But dear blog readers..........I am swamped.
I am currently sitting in a pile of my own worn t shirts, feverishly bedazzling the initials of those whom I haven't bought gifts for, on them.
O.K. Not really.
But that's funny, isn't it? I crack me up.
Anyway, go and read what my sister wrote. It is so funny. And don't forget to read mine and Em's two cents in the comments section.
Cheers!
Melissa
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
So.....Deck them Halls an all that jazz....
It's December 11th. Right? Or is it the 12th? Ah- no matter. I'll know when I hit "post".Christmas is coming.
And yet, I'm pretty much just sitting around, scratching.
At least that's what it feels like. Race is gone and the proverbial rug pulling that ensued has left me flat on my arse and feeling alot like the cat to your left.
I guess I'm getting some stuff done, but it just doesn't FEEL like Christmas yet. Race is just missed TOO much right now.
Christmas tree- check
Christmas cards-well...they are being created....so.....half-check
candles in windows-check
wreaths on windows/doors-check, check
Christmas lights on the house- damn-gotta do that
Christmas shopping- um...about half way. Let's just say that the UPS guy's gonna be seeing alot of us this week.
But no gingerbread house, no baking, no hot cocoa.....
I'm just having a hard time feeling "merry" with Race leaving so close to the holidays.It's hard to get my heart to focus. gah. (shaking it off)
But the sun is out today, so maybe we'll get out there and put up those lights!
Cheers!
Melissa
Friday, December 05, 2008
weird week
Yes. It has been a strange week.
Our heat pump tried to give up the ghost on December 1st.
DECEMBER 1ST , PEOPLE!!
We refused to let it die, and kept it on life support. One morning we woke up and it was 49 degrees INSIDE the house.
Since Christmas is upon us, we really chaffed at the $5000 + price tag for a new heat pump.
I began to invision the wailing children on Christmas morning as they woke to the realization that santa had come, but only left them a new heat pump. No cheerful Tiny Tim's here, I'm afraid.
So, with only the Christian charity of others left to depend upon, we called a dear friend to come out and have a look and tell us if we were just being taken for a ride here, or if, indeed this whole thing needed replacing.
Long Story-short: Our dear friend,(to whom I will forever after refer to as "Super-Engineer-Man", got us warm again for a part that cost less than $50. !!
Well....MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
DO you have any idea what a luxury it is to have heat, after you've been without it?
I feel like Paris Hilton.
In other weirdness this week, my oven door exploded, showering small glass shards in an amazing display all over the kitchen.
No, we don't know why.
I wasn't cooking in it. No one had touched it. Granted, the thing is 14 yrs old. But does that warrant a fireworks display of glass??? I think not. I contacted G.E. but they're not liable. But they WILL send out a replacement glass for $123 that they assure me I can replace myself.
Oh- and we think that our dog tried to die.
Yep. All this week.
But, having inherited healing powers from my mom, (which I use MUCH more selectivly), I was able to nurse the old guy back.
He is remarkably better today!
So. While I am glad that the weird week is over, I am also aware that this puts us so much closer to Race leaving again.
Tomorrow, all the guys are going caving with the scouts.
And after the week that we've had, I'm looking forward to some girl time with Savannah. Shopping therapy. That's what I need.
It's my curse.
I'll go trying to find gifts for everyone, and will only find the most AMAZING items.....................for ME! For ME!
It's a viscious circle. It's my cross to bear......and I accept it. (sigh)
Oh- and don't tell Savannah- I am taking her to see Twilight.
ahhhhhhh.........the obsessive teen love movie. (With the vampire twist??)
Cheers!
Melissa
Our heat pump tried to give up the ghost on December 1st.
DECEMBER 1ST , PEOPLE!!
We refused to let it die, and kept it on life support. One morning we woke up and it was 49 degrees INSIDE the house.
Since Christmas is upon us, we really chaffed at the $5000 + price tag for a new heat pump.
I began to invision the wailing children on Christmas morning as they woke to the realization that santa had come, but only left them a new heat pump. No cheerful Tiny Tim's here, I'm afraid.
So, with only the Christian charity of others left to depend upon, we called a dear friend to come out and have a look and tell us if we were just being taken for a ride here, or if, indeed this whole thing needed replacing.
Long Story-short: Our dear friend,(to whom I will forever after refer to as "Super-Engineer-Man", got us warm again for a part that cost less than $50. !!
Well....MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
DO you have any idea what a luxury it is to have heat, after you've been without it?
I feel like Paris Hilton.
In other weirdness this week, my oven door exploded, showering small glass shards in an amazing display all over the kitchen.
No, we don't know why.
I wasn't cooking in it. No one had touched it. Granted, the thing is 14 yrs old. But does that warrant a fireworks display of glass??? I think not. I contacted G.E. but they're not liable. But they WILL send out a replacement glass for $123 that they assure me I can replace myself.
Oh- and we think that our dog tried to die.
Yep. All this week.
But, having inherited healing powers from my mom, (which I use MUCH more selectivly), I was able to nurse the old guy back.
He is remarkably better today!
So. While I am glad that the weird week is over, I am also aware that this puts us so much closer to Race leaving again.
Tomorrow, all the guys are going caving with the scouts.
And after the week that we've had, I'm looking forward to some girl time with Savannah. Shopping therapy. That's what I need.
It's my curse.
I'll go trying to find gifts for everyone, and will only find the most AMAZING items.....................for ME! For ME!
It's a viscious circle. It's my cross to bear......and I accept it. (sigh)
Oh- and don't tell Savannah- I am taking her to see Twilight.
ahhhhhhh.........the obsessive teen love movie. (With the vampire twist??)
Cheers!
Melissa
Monday, December 01, 2008
Thankful
ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies,
we your unworthy servants give you most humble and hearty thanks
for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all people;
We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life;
but above all for your inestimable love
in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ,
for the means of grace,
and for the hope of glory.
And we beseech you, give us that due sense of all your mercies,
that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful,
and that we show forth your praise,
not only with our lips, but in our lives;
by giving up ourselves to your service,
and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom with you and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory,
world without end. Amen.
I am so blessed with a wonderful family. My parents are the best people that I know. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at their house, where they served 25 family and friends an amazing dinner. All the buying, preparation, cooking, and cleaning, is done by Mom and Dad with the help my sisters,myself, and our husbands and kids.
My parents are a constant reminder of true Christian charity. They always give selflessly, never expecting anything in return. They have always shown what it means to do "unto the least of these". Their example is humbling and challenging to me, and this one example of God's grace toward me is an overwhelming blessing.
Cheers!
Melissa
we your unworthy servants give you most humble and hearty thanks
for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all people;
We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life;
but above all for your inestimable love
in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ,
for the means of grace,
and for the hope of glory.
And we beseech you, give us that due sense of all your mercies,
that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful,
and that we show forth your praise,
not only with our lips, but in our lives;
by giving up ourselves to your service,
and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom with you and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory,
world without end. Amen.
I am so blessed with a wonderful family. My parents are the best people that I know. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at their house, where they served 25 family and friends an amazing dinner. All the buying, preparation, cooking, and cleaning, is done by Mom and Dad with the help my sisters,myself, and our husbands and kids.
My parents are a constant reminder of true Christian charity. They always give selflessly, never expecting anything in return. They have always shown what it means to do "unto the least of these". Their example is humbling and challenging to me, and this one example of God's grace toward me is an overwhelming blessing.
Cheers!
Melissa
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