Have a wonderful New Year's Eve!!
Be safe. Don't drink and drive!
I hope you make 2020 your b*tch and all of the good things happen for you!
Behave!
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Saturday, December 28, 2019
It's Almost Over...
The Holidays, I mean...
We just have New Year's to get through... Oy... I have no idea what we're doing about that yet... We have several invitations, but we may just end up on Main Street in our little town for a few minutes. Don't know yet.
We had a pretty darned nice Christmas! Christmas Eve was good! Good soup. Good company. Great niece holding! Grandsons! Siblings! Friends! (lots of !!!!!) We did our first White Elephant gift exchange and I think it went pretty well! We'll definitely do it again next year.
Folks went home. We cleaned up. Re-set for Christmas Day!
I was the last one up in the morning, which is surprising! Usually I am the one that is making coffee, turning on the lights, and taking the dog out. That Man had coffee ready and K4 was already through her cup by the time I came down! She was happy with her presents. We broke up the chaos a few times like we always do, but this year, we waited on breakfast until K3 and A got here.
Got breakfast done. Mimosas. Presents. Made the stuffed shells for the birthday dinner. Travelled to see K1 and J and the boys. Split up from there. K3 and A went to see A's gma. We stopped at That Man's second job for keys. I stayed in the car and I shouldn't have. The boss wife came out to see me, but she just had neck surgery. I felt bad for being a slump and staying in the car. They gave me a glass of wine and we journeyed home.
A quick nap. And shells. And Birthday stuff. K3 and A came back for the naps and stuff.
It was a good day. We were in bed way late, but it was okay.
Off Thursday and Friday! Beautiful! A little sleeping in on Thursday. We went to the mega hardware store for supplies to get K4 back into the attic. A little change in walls, etc, and she's got her little apartment up there. She's ecstatic and we just have a little more work to do before we can move her stuff up there.
Of course, she has no bathroom or kitchen, but the space will still be amazing! The renovations we did last summer ( summer before last?) are still amazing. The floors are beautiful.
Today, I actually changed out of my jammies and took a shower! Ha! (I did put real pants on to go to the mega hardware store!) I went to the grocery store and caught up on the fiasco that is my national writing chapter at the moment. I am not sure if I am cancelling my membership at this point or not... It's all a bunch of bullcrap...
And that's all I have... Tomorrow is Sunday... Our last day off. We work all day Monday and a partial day Tuesday. Off Wednesday and then back to work on Thursday. Though I will say it's exciting to start the year off with all of my vacation time in place! Whoot!
That is all... I'm off to edit now...
Behave!
We just have New Year's to get through... Oy... I have no idea what we're doing about that yet... We have several invitations, but we may just end up on Main Street in our little town for a few minutes. Don't know yet.
We had a pretty darned nice Christmas! Christmas Eve was good! Good soup. Good company. Great niece holding! Grandsons! Siblings! Friends! (lots of !!!!!) We did our first White Elephant gift exchange and I think it went pretty well! We'll definitely do it again next year.
Folks went home. We cleaned up. Re-set for Christmas Day!
I was the last one up in the morning, which is surprising! Usually I am the one that is making coffee, turning on the lights, and taking the dog out. That Man had coffee ready and K4 was already through her cup by the time I came down! She was happy with her presents. We broke up the chaos a few times like we always do, but this year, we waited on breakfast until K3 and A got here.
Got breakfast done. Mimosas. Presents. Made the stuffed shells for the birthday dinner. Travelled to see K1 and J and the boys. Split up from there. K3 and A went to see A's gma. We stopped at That Man's second job for keys. I stayed in the car and I shouldn't have. The boss wife came out to see me, but she just had neck surgery. I felt bad for being a slump and staying in the car. They gave me a glass of wine and we journeyed home.
A quick nap. And shells. And Birthday stuff. K3 and A came back for the naps and stuff.
It was a good day. We were in bed way late, but it was okay.
