Dear littermates, Well, Christmas is over. We did my mom's house yesterday (Thursday) since I had to be in her area for my pre-natal appointment anyway. My sister came down, my brothers showed up, dh even came along. It was a nice day. My grandmother even came over. Today (Friday) was grandma's 89th birthday. On Christmas, we went to dh's mom's house. The woman is Santa's right hand person. Overwhelming doesn't cut it. Three sons, their wives, her mil, seven grandkids...need I say more? On Christmas night after dd went to bed and dh passed out dead asleep I just sat in the living room and was almost in tears. I had just gotten the living room to the point where if people stopped by unexpededly they could actually be allowed in the front door. I wouldn't be embarassed to let them in the living room, the rest of the house was/is a different story but that is another matter. On Christmas after we opened the presents at mil's house we packed up the car and dh lugged it home and he just put it in the living room then came back to mil's house (she lives 7 minutes away). Add to that the mess that was created from the morning opening of presents here at home. I was overwhelmed to say the least. I did open the boxes that dd's toys came in, threw the plastic out, packaged up the cardboard for recycling, took out the recycling, took out the trash (love the trash men coming the day after Christmas) and it looked better. A mess, but better. Then we added yesterday's pile to the mix. Boy do I have some work to do. Plus, I realized that I have less than 2 months before baby #2 arrives. Nothing is washed up (easy fix), the crib is piled high with blankets and a play hut, I am totally disorganized and starting to freak out. Where do I start? What have I been doing with my time? Where did the time go? Breathe. Breathe. My New Years resolutions? Ha! Get ready for the baby to come. We have no snow yet but I guarantee that it will be snowing when I deliver. I am heading to my mom's at the first sign of a cramp/contraction/snowflake/blizzard. The house doesn't look too bad, just too much stuff. Dd has the sniffles, I am achy and dh is off until Wed. and driving me nuts. Help!!!! Can you smell the ear infection coming this weekend for dd? And a full blown case of the flu for me? And dh asking what is for dinner? Ack! I need to be held accountable. I need challenges. I got a new ISP and I believe my computer problems are fixed. :) Will you, my distinguished littermates, kick my butt into shape? Or at least get me off of it more than I have been? PLEASE???? Get out the cattle prod!! Oh, my guardian angels, who I kept VERY busy in my younger days, had a wake up call. I just keep them on their toes.:) I mopped the bathroom on Wednesday, put the mop in the kitchen sink to dry (we have 2, one is used for drying the plastic/metal recycling, the mop went in that one), picked the mop up out of the sink, knocked a ceramic trivet off the bulkhead above the cabinets above my head. Didn't break the trivet, it did come off the wooden frame. Was upset about that. Then amazed that it didn't break. Then it occured to me how close it came to hitting me in the head. About an inch, it brushed my hair before bouncing off the dish drainer into the sink. It could have knocked me out cold (it is very heavy and was moving pretty good). Dd was asleep, dh was asleep (and a very heavy sleeper) and I would have been lying on the kitchen floor all night. I don't think it would have killed me, but who knows what I would have hit on my way down if it had knocked me senseless (actually, knocking me senseless wouldn't be that hard to do LOL). Yes, I am lucky. Yes, I know it. And yes, I am thankful. That is my good news for the week. :) I wasn't killed by a ceramic tile. Laugh, you know you want to. Of all the things to be hurt by, flying ceramic tile. Leave it to me, huh? Julie
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