Happy Halloween!!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy Solstice!

(that's supposed to say happy summer solstice. dang thing didnt look that big when i created it.)

Friday the 13th!!

I'm so NOT looking forward to this weekend. Mom sent me free tickets for a guilt trip. That means that I'm going to her house right after class tomorrow to clean up her yard. She got rheumatoid arthritis and can't really do all the work that REALLY needs to get done. Most of the mess that's out there was created by her asshole Ex.

And of course the kids don't want to go. I'm not even going to bribe them. And to top things off, I don't get good reception out there.

On the plus side, I'll be away from DNA sponsor. And possibly the kiddles.

Memorial Day

I don't think I have any one personally to thank or remember on this day, so this goes out to all the men and women that were/are in the armed services. DNA Sponsor is a Vietnam Vet. 'Nuff said there.

I don't know why, but I have been tearing up and getting all emotional any time they show soldiers on TV. There's a commercial where they are in an airport and all the civilians start applauding the troops. I lost it and was bawling my ass off.

Hoppy Belated Easter!

I hope that everyone stayed safe this weekend, and had a wonderful Easter spent with friends and family! Hopefully no one wound up like this:

I'm trying to play Weekend Ketchup right now...

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year!

Good Times

This week started out with thoughts of how the days were going to be spent between families, the actual holiday, and work. Here is what the week is supposed to look:

Sunday - grocery shopping, last minute Christmas shopping, laundry and house cleaning.
Monday - more last minute shopping, going to M's aunt's house for lunch, and then to my aunt's house for dinner.
Tuesday - make a big breakfast to torture the ungrateful children, unwrap the gifts (some of which will be wrapped while seriously buzzed or drunk), more house cleaning, trying to pry the children from their various gifts (or normal teenage Klingon cloaking behavior), turkey dinner and movies
Wednesday - go to work, organize my various repository areas of crafty items, clean the mess that I made while cleaning.
Thursday - go to MILs house, hope that no one gets into a fight, have dinner and come home
Friday - go to work, organize my various repository areas of crafty items, clean the mess that I made while cleaning.
Saturday - go to work, organize my various repository areas of crafty items, clean the mess that I made while cleaning.

I'm tired from typing all that...

This turned out to be the best Christmas Eve ever. I got to spend the evening with my mother's family. Something that I haven't been able to do since I was too small do anything more than think that I vaguely remember Christmas Eve at my Gramma's. I have pictures of Christmas past at Gramma's, but cannot actually remember being there. More on that later. Gramma, aunts and uncles, cousins, tons of kids - from teenagers to babies; all running around waiting for Santa. Good food, drinks, laughter, and family.

That's what it's all about. So here's to my readers - May you have a joyous holiday filled with love, laughter, and peace. I'm off to enjoy my sugarplum memories.