Off Thursday and Friday! Beautiful! A little sleeping in on Thursday. We went to the mega hardware store for supplies to get K4 back into the attic. A little change in walls, etc, and she's got her little apartment up there. She's ecstatic and we just have a little more work to do before we can move her stuff up there.
Of course, she has no bathroom or kitchen, but the space will still be amazing! The renovations we did last summer ( summer before last?) are still amazing. The floors are beautiful.
Today, I actually changed out of my jammies and took a shower! Ha! (I did put real pants on to go to the mega hardware store!) I went to the grocery store and caught up on the fiasco that is my national writing chapter at the moment. I am not sure if I am cancelling my membership at this point or not... It's all a bunch of bullcrap...
And that's all I have... Tomorrow is Sunday... Our last day off. We work all day Monday and a partial day Tuesday. Off Wednesday and then back to work on Thursday. Though I will say it's exciting to start the year off with all of my vacation time in place! Whoot!
That is all... I'm off to edit now...
Behave!
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Friday, December 20, 2019
Feel Good Friday - The 5 Days Until Christmas Version
Crazy Countdown!
Here's the list:
1. Work week done! Whoot! Only a day and a half to work before a very long weekend!
2. Leaving early today to have a nice dinner with That Man! We worked through lunch so we could leave an hour early. It's our 33rd Anniversary today! We went to a steakhouse we had a gift card for. The service was pretty awful, but the food was good. We're still stuffed and we ate dinner like 3 hours ago! Ha! I can't believe it's been 33 years. And we still like each other - a lot! Ha!
3. Stopping to get a few last minute things. We're not "quite" finished, but my confidence is high. Gift-wise, we're just waiting for the delivery guy. We have a massive grocery store run to take care of in the morning.
4. Getting two of the grands for our annual shopping trip tomorrow. We started this tradition with K5, and now it's grown to include Mr. B. I'm sure it will grow further as we go. We'll pick them up and head to the store so they can shop for each other and their parents. Then, back here for wrapping, crafts, dinner, and their gift exchange. We're doing a sleepover this year, which is usually interesting, and then we'll have "Christmas Breakfast" Sunday morning. We're looking forward to it, even though we have a million things to do before time to pick them up.
5. Dinner out with the writing gang this week. That was fun. It was a small crowd, which just means more personal and deeper conversations.
6. A Christmas Celebration with friends the next night. That was really good, too. Lots of food, laughter, and silliness. It crazy snowed though and they live on a hill on top of another hill in the middle of nowhere.
7. Getting most of the wrapping done last night. We ran out of paper, so I'm glad we made the effort to get done early. Got some paper tonight, so we'll get the last few things done here in a bit. Then I need to clean the office so we can wrap with the kids tomorrow.
8. My lists! I don't think I could survive without them! I have a very hug shopping list, and a list of things to do that shrinks and grows at the same time.
9. Sleeping in a little tomorrow. Just a little, but it will be good.
10. The kitties still leaving the tree alone. Except for the tree skirt. It has turned into a superhero cape, and slidey toy, and the object of fights. I put it back and they just take it away again. To be clear, we're not putting any presents under the tree until Christmas Eve - just in case. For one, the dog will open them. She absolutely loves to open presents, so there's that. We've come home to wrapping paper and open stuff a few times over the years, and I'm not going there again. I also don't trust that the kittens won't do the same, plus they are all over the boxes in my office. Twice last night I had to do repair work on wrapping because they walked over or attacked something. Ha!
And that's all I have to say...
The wrapping, writing, and my lists are calling to me!
Behave!
Here's the list:
1. Work week done! Whoot! Only a day and a half to work before a very long weekend!
2. Leaving early today to have a nice dinner with That Man! We worked through lunch so we could leave an hour early. It's our 33rd Anniversary today! We went to a steakhouse we had a gift card for. The service was pretty awful, but the food was good. We're still stuffed and we ate dinner like 3 hours ago! Ha! I can't believe it's been 33 years. And we still like each other - a lot! Ha!
