December 17, 2008
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Schedule change and other differences
Good morning all. I hope this finds you all doing every well on this “hump” day.
I don’t have a whole bunch to report. This morning I am rethinking my current schedule. I think maybe, instead of sleeping until I can’t sleep any more, that I should get up when Tancy gets in (closer to my normal schedule). Currently I am very sluggish after I get up and don’t feel like I am accomplishing as much as I would like to be accomplishing. I have to find a way to maintain my normal day when Tancy’s on nights. I am prone to wait for her to get up and then just spend time with her… which is great because I get more time with her that way… but I get nothing done in the day.
So, today I need to clean the kitchen and get the laundry finished (it’s probably about 50% done). I need to just pick up around the house and put things back in their place. I also need to get things together for packing and the trip. I am planning on making a pallet in the car for Tancy to sleep on during the drive up. She will just be coming off of nights and we will leave Friday morning when she gets in from work.
I am excited about the trip. To spend Christmas with Tancy’s whole family will be fun, we have spent the last two years with my family. And then there’s the bonus trip to see Jan-E-Poo and DJ. Two trips for the price of one. Who could really want more?! Then Mom and Dad will be here after we get back from Ohio, they will stay a few days. That will be nice too, like getting to see nearly everyone at Christmas. I wish we were able to see Casie, Chuck & Marlie… but like she said in her blog, we all make our own choices with regard to holiday plans and have to appreciate that others need to make different choices. I miss Maw-Maw. I am hoping to be able to go home sometime after the first of the year. I would really like to have enough time to spend some time with Larisa and Daniele while I am there. A visit to see Uncle Paul would be great too. I don’t usually have enough time to see everyone, but I do the best I can. It will really just depend on when I go and for how long. I may just have to keep it simple, which means I don’t get alot of time with anyone except Mom & Dad and Maw-Maw. Hopefully, while I am there, at the very least, I will have a day with Pops… we’ve both worked hard to make that happen when I am there. I cant speak for him, but I really enjoy it when we have a day just for the two of us. I also like to take a day for Maw-Maw. Since I see her so infrequently, I feel better if I can give her a whole day. Then Mom, we always manage to fit some time in for the two of us… I cherish that time as much as the time with Pops. It’s really great, to be a grown child (hopefully that makes sense to ya’ll) and be able to have quality time with your parents and get to know them more as people (because as a child we only know them as our parents… perfect and untouchable…. at least that is how I felt about my parents). I don’t know if that makes any sense to anyone but me, but I really enjoy getting to know my parents as people.
Anyway, I should probably finish my apple juice and get to work on the things that absolutely have to be done in the next two days. I hope that everyone has a great day today. The weekend is nearly here… and so is Christmas. I think it is a going to be a great holiday season after all. I have been financially stressed about it all, but it really comes down to the human connection, time together with lots of love and laughter… I expect there will be an abundance of those, so it will be a truly wonderful holiday season.
Oh! I wanted to say, Tancy got run off the road on her way home this morning. She’s fine and so is the car. There was a guy passing 4 cars in a line, never saw her. She left the road (all 4 tires on grass) and got back on the road after he passed, she said he never even hit his brakes. I am so thankful she has the reflexes that she does… I don’t know what I might have done. So, if you are out there…. slow your ass down, pay attention to your surroundings and how about leave 10 minutes earlier?! I think we can all remember those three points. With the holidays coming people get a little lazy and pay less attention to what is around them. Lets all be safe this Christmas and New Year holiday.
Love to all!
