December 13, 2008

LET THE HOLIDAYS BEGIN!

we've not been around much (physically and mentally) this past month and not at all this past week. bill and i have been out of town where bill has tried a case (with a very good result) -- i've been helping out as much as i can. so we are a bit behind on the merry making and merry-making preparations -- not to mention blogworld. we got home late last night.

our dogs are very much in need of our attention. bella has been acting out like a neglected 5-year-old child. our kitchen redo commences monday morning. my checkbook needs some reconciling. my fridge needs cleaning out. we need to decorate for the holidays. clean the carpet and rugs. unpack web-ordered and received gifts. wrap. cook. plan. shop. and maybe even catch up in blogworld. maybe.

i hope your holidays have been a little less hectic than ours and that you've been able to be present. it's not the way i'd prefer to spend the month leading up to christmas, but you do what you have to do. we'll get there. today we're going to see "a christmas carol" at the ohio theater with matt, mel, and jax. it was something we did when we could afford to when the boys were little. then we'll head out to danny boys -- there's no way i can even THINK about cooking today or tomorrow until we can get to a little bit of maintenance here. to home depot to pick up some remaining materials for my contractor and his crew for monday. he'll be here this morning sometime so we can go over what needs to be done. this morning, bill has to get to the west side market to order our prime rib roast for christmas eve and to the sausage shoppe to order a ham. jax will be over for breakfast. i have to go through the mail and unpack. matt and mel will be here at noon -- the play starts at 1:30.

back to what you were doing. tty sooner or later.

Posted by Stacey at December 13, 2008 08:08 AM
Comments

Ho, ho, ho!

Posted by: Vicki at December 15, 2008 10:35 AM

The play sounds lovely. We had a concert we would go to when there was money and time. I'm not sure it comes around anymore. Perhaps we'll see A Christmas Carol at The Guthrie next year. Haven't done that in several years.

I don't know if I'll get the cards that I purchased into the mail or not. Time is flying for as early as I started preparations this year. *sigh* Such is the life for a mostly unemployed empty nester. :) I hope your holidays are blessed with healthy and happy times with all your boys, Stace. Hugs to you and Bill.

Posted by: Keri at December 15, 2008 11:48 AM