3. Stopping to get a few last minute things. We're not "quite" finished, but my confidence is high. Gift-wise, we're just waiting for the delivery guy. We have a massive grocery store run to take care of in the morning.
4. Getting two of the grands for our annual shopping trip tomorrow. We started this tradition with K5, and now it's grown to include Mr. B. I'm sure it will grow further as we go. We'll pick them up and head to the store so they can shop for each other and their parents. Then, back here for wrapping, crafts, dinner, and their gift exchange. We're doing a sleepover this year, which is usually interesting, and then we'll have "Christmas Breakfast" Sunday morning. We're looking forward to it, even though we have a million things to do before time to pick them up.
5. Dinner out with the writing gang this week. That was fun. It was a small crowd, which just means more personal and deeper conversations.
6. A Christmas Celebration with friends the next night. That was really good, too. Lots of food, laughter, and silliness. It crazy snowed though and they live on a hill on top of another hill in the middle of nowhere.
7. Getting most of the wrapping done last night. We ran out of paper, so I'm glad we made the effort to get done early. Got some paper tonight, so we'll get the last few things done here in a bit. Then I need to clean the office so we can wrap with the kids tomorrow.
8. My lists! I don't think I could survive without them! I have a very hug shopping list, and a list of things to do that shrinks and grows at the same time.
9. Sleeping in a little tomorrow. Just a little, but it will be good.
10. The kitties still leaving the tree alone. Except for the tree skirt. It has turned into a superhero cape, and slidey toy, and the object of fights. I put it back and they just take it away again. To be clear, we're not putting any presents under the tree until Christmas Eve - just in case. For one, the dog will open them. She absolutely loves to open presents, so there's that. We've come home to wrapping paper and open stuff a few times over the years, and I'm not going there again. I also don't trust that the kittens won't do the same, plus they are all over the boxes in my office. Twice last night I had to do repair work on wrapping because they walked over or attacked something. Ha!
And that's all I have to say...
The wrapping, writing, and my lists are calling to me!
Behave!
Monday, December 16, 2019
Seven Days...
It's the final countdown.... (cue Sponge Bob... lol)
We're almost there. Did the inventory and are pretty good except for a few final things. We couldn't go crazy this year, we've got some big expenses coming up - like a major tree trimming and the cost is so outrageous I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around it. But it must be done. Whatever. It's not about the presents at all, and it would do me good to remember that!
Here's our tree!
It's not as fat or tall as I normally go for, but it's beautiful and it smells amazing!
So far, the kittens have left it pretty much alone. The tree skirt is all bunched around the back, but that's normal. We had that when it was just Spenser. *Knock on wood* Not one cat has gotten into the tree at this point. We shall see though. It's early...
This time next week, I should be making K4's birthday cake and working on her stuff shells for dinner. We're having an Italian feast this year for her 20th birthday! And the ultimate goal is not work a lot on Christmas! I will do as much as possible before so I don't have much to do on the day.
The really nice thing is That Man and I are off the days after Christmas. Which is awesome! Sleeping in! Whoot! We'll need it after this week and next!
But first we need to get through this work week...It's an easy week for the most part.
That is all.
Behave!
We're almost there. Did the inventory and are pretty good except for a few final things. We couldn't go crazy this year, we've got some big expenses coming up - like a major tree trimming and the cost is so outrageous I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around it. But it must be done. Whatever. It's not about the presents at all, and it would do me good to remember that!
It's not as fat or tall as I normally go for, but it's beautiful and it smells amazing!
So far, the kittens have left it pretty much alone. The tree skirt is all bunched around the back, but that's normal. We had that when it was just Spenser. *Knock on wood* Not one cat has gotten into the tree at this point. We shall see though. It's early...
This time next week, I should be making K4's birthday cake and working on her stuff shells for dinner. We're having an Italian feast this year for her 20th birthday! And the ultimate goal is not work a lot on Christmas! I will do as much as possible before so I don't have much to do on the day.
