast at his golf course (Pittsburgh National Golf Club). He just purchased it last year and most of us hadn't seen it so it was a different and fun way to spend this holiday. Friday was a beautifully sunny (though crisp) day, so I spent a good portion of it in the yard raking leaves that had already been covered once in snow! I still have several more areas that need done but I guess I'll just have to take baby steps and do what I can, when I can. That night, Kels and I went to see Bolt and I highly recommend it no matter what your age. I have a renewed love of hamsters but you'll have to see the movie to understand why. One of Kelsey's favorite things to do is decorate the Christmas tree and because she won't be coming home until so close to Christmas, we decided to get the tree on Saturday (a little earlier than usual). We also mutually decided that because this Christmas marks a new beginning in our lives, we would also change things up a bit and put together a theme tree rather than using the tree ornaments we've done in the past. And so we took off early afternoon and after hitting 3 different spots, came home with the fixings for a FABULOUS NEW CHRISTMAS TREE! Once Tom arrived, we hiked up the street to the local tree lot, chose our perfect tree, and had Tom carry it back for us...such a doll! Of course I think he was just thrilled to have an active part in the whole process. I tried to take a picture of it but none seem to capture the absolute beauty of it! I'll keep trying. The kids headed back to school Sunday afternoon and I continued with the decorating. I'm putting a small tabletop tree in the study with a few of my favorite "old" ornaments and I'm changing the screened-in porch tree from a "fishing" theme to an "animal/wildlife" tree...suits me better. Guess I better get started.
11/23/2008 THE SUN IS SHINING......AND it's the real thing! That alone, made it easier to get up this morning. Oh sure, it's still cold and there's still that nasty white stuff out there, but when the sun is shining my whole outlook on life changes...LIFE IS GOOD!
It's been a good week in the scrapbooking area, so if you check out the Scrapbooking album you'll be able to see a few more pages. I pulled out all of the boxes of pictures I've had hidden away and plan to start going through them and finding the special ones I want to scrapbook. The long, cold winter doesn't seem so awful knowing I have a long-term project like this (that I really enjoy) to keep me busy.
Kelsey's coming home from school for the holiday tomorrow and I'm super excited! It's the first time she's been back since August (and since the dynamics of the family have changed) so I'm anxious to make it as special as possible. She's been sick the last few days so I want to get her here so I can play "Doctor Mom" and get her all fixed up. I know she'll be spending some time with her hometown friends and that's ok because I also know she'll hang with her 'ole mom too. I imagine we'll probably do some healthy cooking together, some video exercising (and hopefully she'll teach me how to do the darn DVD thingie), some shopping, and we've been talking about seeing the new movie, BOLT! Yes, it's animated, but it looks SO cute!
Time to get busy...pick up the house, put another blanket on Kels' bed, get a few groceries, etc. So much to do, so little time. :-) 11/21/2008 VACATION DAY...I'm sitting here in my jammies, sipping my morning coffee, watching the snow come down, AND I DON'T EVEN MIND! I'm taking a vacation day for no other reason than I need to use it up before the end of the year and I just feel like it. There's really nothing better than this feeling of knowing everyone else is at work! (teehee - just a little evil streak peeking through). I can tell Shadow is happy to have some unexpected company as he's snuggled up with me on the couch instead of sprawled on the bed.
I have just a few errands to run today, one of which, is to the Title Bureau to change my car title into my name and then to get new plates. This is something I've never had to do in my entire life, so while I'm feeling a bit of anxiety about the whole thing, I'm sure it'll be fine. I bet if I smile pretty those title people will be happy to walk me through the whole process.
Tonight I'm making a pot of chili and the gal-pals are coming over for an evening of scrapbooking. We've decided to try to do it at least once a month and take turns hosting. Hopefully, by springtime, we will have made a significant dent in all of these pictures we've been hoarding in shoeboxes. It seems like for every page I finish, I think of 3 more I want to do, but what the heck...what else would I be doing on these cold, snowy days?
Alas, time to get moving.
11/15/2008 QUIET WEEKEND...Today's sunshine is in liquid form! Yep, it's gonna be a soggy one according to the weather channel and from the looks of things. Guess I wouldn't mind so much, except that I still have zillions of leaves that still need raked up! It's dark by the time I get home during the week so the weekends are the only time I can do it and this darn liquid sunshine isn't helping. And here's another kicker...they're calling for frozen sunshine tomorrow! Yucko! I'm really not ready for winter!
Later this afternoon, I'm going to a Tastefully Simple party. I've never been to one, but during last weekend's craftshow hopping I saw a couple of displays so I'm excited. I'm hoping to pick up some tasty soup mixes maybe. And of course, I get to spend some quality time with my gal pals...which brings me to something else. Now, don't get me wrong, I love all this female bonding of late, but the truth is, I think I could use a little contact with that other species. What are they? Oh yeah, MALE! Maybe just a little light conversation; a little laughter; a little flirting perhaps?
 I MUST put it on my calender sometime soon! Any ideas that don't necessarily require me to park myself on a barstool for nights on end? With that nasty coldfront that's coming through, I'm thinking tomorrow will be a good day to get out the scrapbooking stuff. I'm working on a really old page...Kelsey's cheerleading days when she was about 10! So cute! Of course I'll add it to my Scrapbook Photo Album when I get it put together.
Stay dry and warm!
11/11/2008 A MOMENT OF WEAKNESS...NO WAIT...STRENGTH!I had a moment of weakness this morning while driving to work and yes darn it, I got a little misty. As the eldest of 4, it was always my job to set a good example. As adults, this job was of course more self-imposed but old habits die hard you know? My way of setting a good example was to be the best I could be. Failure was not an option! If I was going to do something, I would do it with all my heart and I would succeed...and everyone would be proud of me. So anyway, this morning out of the blue, it hit me that I had failed at something and that I felt I had let a lot of people down; my parents, my siblings, my children, my friends...and all of those people who were amazed that I had been married for over 26 years.
AND THEN, in an instant, a completely different feeling washed over me. My higher self said, "What are you talking about woman?" "You didn't fail and you can't possibly be held responsible for the actions or decisions of other people!" And then I felt strong again...and proud of myself. :-)
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