The really nice thing is That Man and I are off the days after Christmas. Which is awesome! Sleeping in! Whoot! We'll need it after this week and next!
But first we need to get through this work week...It's an easy week for the most part.
That is all.
Behave!
Friday, December 13, 2019
Feel Good Friday!
Here's the list:
1. Seeing our grandbabies on Sunday! They are so stinking cute and they loved the ball pit/fortress we got them. We're not sure mom and dad loved it, but... Ha! Grandparent prerogative! We had dinner and cupcakes for Baby A's birthday, lots of good conversation, and lots of sticky kisses, hugs, demands on where pappy and nanna have to sit, and instructions for head bands.
2. Getting the Christmas shopping almost done. Though... we did think we got Mr. B something super cool and when it came... it was super small and stupid, so... yeah, not there yet. I would say we're about 90% done.
3. Today's work Christmas Party. It was good. We ate well (the food was amazing), and talked to people. We got to leave when it was over (about 2.5 hours before the end of the normal work day), which was cool.
4. Talking to my kid for over an hour tonight! He is so funny and awesome! We talked about future plans, current plans, and the fog outside right now. It was a fantastic conversation.
5. Our tree is up, but not decorated. It's currently drying while it drops. Next, we will tie it to the wall to prevent the kitty babies from destroying it. Tomorrow is decorating. I hope! We will see what it looks like in the morning. Ha!
6. My cover for Into the Fire being in the top ten in the cover contest! Less than 24 hours left in the voting until the next round! It's been fun!
7. Shopping on our way home tonight. We hit the mega store for the stuff we ordered for pick up and got some other stuff, too. That pick up thing is the way to go though! In and out in less than five minutes! Whooo! Then the grocery store with the rest of the crazy people.
8. Sleeping in tomorrow! Whoo!
9. Writing well this week! It's going pretty good! I'm editing what I have so far and I'm almost done! We just came off of our 50/50 challenge, which is pretty much writing every day, even if it's crap. So I'm cleaning up the crappy bits so I can proceed.
10. Weekend plans! Not sure exactly what they are yet. The plans have changed at least five times since this morning, but whatever we do, it will be good!
That is all!
Behave!
1. Seeing our grandbabies on Sunday! They are so stinking cute and they loved the ball pit/fortress we got them. We're not sure mom and dad loved it, but... Ha! Grandparent prerogative! We had dinner and cupcakes for Baby A's birthday, lots of good conversation, and lots of sticky kisses, hugs, demands on where pappy and nanna have to sit, and instructions for head bands.
2. Getting the Christmas shopping almost done. Though... we did think we got Mr. B something super cool and when it came... it was super small and stupid, so... yeah, not there yet. I would say we're about 90% done.
3. Today's work Christmas Party. It was good. We ate well (the food was amazing), and talked to people. We got to leave when it was over (about 2.5 hours before the end of the normal work day), which was cool.
4. Talking to my kid for over an hour tonight! He is so funny and awesome! We talked about future plans, current plans, and the fog outside right now. It was a fantastic conversation.
5. Our tree is up, but not decorated. It's currently drying while it drops. Next, we will tie it to the wall to prevent the kitty babies from destroying it. Tomorrow is decorating. I hope! We will see what it looks like in the morning. Ha!
6. My cover for Into the Fire being in the top ten in the cover contest! Less than 24 hours left in the voting until the next round! It's been fun!
7. Shopping on our way home tonight. We hit the mega store for the stuff we ordered for pick up and got some other stuff, too. That pick up thing is the way to go though! In and out in less than five minutes! Whooo! Then the grocery store with the rest of the crazy people.
8. Sleeping in tomorrow! Whoo!
9. Writing well this week! It's going pretty good! I'm editing what I have so far and I'm almost done! We just came off of our 50/50 challenge, which is pretty much writing every day, even if it's crap. So I'm cleaning up the crappy bits so I can proceed.
10. Weekend plans! Not sure exactly what they are yet. The plans have changed at least five times since this morning, but whatever we do, it will be good!
That is all!
Behave!
Sunday, December 08, 2019
Christmas Party Saturday...
I know it's late! We've been home for a little while, but have to wait for the furnace to catch up, so we're watching a Christmas movie and chilling. Well, actually, That Man is snoozing on the couch... I would be too, but I started sneezing like a maniac a few minutes ago and now my sinuses feel like they're going to blow apart.
Anyway...
It was Christmas all day here (even though my Fall decorations are still on the porch).
Up early to decorate the white chocolate raspberry cheesecake I made for the party. Homemade whipped cream and fresh raspberries. The cake actually made it to the party in one piece, though I dinged it on the door on my way inside. I ended up making strawberry sauce for it since I failed on buying raspberry jam, but it was fine.
I had to be there early for a board meeting. It was my last board meeting since I am not on the board in 2020. It was productive and good.
Then the party - lots of good food and conversations. I requested and received good kitten advice, talked podcasts, cheesecake, book covers, and random stuff. It was really good to connect with my chapter mates!
Got home and took a tiny rest. That Man got home and we wrapped our white elephant gifts and hit the road to the next party. It was a good time. Lots of good food, laughter, and conversation. We connected with one of the office ladies and her husband and talked about a ton of stuff. It was a good time. The white elephant was a blast. I came home with a bottle of champagne and That Man came home with two awesome candles. Our gifts were a hit, too.
Tomorrow is the usual chores, but then we are going to K2's for dinner. I have to make mac and cheese.
And that is all...
Behave!
Anyway...
It was Christmas all day here (even though my Fall decorations are still on the porch).
Up early to decorate the white chocolate raspberry cheesecake I made for the party. Homemade whipped cream and fresh raspberries. The cake actually made it to the party in one piece, though I dinged it on the door on my way inside. I ended up making strawberry sauce for it since I failed on buying raspberry jam, but it was fine.
I had to be there early for a board meeting. It was my last board meeting since I am not on the board in 2020. It was productive and good.
Then the party - lots of good food and conversations. I requested and received good kitten advice, talked podcasts, cheesecake, book covers, and random stuff. It was really good to connect with my chapter mates!
Got home and took a tiny rest. That Man got home and we wrapped our white elephant gifts and hit the road to the next party. It was a good time. Lots of good food, laughter, and conversation. We connected with one of the office ladies and her husband and talked about a ton of stuff. It was a good time. The white elephant was a blast. I came home with a bottle of champagne and That Man came home with two awesome candles. Our gifts were a hit, too.
Tomorrow is the usual chores, but then we are going to K2's for dinner. I have to make mac and cheese.
And that is all...
Behave!
Friday, December 06, 2019
Feel Good Friday!
Thank you Friday!
Though I have to say... my weeks are far less dependant on Friday! It's been a struggle to accept the no stress. In fact, it's been such a struggle that I have been making that stress for myself. It wasn't until last night when I talked to a friend that I realized that... Today was different with that knowledge and I had a good talk with a coworker. It's really good and while I miss my old peeps, I am still confident that my decision was the best.
And my brain is healing... It is... I have ideas and thoughts and critical thinking!
So on to the Feel Good...
1. Figuring out the Christmas stuff with That Man... We have a weak plan at this point, but at least we're getting somewhere.
2. Dinner out tonight. Well... kind of. I wasn't too hungry, so I ordered an appetizer for dinner, but it was brought out right away when it was supposed to have been brought out with That Man's food. Whatever. It was fine. We still had some quiet time and conversation.
3. Weekend plans. That Man has to work a half day. I have a morning Christmas Party. Then we have his part-time job Christmas party - which is always fun. We bought a hysterical gift for it. They do an amazing White Elephant thing and I can't wait to see what happens!
4. Sunday is up in the air, but laundry will be done. And hopefully some decorations will be put out.
5. Writing has been done this week!
6. Good conversations with K4. Her "girls" are recovering and now shedding, which is a good thing. I do have a container of worms in my fridge, which is whatever... I don't necessarily like it, but I don't care either. They are so freaking cute!
And that's all I have...
Behave!
Though I have to say... my weeks are far less dependant on Friday! It's been a struggle to accept the no stress. In fact, it's been such a struggle that I have been making that stress for myself. It wasn't until last night when I talked to a friend that I realized that... Today was different with that knowledge and I had a good talk with a coworker. It's really good and while I miss my old peeps, I am still confident that my decision was the best.
And my brain is healing... It is... I have ideas and thoughts and critical thinking!
So on to the Feel Good...
1. Figuring out the Christmas stuff with That Man... We have a weak plan at this point, but at least we're getting somewhere.
2. Dinner out tonight. Well... kind of. I wasn't too hungry, so I ordered an appetizer for dinner, but it was brought out right away when it was supposed to have been brought out with That Man's food. Whatever. It was fine. We still had some quiet time and conversation.
3. Weekend plans. That Man has to work a half day. I have a morning Christmas Party. Then we have his part-time job Christmas party - which is always fun. We bought a hysterical gift for it. They do an amazing White Elephant thing and I can't wait to see what happens!
4. Sunday is up in the air, but laundry will be done. And hopefully some decorations will be put out.
5. Writing has been done this week!
6. Good conversations with K4. Her "girls" are recovering and now shedding, which is a good thing. I do have a container of worms in my fridge, which is whatever... I don't necessarily like it, but I don't care either. They are so freaking cute!
And that's all I have...
Behave!
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
Tuckered Out Tuesday...
I literally just sat down about 10 minutes ago... Well, I mean I sat down a lot today - I work in an office, and have to sit to travel back and forth to work, and...Ha!, but 10 minutes ago was when I finally was able to think about actually sitting on my couch and putting my feet up.
Did a lot of running around at the office today though. Annual calendar shipment and distribution and by the time I was done, I was sweating! Up and down the stairs at least six times, into and around the warehouse several times - and our warehouse is ginormous. Anyway - for my first big order, I only messed up one calendar and I hope he's going to be okay with what I accidentally ordered for him. If not, well, that's okay.
We left work and picked up K5. Took her to dinner and had a blast! She gave us her Christmas list, we drew pictures, practiced cursive, and goofed off. Had mini mozzarella sticks as an appetizer (those were amazing), a good dinner, and ice cream for dessert. I'm sure they were ready to kick us out of the restaurant for being loud, obnoxious, and staying so long. We tipped well though. Drove around and looked at Christmas lights while we waited for her mom to get home and then hit the road for home.
Then... The regular Tuesday night chores... Trash and recycling out. Cat litter boxes. Ugh... Ran around and got that done. Helped K4 with some stuff since she fell down the steps and hurt her tailbone pretty bad. She picked up her geckos from the person who had them and got them settled in. They are so cute - Ruby and Sugar - Sugar is tiny and is missing her tail. Ruby is a little bigger. They are set up in their heated cage.
Grabbed the packages off of the front porch. Half of the grandkids are taken care of for Christmas and both December grandbaby birthdays - though one of the gifts is a heck of a lot smaller than we expected, but it should be fine. Three more grandbabies to go!
And now we're now...
I am four votes away from second place in this cover contest!! https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/6284/
A little over three days to vote left and then the first 100 covers go to the next round. It's exciting and I am so freaking touched by how many people have shared and voted! It's been amazing!
And if you're so inclined, I sincerely appreciate your vote!
And that is all. I am decompressed enough to actually write something now...
Behave!
Did a lot of running around at the office today though. Annual calendar shipment and distribution and by the time I was done, I was sweating! Up and down the stairs at least six times, into and around the warehouse several times - and our warehouse is ginormous. Anyway - for my first big order, I only messed up one calendar and I hope he's going to be okay with what I accidentally ordered for him. If not, well, that's okay.
We left work and picked up K5. Took her to dinner and had a blast! She gave us her Christmas list, we drew pictures, practiced cursive, and goofed off. Had mini mozzarella sticks as an appetizer (those were amazing), a good dinner, and ice cream for dessert. I'm sure they were ready to kick us out of the restaurant for being loud, obnoxious, and staying so long. We tipped well though. Drove around and looked at Christmas lights while we waited for her mom to get home and then hit the road for home.
Then... The regular Tuesday night chores... Trash and recycling out. Cat litter boxes. Ugh... Ran around and got that done. Helped K4 with some stuff since she fell down the steps and hurt her tailbone pretty bad. She picked up her geckos from the person who had them and got them settled in. They are so cute - Ruby and Sugar - Sugar is tiny and is missing her tail. Ruby is a little bigger. They are set up in their heated cage.
Grabbed the packages off of the front porch. Half of the grandkids are taken care of for Christmas and both December grandbaby birthdays - though one of the gifts is a heck of a lot smaller than we expected, but it should be fine. Three more grandbabies to go!
And now we're now...
I am four votes away from second place in this cover contest!! https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/6284/
A little over three days to vote left and then the first 100 covers go to the next round. It's exciting and I am so freaking touched by how many people have shared and voted! It's been amazing!
And if you're so inclined, I sincerely appreciate your vote!
And that is all. I am decompressed enough to actually write something now...
Behave!
Sunday, December 01, 2019
Feel Good Thanksgiving & Feel Good Friday...On Sunday...
We had a really great day on Thanksgiving!
It was awesome to hang out with my siblings, my nieces (and family), my great niece (who is beyond adorable!) and the extended family members! We had awesome food, great conversation, and a pretty much no-stress day. We even had a fire outside, which is my ultimate for awesomeness.
We got home and finished the laundry. In bed early.
Work Friday, which was kind of lame. There was no one there. The day went kind of fast, but mostly slow. We missed a trail ride with my brother, which would have been awesome. The old Jeep doesn't get out much right now. That's fine, because it's supposed to be a "recreational" vehicle, but it would have been nice to do some "recreation". We got home to a houseful of people working on K1's second car. Didn't expect that. Made "leftover meat pie" for dinner. It was a hit. Got some grandsons time.
To bed early. Up early Saturday. Hit the grocery store, and then had the grandsons all day so K1 and J could go car shopping. Their current car has left them sit several times over the last two weeks and it's not safe for the babies. They did find a car, but can't pick it up until Monday.
We had a great day with the grandbabies. Big Mr. B is so funny. We did crafts (he came up with an amazing idea for a Christmas craft for his house), made cookies, and talked about the book we are writing together. Little Mr. B is hysterical. He is so busy and snuggly! We made them dinner because we knew how stressed out they were coming back from the day of car shopping, financial wrangling, and the whole nine yards. We made Butter Chicken and it was amazing. Little Mr. B learned how to play the piano and was hysterical! He would play and we would clap and he would clap on himself and just laugh! Thankfully we got video!
Then some writing! Making good progress!
Today. Slept in. Got up and headed up to "work daughters" house to help with her water. That didn't go well, but it did get kind of worked out. Came home and took a nap. That Man had started our crock pot dinner when he got up, so that was perfect. We woke up from our nap and had dinner. It turned out really good.
Did some laundry. The kitten pissed on our shirts... Grrr.. The vet will be called tomorrow. Something is wrong with him. I don't want to have to re-home him, but I cannot abide by things getting peed on. He's a very nervous kitty, so maybe there is something we can do to help him.
I also found out that my cover for Into the Fire is in a cover of the month contest.
https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month
So cool! I am excited! The cover artist did such an amazing job!
Twenty-four days until Christmas. We'll be okay. We're figuring the whole thing out currently. Three of the grandkids are done. Three more to go. But we have two birthday grandkids in there.
That is all...
Behave!
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